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You
can't zip it until it is a file. It isn't a file until you save
it.
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A much
better alternative is using a program like Irfanview to do whole screen or
window captures and save them as .png files which are much smaller and do not
need to be zipped.
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size=2>-----Original Message-----From: mrdavis9
[mailto:mrdavis9@xxxxxxxxxx]Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:58
PMTo: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxCc: jeff
davisSubject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Image Copy Problem even when
copied to Word.
I have a question at the end of this wordy
dialog. In order to capture a chart image, someone taught me to press
Control and then PRINTSCREEN. Then I hit the start button, and
click on RUN, and PAINTBRUSH always shows up as the default choice the OPEN
window. I then click OK. Paintbrush then presents me with a blank
page. I then click EDIT at the top of the blank page of paintbrush, and
then click copy. The chart image then appears in the blank page.
I would like to be able to immediately zip the image before I save
it. As it is now, I click save, and then have to go get the saved
folder, and then zip it. Is it possible to zip it while it is still in
paintbrush, just before I save it? Also, is there an easier way to
capture and zip images? Any thoughts will be appreciated.
Ron D
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>From:
<A title=salil_gangal@xxxxxxxxx
href="">salil_gangal
To: <A title=amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="">amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 11:00
AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Image Copy
Problem even when copied to Word.
Friends,Similar problem comes-up if the copied
image is pasted into Microsoft WORD. So I guess there is a bug in
AmiBroker. Are there any others who have noticed that there is a
bar at the bottom of the copied image copied using 'Edit->Image Copy'
?Regards,- Salil V Gangal--- In <A
href="">amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Salil
V Gangal <salil_gangal@x...>
wrote:> Tomasz,> > I am copying chart image using
'Edit->Copy As Image'.> > But I noticed that copied image
gets a black-band at the bottom. Have you noticed> anything
like this ? Is this a bug ? BTW, I import the image into
XnView, and I'm> not sure if this is AmiBroker issue or XnView
issue.> > Regards,> > - Salil V Gangal>
> > --- Tomasz Janeczko <amibroker@xxxx> wrote:>
> Hello,> > > > A new beta version (4.38.0) of
AmiBroker has just been released.> > > > It is available
for registered users only from the members area at:> > <A
href="">http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab4380beta.exe>
> > > If you forgot your user name / password to the members
area> > you can use automatic reminder service at: <A
href="">http://www.amibroker.com/login.html>
> > > Short list of changes in this beta (read change log in
the "read me" below for the> > details)> > >
> a.. send e-mails with charts directly from AmiBroker:
Edit->Image->Send by email> > and File->Send chart
via e-mail > > a.. added export chart image to PNG (portable
network graphics) file:> > Edit->Image->Export to PNG
file > > > > a.. new setting for candlestick appearance:
Tools->Preferences->Charting, "Use> > distinct color
for" : "None, up candle hollow" - it plots entire candle with
one> > color but leaves interior of UP candle body hollow.>
> > > a.. fixed positioning of arrows in image copies
(Edit->Image->Copy)> > > > a.. fixed crash
occurring when printer device context did not support bit blit>
> copies. added very simple arrow line drawing for that case (will be
improved in> > future releases)> > > > a..
fixed bug in handling Null with new constructs: if, while and
for.> > > > a.. numbers (floats) are now
automatically 'upsized' to arrays on first use of> > l-value
array subscript operator without causing error. > > .> >
> > Best regards,> > Tomasz Janeczko> >
amibroker.com> > > > AmiBroker 4.38.0 Beta Read
Me> > May 20, 2003 1:11 > > > > THIS IS AN
EARLY BETA VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. EXPECT BUGS !!!> > >
> AGAIN: THIS IS AN EARLY 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 4.30> > first.
