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Hello,
Please download and install 4.20.1 http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ab4201beta.exe
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "hmab1" <hbahlool0542@xxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:26 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker 4.20.0 beta released
>
> Yes, I had the same problem. Tomasz said to switch off any system
> debugger that might be running.
>
> HB
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxx, "Jayson" <jcasavant@xxxx> wrote:
> > Tomasz,
> > 4.20 will not open on my computer (win2k) it gives the error that
> broker.exe
> > has caused errors. I have down loaded it 2X with same results.
> reinstalling
> > 4.18 works fine......
> >
> > Jayson
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tomasz Janeczko [mailto:amibroker@x...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 12:32 PM
> > To: amibroker@xxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] AmiBroker 4.20.0 beta released
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > A new (hopefully the last) beta version of AmiBroker (4.20.0) is
> available
> > for download now
> > from the following locations:
> >
> > http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ab4200beta.exe
> > http://www.amibroker.net/bin/ab4200beta.exe
> > ftp://ftp.amibroker.com/pub/ab4200beta.exe
> > ftp://ftp.amibroker.net/pub/ab4200beta.exe
> >
> > (417KB self-extracting archive)
> >
> > Please read the "Read Me" file for description of changes.
> >
> > NOTE:
> > This beta requires a valid AmiBroker license for version 3.70 or
> higher.
> > If you registered AmiBroker before September 6th, 2001 you will see
> > "LICENSE EXPIRED" until you purchase the upgrade pack ($49, covers
> releases
> > 4.19...4.70)
> > https://www.swreg.org/soft_shop/1269/shopscr2.shtml?upgrade
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> >
> > AmiBroker 4.20.0 Beta Read Me
> > October 16, 2002 18:22
> >
> > THIS IS A BETA VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. EXPECT BUGS.
> >
> > Backup your data files and entire AmiBroker folder first!
> >
> > INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
> >
> > IMPORTANT: This archive is update-only. You have to install full
> version
> > 4.00 first.
> >
> > Just run the installer and follow the instructions.
> >
> > Then run AmiBroker. You should see "AmiBroker 4.20.0 beta" written
> in the
> > About box.
> >
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.20.0 (as compared to 4.19.0)
> >
> > a.. Regression channels calculate percent distances (instead of
> point)
> > when drawn on log-scale chart
> > b.. plugin receives now Workspace information via Plugin
> notification
> > function
> > c.. Zoom All - includes now blank bars
> > d.. zoom factor and date selection are now independent for each
> window in
> > multiple-window setup
> > e.. moving of vertical lines is now easier (4 pixel "hot" area
> instead of
> > 1 pixel)
> > f.. styleBar gives normal bars instead of thick
> > g.. new menus Help->Search (invokes help in search mode) and Help-
> >Read
> > Me - displays read me.
> > h.. custom n-tick intervals appear also in chart context menu
> > i.. deleted databases are removed from MRU list
> > j.. other minor fixes
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.19.0 (as compared to 4.18.0)
> >
> > a.. minor other fixes
> > fixed bug with date/time axis
> > tree is refreshed after AddtoComposite used in
> Backtest/Exploration
> > b.. right-hand axis zone is now mouse moveable/sizable:
> > hover the mouse over right axis and you will see that cursor
> changes to
> > up/down arrow.
