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[amibroker] Re: Data import automation - Is this doable ?



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--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "salil_gangal" <salil_gangal@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Friends,
> 
> Here is the background.
> 
> 1) I have a 'database' sourced from external source.
> 
> 2) I need to import *just* 1 security based on an ASCII file,
>    which *does not* exist in the external source.  The format
>    for record in the ASCII file is ===>
>        mm/dd/yyyy,Open,High,Low,Close
> 
> 3) The sequence of *manual* operation I perform goes something like
>    a) I update the ASCII file (in step 2)
>    b) I invoke AmiBroker
>    c) I click thru the menu 'File Import_ASCII'
>    d) I type-in the name of the file (in step 2)
>    e) I click 'Open' to start import
> 
> The whole manual operation goes absolutely fine !
> 
> Now what I want to do is to automate steps c), d) and e) above.
> 
> Is this doable.  Any inputs about how to do it ?
> 
> Regards,
> - Salil V Gangal

Hi Salil,
I have been using a tool called "Macro Express" for years and
it is rock-solid. Here is their web site: http://www.macros.com/
Take a look; the cost is nominal...

                       Walt


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