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John,
This is NOT a solution to the problem, nor is it a well thought-out as your
post.
What I do when I am using the "Indicator" mode to test various parameters
of an
indicator that I have already saved, and THEN make the error of saving the
changes
when another indicator name is highlighted in the tree IS:
Open the "Explore" - Load the written-over indicator name - now SAVE the
written-over
indicator name.
THIS RESTORES THE WRITTEN-OVER INDICATOR NAME.
Go back to "indicator" and re-save the indicator you are working on UNDER THE
CORRECT tree highlighted name.
Don't ask me why this works - I have done it successfully many times.
Frank
At 01:28 AM 3/8/03 +0000, you wrote:
>Having just corrupted some of my indicators yet again I thought I would post
>some personal observations and suggested improvements on AB indicator
>maintenance. I am posting here rather than direct to the AB suggestions box
>to get the POV of other users. Hopefully others may be able to offer some
>tips on best practice or point out the error of my ways and also if enough
>users chime in we can then compile a list of agreed suggestions for TJ to
>consider.
>
>OK here are my observations:-
>
>It is *far* too easy to corrupt indicators without even realising it. I bet
>nearly everyone has done this. For those who think you have never done it
>try checking thru the code of all your custom and builtin indicators and see
>if they contain what you expect ;-)
>
>In the early days of AB when we only had slots for a few custom indicators
>(20 was it?) maintenance was not a problem. But with large and increasing
>numbers of indicators I find accurate maintenance a real problem. In
>addition we have systems, explorations, scans, filters and those which do
>combinations. Over time I have tried various methods of file suffixes,
>prefixes, directories etc. to try and keep things under control but never
>been entirely happy with it. My feeling is there must be a better more
>organised solution with maybe separate directories for these specified via
>Preferences.
>
>One of the big problems I have is indicators getting out of sync with the
>corresponding .afl file on disk. For example it is very easy to make an
>amendment to an indicator while testing visually via charts/guru commentary
>and forget to save to the correct afl file on disk. Later when I come to
>system test and copy/paste the code into test afl from disk I get unexpected
>results. BTW I am sure the endless copy/edit/paste operations will eventally
>drive me to complete baldness - my background is in commericial IT systems
>development so it goes very much against the grain when you cannot define a
>formula/module just once and then just refrence it wherever required. TJ
>has said he will add this facility but will I have any hair left by then ;^)
>
>
>Suggested improvements:-
>
>In IB add a Copy button to enable a new version of an indictaor to be
>created quickly. Default new name = old name with numeric suffice e.g.
>HolyGrail[2]
>
>In indicator browse list add columns for date and time last modified. Allow
>sorting on name column or date and time. At present you cannot check dates
>or easily determine which indciators you were last working on.
>
>In indicator browse list add columns for In quick list, Uses builtin code,
>Use formula only. At present you must laboriously click down thru every list
>item to determine these.
>
>Provide some protection or warning to prevent unintentional overwriting when
>using Load.
>
>IMO indicators should be directly related by filename to the corresponding
>disk file. For example the indicator HolyGrail7 is defined via the disk file
>HolyGrail7.afl Ideally AB preferences would specify the directory name(s)
>for custom and standard indicators. This would prevent many maintenance
>problems that the current architecture invites and would also facilitate
>many other maintance operations (see below).
>
>Facility to bulk load indicators from disk files into AB. i.e. browse and
>select multiple .afl disk files which are then loaded into corresponding
>custom or builtin indicator names.
>
>Facility to bulk copy indicators from AB to disk files i.e. browse and
>select multiple AB indictors which are then copied to selected windows
>directory.
>
>Allow the default directories for custom and bulitin indicators to be
>specified via Preferences. Maybe also systems, explorations, scans....?
>
>
>All POVs welcome.
>
>John
>
>
>
>
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