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Re: [amibroker] Re: Backtest problem



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Hello,

Yes, obviously file - system reserved characters must not be used,
this includes >, <, ", :, \, |


Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phsst" <phsst@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:38 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Backtest problem


> Dave,
> 
> You correctly identified my problem.
> 
> The following statement caused my problem:
> 
>    SetFormulaName( "Test xyz > 89" );
> 
> When I removed the > sign, the problem went away.
> 
> Thanks... Phsst
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Merrill" <dmerrill@xxxx> wrote:
> > I have this problem too, but not every time. 
> > 
> > One thing I strongly suspect is that certain characters in the name
> of the
> > formula will cause it. AB tries to create a folder using that name
> to store
> > the report files in, and if there are things in the name that can't
> be in a
> > legal filename, no joy. Tomasz, you might consider filtering the name to
> > prevent this.
> > 
> > However, that's definitely not the only cause. I didn't report it yet
> > because I couldn't figure out what causes or fixes it, but it's probably
> > best to get the process started anyway.
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Tomasz (or others who might know solution).
> > > 
> > > Every time I run a backtest, at the end of the process the following
> > > message comes up:
> > > 
> > > "The report file cannot be open for writing."
> > > 
> > > The first time the msg came up, I did have the Report Explorer open.
> > > But even after I closed Report Explorer, the message persists.
> > > 
> > > The generated trade list shows up in AA, but when the Report button is
> > > clicked, the normal report window pops up stating that it cannot find
> > > server - HtmlView and further stating that "The page cannot be
> displayed"
> > > 
> > > Rgds,
> > > 
> > > Phsst
> 
> 
> 
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