> > now you can click and drag up/down Y axis,
> > when you press down SHIFT you can scale Y axis by moving your
> mouse
> > when you double click in the right axis area Y axis zoom and
> position will
> > be reset
> > c.. as mouse operation is superior toolbar buttons taller/shorter
> buttons
> > are removed (moved to View->Zoom menu)
> > d.. View->Profile is back in the "View" toolbar
> > e.. implemented new drawing tools:
> > - Raff regression channel
> > - Standard error channel
> > - Standard deviation channel
> > (all available from Insert->Regression Channel and new toolbar
> button)
> >
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.18.0 (as compared to 4.17.0)
> >
> > a.. fixed too long chart title text bug
> > b.. fixed scroll bar thumb sizing
> > c.. RMB->Copy in AA result list works again
> > d.. better keyboard operation in AA window (window does not loose
> focus
> > after Check/Load AFL rules)
> > e.. minor fixes / changes
> > changed date axis min skip step from 4 to 5
> > added case sensitive check in few more places when
> > Pref.CaseSensitiveTickers is ON
> > intraday interval saved in layouts is properly restored
> > f.. Real time quote window: DEL works now again
> > g.. can now display different N-tick bars for the same symbol
> > h.. fixed bug in Status('firstbarinrange') that occured if range
> exceeded
> > number of quotes
> >
> > i.. tooltips are protected against displaying more than 25 lines
> of text
> > (prevents flashing)
> > j.. OLE automation application.RefreshAll is asynchronous now
> > k.. charts are always refreshed after scan using AddToComposite
> (even if
> > composite ticker already exists)
> > l.. 'From' date in AA now works as expected in intraday mode
> > m.. Profile view is refreshed when View->Profile is choosen
> > n.. new profile template fields {s} - gives ticker symbol in
> lowercase
> > {S} - gives ticker symbol in UPPERCASE (the old {t} - gives
> ticker symbol
> > in the orignal case
> > (as typed in Information window)
> > o.. Categories window saves edits in Profile URL without any
> extra clicks
> > p.. AddToComposite has 2 new flags that allow running
> AddToComposite in
> > backtest/optimization mode and exploration mode
> >
> > atcFlagEnableInBacktest = 8
> > atcFlagEnableInExplore = 16
> >
> > q.. the following constants were added for readability of
> formulas using
> > AddToComposite:
> >
> > atcFlagResetValues = 1
> > atcFlagCompositeGroup = 2
> > atcFlagTimeStamp = 4
> > atcFlagEnableInBacktest = 8
> > atcFlagEnableInExplore = 16
> > atcFlagDefaults = atcFlagResetValues | atcFlagCompositeGroup |
> > atcFlagTimeStamp;
> >
> >
> > r.. shorter/taller bars (compress/expand Y axis) option added on
> numerous
> > requests (note that this is temporary solution - better one will
> come, so
> > please don't ask me to change this because it will be changed
> anyway)
> >
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.17.0 (as compared to 4.16.0)
> >
> > a.. added Gann Square and Gann Fan drawing tools with
> customisation
> > dialogs (angle of line is displayed in the status bar)
> > b.. added parallel trend line tool
> > c.. studies can be dragged without "shrinking" effect beyond
> upper and
> > lower chart border and beyond left and right border (but within
> available
> > quotation range plus right margin)
> > d.. New toolbar buttons for ray (right-extend line) and extend
> (left and
> > right) lines
> > e.. Format toolbar controls (color, thick, dotted) change
> selected drawing
> > style & color
> > f.. snap to price was not accurate in v4.15-4.16 now it is
> accurate again
> > g.. snap to price now works in "magnet" mode - so it snaps only
> if cursor
> > is within 5% distance to high/low price. Snap % threshold is
> definable in
> > Preferences/Charting
> > h.. usability improvement: even when "return to select mode after
> drawing"
> > is ON, you can draw mutliple studies one after another quickly if
> you hold
> > down CTRL key while releasing the button.
> > i.. usability improvement: you can now draw objects with OR
> without
> > holding left mouse button pressed while drawing.
> > j.. drawing object is now automatically selected when "return to
> select
> > mode after drawing" is ON and "auto-select last drawn object" is
> also ON.
> > This makes it easier to delete/copy/cut or see its properties
> (Alt+Enter)
> > immediatelly.
> > k.. #include can now be written also in upper case
> > l.. some UI clean-up:
> > a.. added "Format" menu just to conform with MS recommendations
> for user
> > interface,
> > b.. moved "snap to price" to Format menu and moved "Erase watch
> lists"
> > to "Symbol" menu.
> > c.. "Snap to price" now available from toolbar. Right and left
> extend
> > available from Format menu.
> > d.. Added "Properties" and "Delete all" to "Edit" for
> consistency
> > e.. "Quotations..." has been renamed to "Quote Editor" and
> toolbar icon
> > has been changed
> > f.. certain rarely used toolbar icons from "main toolbar" were
> removed
> > to save space (Add/Delete/Split Symbol - regular menu is more
> appropriate
> > for that operations)
> > m.. X-coordinate display pane in status bar enlarged to
> accommodate time
> > also
> > n.. added "Copy Image as Metafile" option to Edit menu. Metafile
> is a
> > vector format so you can resize copied picture without distortion.