> > > > Just run the installer and follow the
instructions. > > > > Then run AmiBroker. You should see
"AmiBroker 4.38.0 beta" written in the About> > box.>
> > > See CHANGE LOG below for detailed list of
changes.> > > > HELP ON NEW FEATURES> >
USER-DEFINABLE FUNCTIONS, PROCEDURES, LOCAL/GLOBAL VARIABLES (4.34 or
higher)> > > > Here is a sample code showing
user-defined function:> > > > // the following function
is 2nd order smoother> > > > function IIR2( input, f0,
f1, f2 )> > {> > result[ 0 ] = input[ 0
];> > result[ 1 ] = input[ 1 ]; > > >
> for( i = 2; i < BarCount; i++ )> >
{> > result[ i ] = f0 * input[ i ] +
> > f1 * result[ i - 1 ] + >
> f2 * result[ i - 2 ]; > >
}> > > > return result;> >
}> > > > Plot( Close, "Price", colorBlack, styleCandle
);> > Plot( IIR2( Close, 0.2, 1.4, -0.6 ), "function example",
colorRed ); > > > > > > In this code IIR2
is a user-defined function. input, f0, f1, f2 are formal> >
parameters of the functions.> > At the time of function call the
values of arguments are passed in these> > variables. Formal
parameters behave like local variables.> > Later we have result
and i which are local variables. Local variables are visible>
> inside function only. If any other function uses the same variable
name they won't> > interfere between each other.> >
> > Due to the fact that AFL does not require to declare variables
the decision> > whenever given variable is treated as local or
global is taken depends on where it> > is FIRST USED.>
> > > If given identifier appears first INSIDE function
definition - then it is treated> > as LOCAL variable.>
> If given identifier appears first OUTSIDE function definition -
then it is treated> > as GLOBAL variable.> >
> > This default behaviour can be however overriden using global
and local keywords> > (introduced in 4.36) - see example
2.> > > > Example (commentary):> > >
> k = 4; // this is GLOBAL variable> > > > function
f( x )> > {> > z = 3; // this is LOCAL
variable> > return z * x * k; // 'k' here references
global variable k (first used above> > outside
function)> > }> > > > z = 5; // this is GLOBAL
variable with the same name as local variable in function> >
f> > > > "The value of z before function call :" +
WriteVal( z );> > > > // Now even if we call function
> > // the value of our global variable z > > // is not
affected by function call because> > // global variable z and
local variable z are separate and > > // arguments are passed by
value (not by reference)> > > > "The result of f( z ) =
" + WriteVal( f( z ) );> > > > "The value of z after
function call is unchanged : " + WriteVal( z );> > >
> > > Example 2: Using local and global keywords to override
default visibility rules:> > > > VariableA = 5; //
implict global variable> > > > function Test()>
> {> > local VariableA; // explicit local variable
with the same identifier as global > > global VariableB;
// explicit global variable not defined earlier>
>
// may be used to return more than one value from the function>
> > > VariableA = 99;> > VariableB =
333;> > } > > > > VariableB = 1; // global
variable> > > > "Before function call";> >
"VariableA = " + VariableA;> > "VariableB = " + VariableB;>
> > > Test(); > > > > "After function
call";> > "VariableA = " + VariableA + " (not affected by function
call )";> > "VariableB = " + VariableB + " (affected by the
function call )"> > > > At the end of the function we
can see 'return' statement that is used to return> > the
result to the caller. Note that currently return statement must be
placed at> > the very end of the function.> > >
> It is also possible to write a procedure (a function that returns
nothing (void))> > > > procedure SinePlotter( Freq,
ColorIndex )> > {> > pname =
"Line"+WriteVal(ColorIndex,1.0);> > array = sin( Cum(
Freq * 0.01 ) );> > Plot( array, pname , colorRed +
ColorIndex, styleThick );> > }> > > > for( n =
1; n < 10; n++ )> > {> > SinePlotter(
n/2+Cum(0.01), n );> > }> > > > Note that
although there are two separate keywords 'function' and
'procedure'> > AmiBroker currently treats them the same (they both
accept return values but not> > require them), but in the
future the rules maight get enforced to use> > return
statement ONLY in conjunction with function keyword. So it is advised
to> > use function keyword in case when your function returns any
value and procedure> > keyword otherwise.> >
> > Note also that recursion (having a function call itself from
within itself) is NOT> > supported as for now.> >
> > > > FLOW CONTROL AND LOOPING (4.31 or
higher)> > > > do-while Statement> > >
> The do-while statement lets you repeat a statement or compound
statement until a> > specified expression becomes false.
