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Hello,
Before you ask "How [...] should I use this
tool?" below you will find the instructions
(this is an excerpt from ReadMe2.html file
supplied in AmiQuote archive).
Best regards,Tomasz
Janeczko===============AmiBroker - the comprehensive share
manager.<FONT face=Tahoma
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QUICK START
Note: this procedure works only if you have AmiBroker
installed:
Launch AmiBroker and AmiQuote
Choose Tools->Auto-update AmiBroker database (or corresponding
toolbar button)
USAGE
Automatic
update
The easiest method to work with AmiQuote and AmiBroker is to
use automatic update procedure. Just run AmiBroker and AmiQuote and choose
Tools->Auto-update AmiBroker database. This method updates
historical quotes from the last date present in AmiBroker upto today. When
performing automatic update, AmiQuote performs internally 4 steps a)
retrieves the ticker list from AmiBroker (all stocks loaded currently in
AmiBroker);b) gets the last quotation date available in AmiBroker;c)
performs historical download from last date upto today;d) instructs
AmiBroker to import downloaded files.
Please note that this procedure works only for US &Canada
markets, because Yahoo provides historical quotes only for that
markets.
Note that AmiQuote currently supports a new command line
parameter: /autoupdate. This option forces AmiQuote to perform
automatic update procedure without user intervention. You may setup you
custom tools menu in AmiBroker to call AmiQuote with this argument:
C:\Program Files\AmiBroker\AmiQuote\Quote.EXE
/autoupdate
If you do so, you will be able to update your US database with
a single click.
Manual
operation
Automatic mode is nice but there are cases when you have to
perform some tasks manually. There is a good old document describing thatmode
of operation at: <A target=_blank
href=""><FONT
size=2>http://www.amibroker.com/docs/ab304.html .
Everything written in this document remains valid with one exception - now
importing to AmiBroker are performed automatically if you have Automatic
import checkbox marked.
There are also several cases when you prefer to do things
manualy, then please don't forget about some useful tools available at your
fingertips:
File->Open, File->Save, File->Save As
These functions enable you to load and save your edited
ticker lists for future repeated use.
Edit->Add tickers
This function allows you to add the tickers to the list.
Just type space separated tickers into the field that will show up whenyou
choose this function.
Edit->Delete tickers
This function allows you to delete tickers from the list.
Just select the items you want to delete from the list view (multiple
selection possible by holding SHIFT or CTRL key while clicking on items),
and choose this function.
Edit->Mark all, Edit->Unmark all, Edit->Toggle,
Edit->Mark selection, Edit->Unmark selection
These functions allow you to mark the tickers for download.
Please note that AmiQuote puts a checkmark before ticker name in the list
view. ONLY MARKED items will be downloaded. This allows you to perform
selective downloads/updates.
View->Refresh
Basically AmiQuote handles refreshes by itself when needed.
For example if you changed the date range, the list will be refreshed before
starting download. But there are some cases when you may want to refresh the
list by yourself. For example if you downloaded and imported quotes once and
want to do this again you would need to choose this function. The Refresh
function simply applies all date and type settings to the URLs listed, and
MARKS all tickers for a new download.
Tools->Import into AmiBroker
This function is useful if you want to import just
downloaded quotes into AmiBroker but you have Automatic import
checkbox cleared.
Tools->Get tickers from AmiBroker
This function retrieves all stocks from currently loaded
AmiBroker database and fills the AmiQuote ticker list with
them.
Tools->Get last update date
This function retrieves the date of the most recent
quotation of the first stock present in currently loaded AmiBroker database
and sets the From date to this date.
Tools->Settings
Displays the settings window where you can define the
destination directory where all downloads are stored. Note that blank
destination directory means that downloads will be stored in the current
working directory (in most cases this is the folder from where current .TLS
file was loaded).
In this window you can also change the mode of writing the
files. By default historical files are overwritten while daily files get
appended. This is recommended setup. Appending daily files simply allows you
to create intra-day historical files when you do the updates daily. Youmay
change this behaviour for your particular
purpose.
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