> (useful
> > for creating documents that are printed later)
> > o.. Quote Editor (QE) improvements:
> > a.. you can now delete quotes in QE - select one or more quotes
> from the
> > list (SHIFT/CTRL to multi-select) and press "Delete" button
> >
> > b.. QE made several times faster displaying 20'000 bars
> in "current"
> > symbol mode takes about 2 seconds now.
> > p.. now tickers can be case-sensitive. This is useful if you want
> to
> > treat. ABC and ABc as different symbols. Tools-
> >Preferences "Miscellaneous"
> > : "Case sensitive ticker symbols"
> > USE WITH CARE AS CERTAIN PLUGINS (eSignal plugin for example) DO
> NOT
> > HANDLE CASE SENSITIVITY
> >
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.16.0 (as compared to 4.15.1)
> >
> > a.. completely re-designed Fibonacci retracement tool allowing
> full
> > customization and more flexibility. Just draw a Fib retracement and
> double
> > click on it (or choose Edit->Properties). Customization dialog is
> available
> > on "Fibonacci" tab.
> > b.. new setting in Tools->Preferences->Charting "Select quote
> only by
> > CTRL+LMB" -
> > if marked quote selection is accessible only via double click or
> single
> > click WITH CTRL key depressed (v4.15 style).
> > if unmarked quote selection is possible via single click (old
> style)
> > c.. trend line properties dialog moved to property sheet for
> consistency.
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.15.1 (as compared to 4.15.0)
> >
> > a.. fixed bug with date axis display that appeared in 4.15.0
> > b.. fixed problem with moving/sizing objects when multiple
> windows were
> > open
> > c.. removed "Move/Size" toolbar button:
> > now editing/moving/sizing is enabled by default in
> regular "Select" mode
> > (arrow cursor) the old functionality (pick quotation) is available
> if you
> > hold down CTRL key while clicking once on the chart or by double
> click on a
> > chart while not being over an object. Double click over object -
> shows
> > properties.
> > d.. added "Return to select mode after drawing" option in
> > Tools->Preferences->Charting
> > - when it is switched ON (by default) - right after drawing any
> object it
> > is available for moving/sizing/deletion.
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.15.0 (as compared to 4.14.0)
> >
> > a.. moving and sizing of drawing objects (see new "Move/Size"
> button in
> > draw tool bar)
> > b.. cut/copy/paste/delete of drawing objects (Edit menu and
> standard
> > shortcuts, need to mark object first in Move/Size mode)
> > c.. blank space in the right-hand side of the chart for drawing
> future
> > trend line projections
> > d.. moved charting related preferences setting to new
> tab "Charting"
> > e.. new setting for number of blank bars in right margin
> (Charting tab)
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.14.0 (as compared to 4.13.1)
> >
> > a.. fixed problem with creating new databases that occurred on
> certain
> > MSVCRT versions
> > b.. styleOwnScale adjusts Base level for histogram and area style
> back to
> > minvalue or zero whichever is less
> >
> > c.. Plot, PlotOHLC and PlotForeign have 2 additional parameters
> for
> > specifying fixed minimum and maximum values for Y-axis
> > Note that new parameters work only when styleOwnScale is used:
> >
> > Plot( array, title, color, style = styleLine, min = {empty}, max =
> > {empty} )
> > PlotOHLC( open, high, low, close, title, color, style =
> styleLine, min=
> > {empty}, max = {empty} )
> > PlotForeign( ticker, title, color, style = styleLine, min=
> {empty}, max =
> > {empty} )
> >
> > New parameters make it easy to plot ribbons, for example:
> > Plot( Close, "Price", colorBlue, styleCandle );
> > Plot( 2, /* defines the height of the ribbon in percent of pane
> width */
> > "Ribbon",
> > IIf( up, colorGreen, IIf( down, colorRed, 0 )), /* choose color */
> > styleOwnScale|styleArea|styleNoLabel, -0.5, 100 );
> >
> > It also makes it easy to plot 2 or more "own scale" plots with
> the same
> > scaling:
> >
> > minimum = LastValue( Lowest( Volume ) );
> > maximum = LastValue( Highest( Volume ) );
> >
> > Plot( Close, "Price", colorBlue, styleCandle );
> >
> > /* two plots below use OwnScale but the scale is common because
> we set min
> > and max values of Y axis */
> > Plot( Volume, "Volume", colorGreen, styleHistogram | styleThick |