> > > > Syntax> > > > do statement
while ( expression ) ;> > > > The expression in a
do-while statement is evaluated after the body of the loop is>
> executed. Therefore, the body of the loop is always executed at
least once. > > > > The expression must have numeric
or boolean type. Execution proceeds as follows: > > >
> 1.. The statement body is executed.> > >
> > > 2.. Next, expression is evaluated. If
expression is false, the do-while> > statement terminates and
control passes to the next statement in the program. If> >
expression is true (nonzero), the process is repeated, beginning with
step 1. > > This is an example of the do-while statement:>
> > > x=100;> > do > > {>
> y = sin( x );>
> x--;> > } while ( x > 0 );>
> In this do-while statement, the two statements y = sin( x ); and
x--; are> > executed, regardless of the initial value of x.
Then x > 0 is evaluated. If x is> > greater than 0, the
statement body is executed again and x > 0 is reevaluated.
The> > statement body is executed repeatedly as long as x remains
greater than 0.> > Execution of the do-while statement
terminates when x becomes 0 or negative. The> > body of the
loop is executed at least once. > > > > > >
while Statement> > The while statement lets you repeat a statement
until a specified expression> > becomes false. > >
> > Syntax> > > > while ( expression )
statement> > > > The expression must have arithmetic
(numeric/boolean) type. Execution proceeds as> > follows:
> > > > 1.. The expression is
evaluated.> > > > > > 2.. If
expression is initially false, the body of the while statement is
never> > executed, and control passes from the while statement to
the next statement in the> > program. >
> If expression is true (nonzero), the body of the statement
is executed and the> > process is repeated beginning at step
1.> > > > This is an example of the while statement:
> > > > i = 10;while( i < 20 ){ Plot( MA(
Close, i ), "MA" + WriteVal( i, 0 ), colorBlack> > + i
); i = i + 1;}The example plots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19 - bar> > moving averages.> > >
> > > for Statement> > > > The
for statement lets you repeat a statement or compound statement a
specified> > number of times. The body of a for statement is
executed zero or more times until> > an optional condition
becomes false. > > > > Syntax> >
> > for ( init-expression ; cond-expression ; loop-expression )
statement > > > > Execution of a for statement
proceeds as follows: > > > > 1.. The
init-expression, is evaluated. This specifies the initialization for
the> > loop. There is no restriction on the type of
init-expression.> > > > > > 2..
The cond-expression, is evaluated. This expression must have
arithmetic> > type. It is evaluated before each iteration. Three
results are possible: > > a.. If
cond-expression is true (nonzero), statement is executed; then>
> loop-expression, if any, is evaluated. The loop-expression is
evaluated after each> > iteration. There is no restriction on
its type. Side effects will execute in> > order. The process
then begins again with the evaluation of cond-expression.> >
> > > > b.. If cond-expression
is false (0), execution of the for statement terminates> > and
control passes to the next statement in the program. > > This
example illustrates the for statement: > > > >
myema[ 0 ] = Close[ 0 ];for( i = 1; i < BarCount; i++ ){
myema[ i ] = 0.1 *> > Close[ i ] + 0.9 * myema[ i - 1 ];}This
example iterates all bars of close array> > to calculate
exponential moving averageif, else Statements> > if( expression
)> > statement1 > > [else > >
statement2]> > > > The if keyword executes statement1 if
expression is true (nonzero); if else is> > present and
expression is false (zero), it executes statement2. After
executing> > statement1 or statement2, control passes to the next
statement.> > > > Example 1> > > >
if ( i > 0 )> > y = x / i;> >
else > > {> > x = i;>
> y = abs( x );> > }In this example,
the statement y = x/i; is executed if i is greater than 0. If i>
> is less than or equal to 0, i is assigned to x and abs( x ) is
assigned to y. Note> > that the statement forming the if
clause ends with a semicolon.> > > > When nesting if
statements and else clauses, use braces to group the statements>
> and clauses into compound statements that clarify your intent. If
no braces are> > present, the compiler resolves ambiguities by
associating each else with the> > closest if that lacks an
else. > > > > Example 2> > > > if (
i > 0 ) /*
Without braces */> > if ( j > i
)> > x =
j;> > else>
> x = i;The else clause
is associated with the inner if statement in this> > example.
