Re: [amibroker] AMIBROKER.IMPORT why cant i use it from VB

["Tomasz Janeczko" <tj@xxxx>]

Hello,
 
What error number (+description) do you 
get?
Are you using Visual Basic, VBA or 
VBScript?
 
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
 
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>From: 
NIck Iacovelli 

To: <A title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxx 
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Sent: 03 July, 2001 15:16
Subject: Re: [amibroker] AMIBROKER.IMPORT 
why cant i use it from VB
It isstill dont work.it also looking for 
c=amibroker.Import(0, "stock.tmp", "ami.format")by itself i get  some 
errorAt 08:46 AM 7/3/2001 +0200, you wrote:>Hello 
Nick,>> >but using> >amibroker.Import(0, 
"stock.tmp", "ami.format")> >just doesn't work.>You haveto 
know that "stock.tmp" must be located in the same directory as >the 
script>(current working directory).>While ami.format file must 
be located in "Formats" subdirectory of >AmiBroker's main 
folder>(where all other .format files are) - otherwise you have to 
specify a full >path to the file>in the Import function 
call.>>>Best regards,>Tomasz 
Janeczko>===============>AmiBroker - the comprehensive share 
manager.><<A 
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Original Message ----->From: <mailto:nickhere@xxxx>NIck 
Iacovelli>To: 
<mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Sent: 
Tuesday, July 03, 2001 2:10 AM>Subject: [amibroker] AMIBROKER.IMPORT 
why cant i use it from VB>>the  following VB 
code>doesnt work  why>>Set amibroker = 
CreateObject("Broker.Application")>amibroker.Import(0, "stock.tmp", 
"ami.format")>amibroker.RefreshAll>>>>I 
know the createobject  function work>i can  see all the 
symbols refreshing in ami when i run the program.>and these line are 
working to get a symbol 
list>>            
c = 
amibroker.stocks.Count>            
Open "stock.lst" For Output As 
#1>            
For a = 1 To c - 
1>               
Print #1, 
amibroker.stocks(a).ticker>               
Next 
a>            
Close #1 c = amibroker.stocks.Count>>>>but i have 
a list of  ascii data>>example:  
"stock.tmp">"AXP","7/2/2001",39.51,39.00,39.95,38.60,4617800>"BA","7/2/2001",56.36,56.60,57.22,56.30,3339400>"C","7/2/2001",53.48,52.95,53.70,52.31,8862300>"CAT","7/2/2001",51.96,50.05,52.25,50.05,2065100>"DAVE","7/2/2001",9.93,9.73,9.99,9.71,151600>>with 
the file "ami.format">$FORMAT Ticker, Date_MDY, Close, Open, High,Low, 
Volume>$SKIPLINES 0>$SEPARATOR ,>$CONT 1>$GROUP 
255>$AUTOADD 1>$DEBUG 1>>>>using the 
importer by hand  the data will import>>but 
using>amibroker.Import(0, "stock.tmp", 
"ami.format")>>just doesn't work.>>if this work I 
can update ami broker as fast as it can take to  do a>standard 
import.>and  in real time.>>testing shows the dow 30 
list can be done in under 3 sec ( a guess>it  could  be 
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