> > styleOwnScale, minimum, maximum );
> > Plot( MA( Volume, 15 ), "MA volume", colorRed, styleLine |
> styleOwnScale,
> > minimum, maximum );
> >
> > a.. fixed date axis display for custom intraday intervals longer
> than 60
> > minutes
> > b.. "dirty" flag is set properly now during ASCII import in
> $OVERWRITE 1
> > mode (solves import watch list problem)
> > c.. when switching layouts ticker bar selection is now
> synchronized with
> > active window
> > d.. after AA->Scan Foreign symbol cache is flushed
> > e.. now styleLeftAxisScale really allows modification of built-in
> price
> > chart to feature moving average of volume
> > // Now plot volume and its moving average using left-hand axis
> scaling
> > Plot( Volume , "Volume", colorBlue, styleLeftAxisScale |
> styleHistogram |
> > styleThick | styleNoLabel );
> > Plot( MA( Volume,15), "MAV", colorLightBlue, styleLeftAxisScale |
> > styleNoLabel );
> > f.. ASCII importer and Import Wizard now allows to import
> negative prices
> > (useful for spreads). New command is $ALLOWNEG 1 and new check box
> in Import
> > Wizard is "allow negative prices". Please note that logarithmic
> scale can
> > NOT be used to display negative prices because log() function is
> undefined
> > for negative values.
> > g.. four new AFL functions:
> > a.. LinRegIntercept( ARRAY, periods )- calculates intercept of
> linear
> > regression line the "a" coefficient
> > in a + b*x (LinRegSlope calculates b)
> > b.. LinearReg( ARRAY, periods )- calculates linear regression
> line
> > ending value according to
> > a + b * x (where a and b are intercept and slope of linear
> regression
> > line)
> > c.. StdErr( ARRAY, periods )- calculates standard error function
> > (standard error of linear regression estimate) - the same as MS' STE
> > function
> > d.. TSF( ARRAY, periods ) - calculates time series forecast
> indicator
> > (similar to LinearReg but differs by
> > the value of lin reg slope)
> >
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.13.1 (as compared to 4.13.0)
> >
> > a.. F4 key for Edit | GoToSymbol works again and can be redefined
> in the
> > shortcut editor
> > b.. new style: styleLeftAxisScale = 65536 - allows to plot more
> than one
> > graph using common scaling but different from regular (right axis)
> scale.
> > Example: price plot plus volume and moving average plot:
> > // Plot price plot and its moving average
> > Plot( Close, "Price", colorWhite, styleCandle );
> > Plot( MA( Close, 20 ), "MAC", colorRed );
> >
> > // Now plot volume and its moving average using left-hand axis
> scaling
> > Plot( Volume , "Volume", colorBlue, styleLeftAxisScale |
> styleHistogram |
> > styleThick );
> > Plot( MA( Volume,15), "MAV", colorLightBlue, styleLeftAxisScale );
> >
> > (in one of the future betas you will be able to display ruler for
> > left-hand axis)
> >
> >
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.13.0 (as compared to 4.12.0)
> >
> > a.. fixed bug with loading layouts for stocks that have spaces in
> the
> > ticker symbol
> > b.. new pre-defined shortcut keys: Alt+Left = Next symbol,
> Alt+Right =
> > Prev symbol,
> > Ctrl+NumPadPLUS = Zoom In, Ctrl+NumPadMINUS = Zoom Out,
> > Ctrl+PageUp = Prev Sheet, Ctrl+PageDown = Next Sheet
> > c.. new keyboard shortcut editor in Tools->Preferences->Keyboard
> allow
> > user-definable keyboard shortcuts
> > d.. fixed display bug in Preferences->Intraday that caused
> rounding to
> > full hours custom bar intervals of more than 60 minutes
> > e.. Layouts->Save As does not generate duplicate entries in the
> tree when
> > already existing name is typed in (it was harmless but still not
> nice)
> > f.. A confirmation box is displayed when choosing Edit->Delete
> session
> > g.. fixed problem with incorrect interval shown in the settings
> section of
> > the report when hourly periodicity was selected
> > h.. new style: styleOwnScale = 32768 allows plotting graphs with
> > independent scalling (like volume graph on price plot)
> > i.. implemented PlotForeign("ticker", "title", color, style =
> styleCandle
> > | styleOwnScale )
> > j.. implemented PlotOHLC( open, high, low, close, "title", color,
> style =
> > styleCandle | styleOwnScale ) that allows plotting
> candlesticks/bars from
> > other arrays without need to overwrite existing OHL arrays.
