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Yuki
Yes that will function in exactly the same way.
Regards,
William Peters
www.amitools.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Yuki Taga [mailto:yukitaga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: September 11, 2003 6:43 PM
To: William Peters
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Different curency databases (Tomasz)
Hi William,
Seems to work just fine! Is there any reason I cannot modify the
built-in price chart the same way?
Thanks again!
Yuki
Friday, September 12, 2003, 1:12:11 PM, you wrote:
WP> Hi Yuki,
WP> Yes you've got the idea, the only difference is as follows:
WP> if (GetDatabaseName() == "XYZ")
WP> x = 1.2;
WP> else if (GetDatabaseName() == "YYY" OR GetDatabaseName() ==
WP> "QQQ" OR GetDatabaseName() == "ZZZ")
WP> x = 1.0;
WP> However, if you anticipate that you will only have one USD
WP> database then you could do something like this, where "XYZ" is
WP> your USD database:
WP> if (GetDatabaseName() == "XYZ")
WP> x = 1.2;
WP> else
WP> x = 1.0;
WP> Regards,
WP> William Peters
WP> www.amitools.com
WP> -----Original Message-----
WP> From: Yuki Taga [mailto:yukitaga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
WP> Sent: September 11, 2003 5:56 PM
WP> To: William Peters
WP> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Different curency databases -- an AB pain in
WP> the butt?
WP> Hi William,
WP> This seems a very, very eloquent solution (except that yen would be
WP> 1.0 and USD would be 1.2). ^^_^^
WP> I will rush to try it. Before I do, however, can I use 'OR' in the
WP> routine (more than one 'yen' database exists). For example:
WP> if (GetDatabaseName() == "XYZ") x = 1.2; else if (GetDatabaseName()
WP> == "YYY" OR "QQQ" OR "ZZZ") x = 1.0;
WP> In this case, "XYZ" would be a USD database, of which I anticipate
WP> having only one, and the other names would be yen denominated
WP> databases, of which I currently have 3, and might add a 4th. It
WP> would be best if I could just say 'if "XYZ", 1.2; else anything else,
WP> 1.0'. Can I write it that way? If so, can you give me an example of
WP> that?
WP> Thanks!
WP> Yuki
WP> Thursday, September 11, 2003, 2:07:32 PM, you wrote:
WP>> Just a thought and it is not much of a change to your
WP>> formula. This type of formula it will perform the change
WP>> automatically for you depending on the database you have opened.
WP>> Just change the names from Yen and USD to the real names you have
WP>> given to your databases (case sensitive)
WP>> if ( GetDatabaseName() == "Yen" )
WP>> x = 1.2;
WP>> else if ( GetDatabaseName() == "USD" )
WP>> x = 1.0;
WP>> else
WP>> x = 1.0;
WP>> Title = Name() + " - " + WriteVal( DateTime(), formatDateTime ) +
WP>> " - " + " Open: " + EncodeColor(colorYellow) + WriteVal(O,x) + " " +
WP>> EncodeColor(colorBlack)+
WP>> " - Hi: " + EncodeColor(colorRed)+WriteVal(H,x) +
WP>> " " + EncodeColor(colorBlack) +
WP>> " - Low: " + EncodeColor(colorBrightGreen) + WriteVal(L,x) +
WP>> " " + EncodeColor(colorBlack) +
WP>> " - Close: " + EncodeColor(colorYellow) + WriteVal(C,x) +
WP>> EncodeColor(colorBlack) + "- Volume: " + WriteVal(V,1);
WP>> Regards,
WP>> William Peters
WP>> www.amitools.com
WP>> -----Original Message-----
WP>> From: Yuki Taga [mailto:yukitaga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
WP>> Sent: September 10, 2003 5:18 PM
WP>> To: Tomasz Janeczko
WP>> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Different curency databases -- an AB pain in
WP>> the butt?
WP>> Hi Tomasz,
WP>> Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 8:21:48 PM, you wrote:
TJ>>> Layouts are stored PER DATABASE, therefore there is no obstacle
TJ>>> in using different set of indicators/charts/formulas in different databases.
TJ>>> Please check Tutorial: Working with chart sheets and window layouts
WP>> I have looked at this "tutorial" in the past, but it doesn't put
WP>> things in a way that I can understand, and I am very reluctant to
WP>> start playing around with settings that I do not fully understand,
WP>> having put tremendous time and effort into getting things set up
WP>> reasonably the way I like them for my Japanese database.
WP>> Question for you or anyone:
WP>> 1) If I modify a custom price chart, then save that as a local
WP>> layout, is the global default layout then immune to this modification
WP>> when I change databases?
WP>> For example, in one of my custom price charts, I have the following:
WP>> Title = Name() +" - "+ WriteVal( DateTime(), formatDateTime )+" -
WP>> "+"Open: "+EncodeColor(colorYellow)+WriteVal(O,1.0)+"
WP>> "+EncodeColor(colorBlack)+" - Hi:
WP>> "+EncodeColor(colorRed)+WriteVal(H,1.0)+" "+EncodeColor(colorBlack)+"
WP>> - Low: "+EncodeColor(colorBrightGreen)+WriteVal(L,1.0)+"
WP>> "+EncodeColor(colorBlack)+" - Close:
WP>> "+EncodeColor(colorYellow)+WriteVal(C,1.0)+EncodeColor(colorBlack)+"
WP>> - Volume: "+WriteVal(V,1);
WP>> This is perfect for the yen, which is indivisible. But I'd like to
WP>> modify this for the dollar, which would mean changing all the '1.0'
WP>> settings to '1.2', I believe. (This also affects the pop up values,
WP>> of course.)
WP>> But I doubt if I can modify a formula for a custom indicator, and not
WP>> have the change take place globally. Am I wrong? The tutorial
WP>> doesn't speak to this, or at least not in a way that I can
WP>> understand.
WP>> Yuki
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