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Hello Dimitris,
It is not AFL, it is coding in general that some users shy away from. I guess its difficult to imagine this if your not there. In my experience AFL is probably as friendly as you are going to get (as far as coding goes) but for some users even that will not get them through, they need a step between nothing and AFL.
Imagine this user trialing Amibroker and giving up and going somewhere else, now he can begin scanning the Amibroker database and learning with AFL without knowing how to type it into a code window.
Regards,
William Peters
-----Original Message-----
From: DIMITRIS TSOKAKIS [mailto:TSOKAKIS@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday 3 June, 2003 2:13 AM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amibroker] Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - PowerScan Beta 1.21 available
I was thinking AFL friendly to the user.
In the mean time I saw various add-on efforts.
Does it mean AFL is complicated and does not reach the average user
anymore ?
Just some thoughts...
Dimitris Tsokakis
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "b519b" <b519b@xxxx> wrote:
> Your idea of $40 seems like a reasonable price.
>
> In the past I have recommended AB to several people, some of whom I
> see making posts here. Others have told me, learning to code in AFL
> is a very, very challenging.
>
> I think there will be a significant place for your product. For
many
> it may be all they will every need. For others it will help them
> learn how to construct AFL for themselves. Either way it will be a
> big help.
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "William Peters"
> <williampeters@xxxx> wrote:
> > MessageHello Dingo,
> >
> > Yes I will be charging for a licence file, the same system that
is
> employed
> > by Amibroker. I have not set a final price yet but it will be
> priced under
> > USD40.00
> >
> > Regards,
> > William Peters
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dingo [mailto:dingo@x...]
> > Sent: Monday 2 June, 2003 2:49 PM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - PowerScan Beta 1.21
> available
> >
> >
> > Will you be charging for the product in the future and if so have
> you set a
> > price?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > d
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: William Peters [mailto:williampeters@x...]
> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:38 PM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - PowerScan Beta 1.21
> available
> >
> >
> > Thank you Jim,
> >
> > Those are very encouraging words and I appreciate them very
much.
> >
> > I know that the majority of users that post to this forum are
> somewhat
> > beyond what PowerScan has to offer although they may find it
> useful to
> > perform quick stock screens, it really depends on individual
style
> of
> > trading/investing etc.
> >
> > Although only a relatively limited number of Amibroker users
> regularly
> > post to this forum there are many who read these posts. Since the
> first
> > announcement of PowerScan I've had some interest from Amibroker
> users who
> > contact me privately. I also wonder how many potential users
> decide coding
> > is all too difficult and move to something more graphical...
> >
> > Regarding support, those who register (when this becomes
> available) will
> > be entitled to 12 months email support, there is also a PowerScan
> yahoo
> > group where users can exchange between one another (the same as
> Amibroker).
> >
> > For the near future PowerScan will remain as it is, I'm
currently
> > concentrating on bugs, documentation and installation issues.
> There have
> > already been a number of interesting feature requests which may be
> > implemented over the next 12 months, apart from this I cannot
> promise
> > anything more.
> >
> > Thanks again for your vote Jim.
> >
> > Regards,
> > William Peters
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jnk1997 [mailto:jnk1997@x...]
> > Sent: Monday 2 June, 2003 8:28 AM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - PowerScan Beta 1.21
> available
> >
> >
> > I have noticed that no one on this board has commented on this
> new
> > software tool for Amibroker. (I realize that many here can
write
> AFL
> > in their sleep)
> >
> > I will comment.
> >
> > Thank you William Peters for your excellent work. This new
> Powerscan
> > AFL Interface tool will no doubt enable many new (and older, AFL
> > challenged) Amibroker users to better understand AFL and to
> create
> > their own scans etc... with no difficulty at all. It will no
> doubt
> > bring new users to Amibroker, which will benifit both you and
> Thomasz.
> >
> > Your Powerscan tool is very much appreciated and I personally
> thank
> > you for the hard work you put (and continue to put) into it.
> >
> > With Amibroker/Thomasz, the standard of frequent improvements
and
> > stellar support has been well set. I expect (and hope) that you
> will
> > try to follow in Thomasz's footsteps.
> >
> > I will be looking forward to each new beta release.
> >
> > I will vote for AmiBroker/Powerscan as the #1 BEST STANDALONE
> > ANALYTICAL SOFTWARE for the 2004 TASC Readers Choice Awards.
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "William Peters"
> > <williampeters@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Dear AmiBroker Users,
> > >
> > > This is the first open public beta for PowerScan. One of my
> goals
> > for
> > > PowerScan is that it provide a step for new users of
AmiBroker
> to
> > go from
> > > zero knowledge of AFL (Amibroker Formula Language) to a
> moderate
> > level in a
> > > very short time frame. Another goal is to provide a tool for
> users
> > at all
> > > levels that will give them a quick point and click method of
> > screening their
> > > universe of stocks using some of the most popular functions
> > available in
> > > AmiBroker.
> > >
> > > PowerScan is an add-on tool for AmiBroker developed mainly for
> > investors and
> > > traders who are new to the world of scanning the markets using
> > complex
> > > formula based tools like AmiBroker. PowerScan has a point and
> click
> > > interface which is easy to navigate and designed so even
first
> time
> > users
> > > can begin scanning the markets within seconds...and learning
> AFL
> > (AmiBroker
> > > formula language) within a few days.
> > >
> > > Here are some of PowerScan's main features:
> > >
> > > a.. Wizard style graphical user interface allows users to
> easily
> > construct
> > > complex formula to match your defined buy or sell rules.
> > > b.. Provides for multi-criteria stock screening using a
> graphical
> > > interface to generate AFL code. The generated code is used to
> scan
> > your
> > > Amibroker universe with a single click. Virtually unlimited
> multiple
> > > criteria allowed using logical AND/OR operators.
> > >
> > > c.. Up to 12 different indicator comparison operations.
> > i.e. 'has been
> > > above for the last 10 bars'.
> > >
> > > d.. Select from a list of 33 Amibroker indicators to
> incorporate
> > into your
> > > explorations or scan criteria.
> > >
> > > e.. Easily filter stock selection by multiple Market, Group,
> > Sector,
> > > Industry or Watchlist which can be saved along with the
> criteria.
> > The
> > > ability to include or exclude any of the selections.
> > >
> > > f.. Save all your customized explorations and scans
together
> with
> > your
> > > specified preferences for each criteria set in user definable
> > folders with a
> > > full description. This enables all your criteria to be stored
> in
> > the one
> > > place for fast retrieval and backup.
> > >
> > > g.. Program automatically generates and stores plain english
> > comments
> > > which clearly describes your customised exploration or scan.
> > >
> > > h.. User definable parameters for indicators via
preferences
> page.
> > >
> > > i.. On screen code generation enables you to quickly learn
> the AFL
> > > (Amibroker Formula Language). Great for new or existing
> AmiBroker
> > users who
> > > have yet to learn AFL.
> > >
> > > j.. Help file containing product description and tutorials.
> F1
> > help for
> > > most areas of the PowerScan interface.
> > >
> > >
> > > At this stage only a beta version is available which has a few
> > features
> > > disabled (see details on the amitools web site).
> > >
> > > Download link: www.amitools.com
> > >
> > > Please direct any support questions or bug reports to:
> support@xxxx
> > >
> > > There is also a yahoo group available, here are the links to
> > subscribe etc:
> > > Post message: powerscan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subscribe: powerscan-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Unsubscribe: powerscan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > Warning: This is a relatively new beta version of the
software
> so
> > expect
> > > bugs and use at your own risk.
> > >
> > > Thank you and regards,
> > > William Peters
> >
> >
> >
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