If i is less than or equal to 0, no value is assigned to x.> >
> > Example 3> > > > if ( i > 0 ) >
>
{
/* With braces */> > if ( j > i
)> > x =
j;> > }> > else> > x =
i;The braces surrounding the inner if statement in this example make
the> > else clause part of the outer if statement. If i is less
than or equal to 0, i is> > assigned to x. > >
> > CHANGE LOG> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.38.0 (as
compared to 4.37.0)> > > > a.. new setting
for candlestick appearance:> >
Tools->Preferences->Charting> > "Use distinct
color for" : "None, up candle hollow" - > > it plots
entire candle with one color but leaves interior of UP candle
body> > hollow.> > > > >
> b.. added export chart image to PNG (portable network
graphics) file> > Edit->Image->Export to PNG
file > > (Please don't ask me to add GIF support. GIF
is patented and requires $3500> > license fee for Unisys. PNG
is free, supported by all browsers, smaller and better> >
)> > > > > > c.. added 'send chart
by e-mail' feature > > Edit->Image->Send by
email> > and> > File->Send
chart via e-mail > > > > > > d..
fixed positioning of arrows in image copies
(Edit->Image->Copy)> > > > e..
fixed crash occurring when printer device context did not support bit
blit> > copies. added very simple arrow line drawing for that case
(will be improved in> > future releases)> > >
> f.. fixed bug in handling Null with new constructs: if,
while and for.> > In pre-4.38 versions Null used
in if, while for was treated as True, which was> >
wrong> > if( Null ) _TRACE("WRONG");>
> else _TRACE("CORRECT");> > Now Null
in if, while, for is treated as False. > > g.. numbers
(floats) are now automatically 'upsized' to arrays on first use
of> > l-value array subscript operator without causing error.
> > Also r-value subscript can be applied to numbers
and return the number itself> > without causing error, but the
underlying variable remains just a single number.> > >
> This allows to easily intialize arrays to any value without
need to write loops.> > > > Example
1:> > in previous versions you would need to
write:> > > > for( i = 0; i < BarCount;
i++ ) myarray[ i ] = 0 ; // fill with zeros> >
myarray[ 5 ] = 6; // write value to 5th element of the array> >
> > now you can write simply:> > >
> myarray = 3; // initialize, at this moment myarray is just
a number> > myarray[ 5 ] = 6; // write value to
5th element of the array, the variable is> >
automatically> > // upsized to array and all elements
are filled with a numeric value > > // that was
originally placed in myarray variable> > > >
/* myarray is holds now the array filled with values of 3 except element
5 that> > has value of 6 */> > > >
mynumber = 5;> > test = mynumber[ 7 ]; // previous
versions would give an error message here> > //
now subscript operator for r-value numeric variable >
> // is allowed and returns just the number >
> // and variable is not upsized to array unless appears on
left side> > // of assignment (l-value)>
> /* mynumber variable here is still a number */>
> WriteVal( test );> > > > CHANGES FOR
VERSION 4.37.0 (as compared to 4.36.0)> > >
> a.. printing improved, now all open indicator panes are
printed and resolution> > is increased >
> b.. Edit->Copy As Image and Edit->Copy As Metafile
now generate an image> > consisting of all indicator panes
(not just one) > > c.. fixed problem with
non-resetting sort arrows in AA window > > d.. fixed
sometimes occuring crash Signal() function > > e..
