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Hi Dave,
maybe we are not communicating, but the method below will load extra data
for ONLY the one security, IBM in my example. Data for all other securities
remains as specified in the preferences.
-john
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Merrill" <dmerrill@xxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 8:55 AM
Subject: RE: [amibroker] loading all quotes, more than bars set in prefs
> thanks for your reply john, but that'ts not what I meant. I'm not talking
> about downloading more data than I have already, but about *loading* more
> bars into AB than than are set up in prefs.
>
> for example, I just got a trial of QuotesPlus, and there's data going back
> to, I think '92. AB's default prefs are to load 100 bars, roughly 3 years,
> which is probably enough to make most kinds of current decisions. when I
> bring up a stock, I only see the 3 years that are loaded, like you'd
think.
>
> but say I'm working on a timing system, and want access to all the data I
> can get my hands on for the one stock I'm looking at. it's already here,
but
> AB's not loading it, because I told it not to in prefs. the only way I can
> see to get all the available data is to change my prefs to load, say, 3500
> bars, and when I do that, I see all the data there is.
>
> the downside of that is that AB will now load all those years of data for
> anything I look at, when all I really wanted was extended data for the one
> stock I was looking at.
>
> make sense? anyone know a way to do this? no biggie if it's not possible,
> just trying to make sure I'm not missing something.
>
> dave
>
>
> > hopefully there is an easier way than this, but the steps for me, using
> > End-of-day Amibroker and Yahoo as a free data source, are:
> >
> > -create a text file, with a TLS extension, containing the symbol of
> > interest followed by a carriage return; eg ibm.tls
> >
> > -save this text file in the ..\Amibroker\Amiquote subdirectory
> >
> > -open Amiquote and then this text file
> >
> > -in the From date field, put in the appropriate desired beginning
date
> > for my data; eg 01/01/1991
> >
> > -choose File | Start Download
> >
> > -john
> >
> > > say I've got AB set up to load the standard 1000 bars, but right now,
I
> > want
> > > to load all data available for the current symbol, only. is
> > there any way
> > to
> > > do this?
> > >
> > > if not, I'd like to suggest it for a future release.
> > >
> > > Dave Merrill
>
>
>
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