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Re: [amibroker] Quote Update



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Hi Tomasz,

Thanks for the reply - I appreciate your informative answers. I just 
found a file in the Docs folder - ab304.html which supplements the 
Help and refers to a .tls file to handle this. I'll give it a try.

Thanks,
Jerry Coopmans


On 24 Apr 2001, at 21:22, Tomasz Janeczko wrote:

To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Tomasz Janeczko" <tj@xxxx>
Date sent: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:22:51 +0200
Send reply to: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Quote Update

> Hello Jerry and the others,
> 
> Thank you very much for your e-mail.
> Well the idea is that AmiBroker manages its own
> database (independent of your ASCII files).
> It is not enough to just download/update your ASCII
> files. The information from that files must
> be imported into AmiBroker each day.
> This process could be completely automated
> using scripting but still everyday import is needed.
> 
> After import and saving the workspace (database)
> your AmiBroker will show the most recently imported
> data.
> 
> Maybe in the future AmiBroker will have the functionality
> to re-import ASCII data on startup from their
> last location.
> 
> Second question: you can only add the price chart 
> to your indicator:
> graph0 = your_indicator_here
> graph1 = close;
> 
> But you can not add a custom indicator to the built-in
> main price chart (at least now - this may change :-))
> 
> As for suggestions: please go on and send them to
> me - I am very keen to listen.
> 
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> ===============
> AmiBroker - the comprehensive share manager.
> http://www.amibroker.com
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Coopmans" <Jerry@xxxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 2:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Quote Update
> 
> 
> > I have a source of ASCII quotes which I update each night. I have
> > created a new workspace and saved it (the database) in that
> > directory. Ami has created a file (broker.workspace) in that
> > directory and created subdirectories 0-9, a-z, index, etc.and moved
> > all the files into to correct directory (some notice that this was
> > going to happen would be nice). When I import these symbols into
> > Ami, they display beautifully (did I say this is a great program?)
> > up to the last date of the particular ASCII file. When I save, exit,
> > and restart Ami, they are still there perfectly as would be
> > expected. My problem is after my ASCII quotes are updated and I
> > restart Ami, my charts do not display to new (updated) data. If I
> > delete the chart and reload it, it is of course, just fine showing
> > the latest data. This behavior is different than what I am used to,
> > having used Metastock in the 80s, Trade Station in the 90s, and
> > mostly Super Charts for the last 5 years. All of these load the most
> > recent data from their respective quote sources when they are
> > opened. My question is: How do I get Ami to load the most recent
> > data when I open the program? I have to admit that I often miss the
> > obvious.
> > 
> > A secondary question: Is there a way to display an indicator in the
> > main price window? If I want to display the price with an indicator
> > it seems that I need to use something like: graphX = close;
> > 
> > I have a list of user interface ideas as well as many other 
> > suggestions that I will send someday, but when a person writes a
> > fast, powerful, and stable (mostly) program, one needs to go easy.
> > The programming language in Ami is perfect!! The increase to 100
> > indicators is just right. I am looking forward to making Ami a
> > mainstay of my end of day trading.
> > 
> > Thanks for an excellent work of art,
> > Jerry Coopmans
> > 
> > On 24 Apr 2001, at 7:40, Tomasz Janeczko wrote:
> > 
> > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > From: "Tomasz Janeczko" <tj@xxxx>
> > Date sent: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 07:40:45 +0200
> > Send reply to: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Quote Update
> > 
> > > Hello Jerry,
> > > 
> > > To make your changes permanent you have to choose File->Save
> > > Workspace (works in registered version only). Unregistered version
> > > does not allow you to save the database.
> > > 
> > > Best regards,
> > > Tomasz Janeczko
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jerry" <ami@xxxx>
> > > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 4:09 AM
> > > Subject: [amibroker] Quote Update
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm using 3.55, but can't quite figure out how to get the latest
> > > > quotes into the database. All my symbols are imported ASCII and
> > > > display fine. After having updated all of them, I re-open Ami,
> > > > but the last available date is the date of original import. I've
> > > > used "Load remaining quotes" without effect. I have "Limit
> > > > number of saved quotations' and "Enable partial database
> > > > loading' both unchecked. I suspect this is probably from my lack
> > > > of understanding to the 'database' paradigm as used in Ami.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > Jerry Coopmans
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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