increased size of error message text buffer to prevent overflow
when> > reporting syntax errors in formulas having long unwrapped
lines. > > f.. grid lines are drawn with fine dots
instead of small dashes (screen output> > only) >
> g.. new AFL functions:> >
GetCategorySymbols( category, index ) > > - retrieves
comma-separated list of symbols belonging to given category> >
> > supported categories:> >
categoryMarket categoryGroup categorySector categoryIndustry
categoryWatchlist> > categoryFavorite
categoryIndex > > > > index =
(market/group/industry/sector/watchlist number)> >
0..255 for categoryMarket, categoryGroup, categoryIndustry>
> 0..63 for categorySector, categoryWatchlist>
> ignored for categoryFavorite, categoryIndex> >
> > StrExtract( list, item )> >
- extracts given item (zero-based) from comma-separated string.> >
> > Example:> > StrExtract(
"MSFT,AAPL,AMD,INTC", 2 ) > > will return AMD >
> > > StrExtract( "MSFT,AAPL,AMD,INTC", 0 )>
> will return MSFT> > > >
StrExtract( "MSFT,AAPL,AMD,INTC", 200 ) > > will
return empty string ""> > > > + other minor
fixes> > > > Example code for
GetCategorySymbols and StrExtract:> > > > /*
note: if given watch list contains lots of symbols > >
** performance may be poor > > */>
> function CreateAverageForWatchList( listnum )>
> {> > // retrive comma-separated
list of symbols in watch list> > list =
GetCategorySymbols( categoryWatchlist, listnum );> > >
> Average = 0; // just in case there are no watch list
members> > > > for( i = 0; ( sym =
StrExtract( list, i ) ) != ""; i++ )> >
{> > f = Foreign( sym, "C"
);> > if( i == 0 ) Average =
f;> > else Average = Average +
f;> > }> > >
> return Average / i; // divide by number of
components> > }> > > >
Plot( CreateAverageForWatchList( 1 ), "Avg of WL 1", colorGreen );
> > > > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.36.0 (as compared to
4.35.0)> > > > a.. fixed problem with
affecting 2 or more identifiers referencing the same> > array
when using l-value subscript operator []. Thanks Herman for pointing
this> > out> > b.. global and local keywords
- for explicit visibility/scope declarations > >
Allow to override default scope rules that assume that variables defined
outside> > function are global, while those identifiers that
appear for the first time inside> > functions are
local.> > > > Syntax:> > >
> local var1 [, var2, ... ] ;> > global
var1 [, var2, ... ] ;> > > > (as you can see
you can declare more than one variable in one line.> >
> > Note: using these keywords outside function
definition has no meaning> > (global scope is
used).> > > > Example:> > >
> VariableA = 5; // implict global variable> >
> > function Test()> > {>
> local VariableA; // explicit local variable
with the same identifier as global> > >
> global VariableB; // explicit global variable not
defined earlier>
>
// may be used to return more than one value from the> >
function> > > > VariableA =
99;> > VariableB = 333;> >
} > > > > VariableB = 1; // global
variable> > > > "Before function
call";> > "VariableA = " + VariableA;>
> "VariableB = " + VariableB;> > >
> Test(); > > > > "After
function call";> > "VariableA = " + VariableA + " (not
affected by function call )";> > "VariableB = " +
VariableB + " (affected by the function call )";> > >
> c.. syntax highligting modified so keywords: #include, if,
else, while, do,> > function, procedure, global, local, return
are colorised differently than built-in> > constants or
functions. Corresponding color/style setting added to> >
Preferences->Editor> > > > > >
d.. #pragma nocache > > pre-processor command added to
switch off #include file caching mechanism.> >
Note: between '#pragma' and 'nocache' there must be exactly SINGLE
space> > Note 2: disabling caching may slow down
execution of the formula (especially> > in
indicators)> > Note 3: #pragma nocache must be placed
before #includes> > > > Example: >
> #pragma nocache> > #include
<myfile.afl>> > > > a.. single line
comments now work with #includes (and #pragma too) so you can>
> comment out include in regular way:> > //#include
<something> - will not include> > > > >
> b.. changed error message from "unknown identifier" to
"Variable 'name' used> > without having been initialized." which
better decribes the problem. > > > > For
example:> > > > function Test( )>
> {> > global x;>
> x = 3;> > }> >
> > WriteVal( x ); // variable used without having
been initialized,> > // although declared inside
Test() function body> > > > > >
Test( ); // during function call the value of 3 is assigned to variable
x> > > > WriteVal( x ); // and now no error
is reported> > > > a.. implemented shortcut
evaluation of logical operators > > The operands of
logical-AND and logical-OR expressions are evaluated from left>
> to right. Now if the value of the first operand is sufficient to
determine the> > result of the operation, the second operand
is not evaluated. This is called> > "short-circuit
evaluation." > > > > The left operand of the
logical-AND operator is completely evaluated and all> > side
effects complete before continuing. If the left operand evaluates to
false> > (0), the other operand is not evaluated.> >
> > The left operand of the logical-OR operator is
completely evaluated > > and all side effects
complete before continuing. > > If the left operand
evaluates to true (nonzero), the other operand is not> >
evaluated. > > > > (The above description
applies to operands that evaluate to single boolean> > value,
> > it does not apply to arrays. Operands that
evaluate to arrays are evaluated> > always )> >
> > Example:> > for( i = -3; i
< BarCount; i++ )> > {>
> // using old versions of AMiBroker you would get
subscipt out of range> > // but now>
> // the second operand (C[ i ] > C[ i - 1 ]) is
evaluated > > // ONLY if first operand ( i >=
1 ) evaluates to TRUE> > > > if(
i >= 1 && C[ i ] > C[ i - 1 ] )>
> {>
> _TRACE("TEST " + i);
> > }> > }>
> > > > > > > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.35.0
(as compared to 4.34.2)> > > > a.. do-while
loop implemented:> > Syntax:> > >
> do statement while ( expression ) ;> > >
> The expression in a do-while statement is evaluated after
the body of the loop> > is executed. > >
Therefore, the body of the loop is always executed at least once.