> >
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.12.0 (as compared to 4.10.3)
> >
> > a.. color coded and multi-line caption bars in indicators
> > colors are selected automatically when using Plot() function or
> > graphNcolor variable.
> > If you use Title variable you have to specify colors in the
> string.
> > Colors can be specified using \\cXX sequence where XX is 2 digit
> number
> > specifying color index \\c38 - defines violet, there is a special
> sequence
> > \\c-1 that resets to default axis color.
> > For example
> >
> > Title = "This is written in \\c38violet color \\c27and this in
> green";
> >
> > You can also use new AFL function that makes it easier. Function
> is called
> > EncodeColor( colornumber ).
> > And you can write the above example like this:
> >
> > Title = "This is written in " + EncodeColor( colorViolet )
> + "violet color
> > " + EncodeColor( colorGreen ) + "and this in green";
> >
> > Multi-line caption is possible by simply embedding line break \n,
> for
> > example:
> > Title = "This is 1st line\nThis is second line";
> >
> >
> > b.. new layout handling code:
> > a.. you can now have unlimited number of
> > custom, multiple-window templates that can be switched between
> with just
> > double click on layout name in the "Layouts" tab of the Workspace
> window
> > b.. you can open/save/delete layout by clicking on the Layout
> tree with
> > right mouse button and choosing appropriate function. "Save As"
> option saves
> > current layout under new name.
> > c.. Local layouts are per-database while Global layouts are
> visible from
> > all databases.
> > d.. information saved in layouts include: window sizes and
> postions,
> > maximized/minimized state chart panes available on each sheet
> (independent
> > for each window), selected bar interval, selected symbol, selected
> chart
> > sheet
> > e.. Most recently used layout can be saved on exit and database
> switch
> > automatically (see: Tools->Prefs->Miscellaneous "Save on exit:
> Layouts")
> > f.. old single-window layouts are now renamed to "templates"
> > c.. CCIa( array, period ) function added - works like CCI but
> accepts
> > input array instead of working on (C+H+L)/3
> > d.. implemented a *very* basic pre-processor with single command
> #include
> > that allows to include external AFL files into your formula. Syntax:
> > #include "path\to my file\name path.afl"
> > Note 1: include statement need SINGLE backslashes in the path
> (this is
> > quite the opposite to normal AFL sting
> > parsing)
> > Note 2: using #include command may slow down formula execution
> even
> > considering the fact that AmiBroker tries to include only once
> and cache
> > pre-processed text
> > Note 3: that currently no error message is given if #include
> fails and
> > this code
> > is experimental.
> > Note 4: nesting #include commands is not supported
> > e.. balloon tooltips for status bar
> > f.. color-coded plugin status pane in the status bar, plus pop-up
> balloon
> > notifications when connection state changes
> > g.. ability to link custom menu to the plugin status pane - new
> QT plugin
> > (beta) provides Connect/Shutdown options thru such menu.
> > h.. data plugins receive UNLOAD notification correctly
> > i.. you can sort columns in Quotation Editor by click on column
> header
> > j.. layout of Quick Review window changed to allow smaller window
> size.
> > k.. Intraday settings dialog allows wider time shift -23..+23
> hours
> > HOW TO REPORT BUGS
> >
> > If you experience any problem with this beta version please send
> detailed
> > description of the problem (especially the steps needed to
> reproduce it) to
> > bugs@xxxx
> >
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