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I can't put my finger on it, And may be completly wrong,
Though Licencing powerscan - just doesn't feel like it's part of the
comunity spirit of things. Alienating itself - Perhaps - From this Yahoo
Group of Shareing AmiBroker Users.
Also, I get the feeling that "New Users" may shy away from "PowerScan"
because it sounds more like a TA addition to AB. The name doesn't sound
like an AFL Builder.
Other than these small points - Thankyou very much for you contributions to AB.
I am yet to have a peek at PowerScan - But I sure it's as good as previous
posts have indicated.
KR
Michael.
At 05:41 AM 3/06/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>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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