> > > > Example:> > >
> i=0;> > do> >
{> > i++;> >
}> > while( i < 100 );> >
WriteVal( i );> > > > > > b.. it
is now allowed to 'add' (or rather concatenate) string to a number
/> > array. This saves quite a bit of typing. This works as in
JScript. The left-hand> > operand of '+' has to be a string.
The right-hand operand may be string, number or> > array.
Numbers are coerced to strings using %g sprintf formatting (prints
out> > decimal point only when necessary) and then concatenated.
In case of arrays> > SELECTED VALUE is coerced to string and
then concatenated.> > > > So now instead of
> > > > i = 100;> >
"Value is " + WriteVal( i );> > "Close : " + WriteVal(
Close ) + ", Open : " + WriteVal( Open ) + ", High : " +> >
WriteVal( High );> > > > you can
write:> > > > i = 100;>
> "Value is " + i;> > "Close : " +
Close + ", Open : " + Open + ", High : " + High;> > >
> Note that> > > > "Test " +
100 + 1;> > > > will give you "Test 1001"
because statements are parsed from left to right.>
> "Test " is added first to "100" giving "Test 100" and then
to "1" giving> > "Test 1001". If you want to
perform numeric adding first please use braces:> > >
> "Test " + ( 100 + 1 );> > - this will
give you "Test 101"> > > > > > c..
additional tweaks in AFL engine & garbage collection, futher speed
up of> > execution of very long loops > > >
> d.. more error checking in AFL engine - will report using
uninitialized> > variables that were accepted silently in
4.31.x - 4.34.x > > e.. #include now accepts new way
of specifying file names to include:> > >
> #include <filename.afl>> > >
> (note < > braces instead of " " ) if you specify the
file name this way> > AmiBroker will look for>
> the file in "standard include path" that is definable using
new prefs setting in> > Tools->Preferences->AFL>
> It makes much shorter to write includes and you can move
include folder now> > without changing all AFL codes using
#includes.> > > > For example if you have
set standard include path to "C:\AFL\MyIncludes" and> > write
in your formula:> > > > #include
<common.afl>> > > > AmiBroker will
look for C:\AFL\MyIncludes\common.afl file> > >
> Also now #include reports file(s) not found in regular
error message box.> > > > > >
f.. IIf/Min/Max are now overloaded functions (have two variants
each)> > IIF( Condition_ARRAY, True_Array,
False_Array ) (old one)> > IIF( BoolValue, TrueValue,
FalseValue )> > > > Min( array1, array2 )
(old one)> > Min( number1, number2 ) > >
> > Max( array1, array2 ) (old one)>
> Max( number1, number2 ) > > >
> The second one is choosen when all arguments are numbers
and it is much much> > faster and returns number so
LastValue() call is not neccessary anymore.> > >
> Example:> > > > // much
faster and does not require LastValue()> > period =
IIF( name() == "MSFT", 5, 10 );> > result = Min( 7, 3
); > > // (result is still a number not array as in
previous versions)> > > > > > g..
added 'endless loop detection threshold' setting to Preferences "AFL"
tab.> > Recommended value 100000 or higher.> > >
> h.. fixed parameter counting in CallFunction plugin
callback in case of> > overloaded functions >
> i.. fixed problem with premature freeing of arrays passed
in default parameters> > fields (causing for example problem
with color exploration output - introduced in> > 4.32)
> > > > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.34.2 (as compared to
4.34.0)> > > > a.. improved crash recovery
dialog to include AFL engine state information and> > (in some
cases) the source line of the formula that causes an exception >
> b.. added ability to catch all exceptions in indicators and
commentaries> > (switchabel via Tools->Preferences->AFL,
"catch system exceptions...", ON by> > default) - allows you
to continue to work even in case of serious problem >
> c.. loop break by Shift+BREAK is now more sensitive
> > d.. now you can control how often Shift+BREAK key
is checked during formula> > execution
(Tools->Preferences->AFL, "check SHIFT+Break every" (1..100,
default => > 50) (note that specifying low values may degrade
performance slightly) > > e.. tweaked AFL memory
allocator hash tables to get more speed for large looping> >
formulas > > f.. although I never reproduced this
problem I made some changes so 'TAB' key> > should not wipe
the contents of AFL editor anymore > > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.34.0
(as compared to 4.33.0)> > > > a..
user-definable functions and procedures with parameters and local
variables > > > > b.. 'A' is NO LONGER
predefined symbol. I decided to remove it because people> >
tend to use A as user-variable forgetting the fact that it was build-in
array> > holding typical price (H+L+C)/3. Use 'Avg'
instead.> > > > c.. indicator list column
width increased in Indicator Builder > > d.. DayOfYear
- returns the calendar day number counting from beginning of the>
> year January 1st is 1. Maximum number returned is 366 > >
CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.33.0 (as compared to 4.32.2)> > >
> a.. Database purify tool implemented (available via
Tools->Database Purify)> > allows to detect
missing/extra quotes, possible splits, invalid OHLC> >
relationship> > > > Apply to/range settings
similar to AA window. You can also right click over> > result
list to add symbols to watch list and copy the list to the clipboard
(and> > paste it later to any other program for futher
use)> > > > > > b.. further
improvements to AFL garbage collector, now looping regardless of>
> loop count requires the same amount of memory as just single pass
of the code (no> > growing allocated memory during
loops).> > This enormously lowered memory consumption
for some formulas and increased the> > speed of some loops
3..4 times.> > > > > > c.. added
variable period support to the following functions:> >
LinRegSlope,> > LinearReg,> >
LinRegIntercept,> > StdErr,> >
TSF > > Sample code:> > >
> Plot( Close, "Test", colorBlack );> > >
> range = 15 * MA( ATR( 15 ), 50 ) / ATR( 15 ); > >
> > //Plot( range, "range", colorBlue, styleOwnScale
);> > Plot( LinearReg( Close, range ), "Test",
colorRed );> > > > d.. fixed sometimes
incorrect output of variable-period version of LLV/HHV> >
> > e.. fixed crash occuring when bad arguments were
passed to the function (bug> > introduced in 4.32.x).>
> > > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.32.2 (as compared to
4.32.1)> > > > a.. second bug in
experimental garbage collector fixed. > > CHANGES FOR VERSION
4.32.1 (as compared to 4.32.0)> > > > a..
garbage collector was releasing memory too soon in some cases, now
fixed. > > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.32.0 (as compared to
4.31.1)> > > > a.. added type check in
IF/ELSE statements > > b.. added type check in array
element assignment > > c.. error messages now numbered
and display changed slightly > > d.. you can break
running loop by pressing Shift+BREAK (Pause) key combination >
> e.. calling COM objects works again (was broken in 4.31.x)
> > f.. changed slightly the way TAB works in editor,
if TAB is pressed any> > selection is deselected to avoid
accidential deletion of text > > g.. experimental:
added 'agressive garbage collector' that extremely decreases>
> the amount> > of memory required to run AFL
formula by releasing the memory> > used for temporary
variables as soon as possible (previously> > temporary
memory was released at the end of formula execution).>
> A side-effect of new garbage collector is some speed up in
formula execution. > > h.. new tab in preferences
for AFL engine settings > > i.. experimental feature,
NOT for beginners, may be removed/modified in future> >
releases: > > new _TRACE( "string" ) AFL function
added> > that allows to write debug messages from AFL
code to system debug viewer.> > (it calls
internally OutputDebugString Win API function).> > To
view debug messages you have to run DebugView freeware program >
> from <A
href="">http://www.sysinternals.com/
> > CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.31.1 (as compared to 4.31.0)>
> > > a.. fixed bug introduced in 4.31.0 causing no
text output in> > commentary/interpretation > > CHANGES
FOR VERSION 4.31.0 (as compared to 4.30.0)> > >
> a.. Workspace window uses "icon font" set in the Windows
settings instead of> > hard coded Tahoma 8 >
> b.. for better readability and ClearType(tm) compatibility
on WinXP, all dialog> > windows use now 'MS Shell Dlg' face
name that maps to standard MS Sans Serif on> > Win 9x/Me/NT
and Tahoma on Win 2K and XP. > > c.. rewritten AFL
parser, now formula is parsed and coverted to syntax tree and>
> then interpreted. This would allow further improvements including
compilation.> > This allowed also to add loops/if-else
statements. > > d.. implemented IF/ELSE statement,
WHILE and FOR loops:> > The same basic 'for' loop in
AFL is 2..3 times faster than in JScript> > Syntax
follows C++/JScript style: > > while(
conditional_expression ) statement;> > > >
for( initializer_part; conditional_expression; iterator_part )
statement;> > > > if(
conditional_expression ) statement;> > > >
if( conditional_expression ) > > statement;>
> else> > statement;> >
> > e.. implemented compound statements: these are
blocks of statements enclosed> > in opening and
closing curly brace > > > > {>
> statement1;> > statement2;>
> ...> > statementN;>
> }> > > > compound statement
can appear anywhere when simple statement can.> > >
> For example:> > > > i =
10;> > while( i < 20 )> >
{> > Plot( MA( Close, i ), "MA" + WriteVal( i, 0 ),
colorBlack + i );> > i = i + 1;>
> }> > > > f.. implemented
C-style postfix and prefix increment/decrement operators> >
> > i = 10;> > WriteIf( i++
);> > WriteIf( ++i );> >
WriteIf( i );> > > > g.. implemented array
element access (subscript) operator []:> > >
> WriteVal( Close[ 0 ] ); // prints the first bar of close
array> > > > /* a sample low-level
implementation of exponential moving average in AFL */> >
> > myema[ 0 ] = Close[ 0 ];> > >
> for( i = 1; i < BarCount; i++ )> >
{> > myema[ i ] = 0.1 * Close[ i ] + 0.9 * myema[ i -
1 ];> > }> > > > > >
> > h.. added built-in constant 'BarCount' that
returns number of bars available in> > arrays (the number of
elements of array)> > When QuickAFL is turned on it
may be less than true number of bars because> > QuickAFL
feature attempts to use only visible bars (and few before). You
can> > control how many bars the formula requires using
SetBarsRequired() function> > > > i..
implemented infinite-loop protection. Nice if you forgot to
increment> > counter variable in 'for' loop :-)> >
> > j.. tab key now works without need to press
ALT/CTRL in AFL editors> > > > k.. added
C-like synonyms for logical ADD/OR/NOT: &&, ||, ! > >
> > > > /* a sample low-level implementation
of Profit-target stop in AFL: */> > > >
Buy = Cross( MACD(), Signal() );> > > >
priceatbuy=0;> > > > for( i = 0; i <
BarCount; i++ )> > {>
> if( priceatbuy == 0
&& Buy[ i ] ) >
> priceatbuy = BuyPrice[ i
];> > > > if(
priceatbuy > 0 && SellPrice[ i ] > 1.1 * priceatbuy )>
> {>
> Sell[ i ] =
1;> >
SellPrice[ i ] = 1.1 * priceatbuy;>
> priceatbuy =
0;> > }>
> else>
> Sell[ i ] =
0;> > }> > > > /*
sample EMA rainbow */> > > > Plot( Close,
"Price", colorBlack, styleCandle );> > for( Range =
15; Range < 100; Range++ )> >
Plot( EMA( Close, Range ), "MA"+WriteVal(Range,0), colorRose + Range %
8,> > styleNoLabel );> > > > > > 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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