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Re: [amibroker] I have a problem with Export .csv and Import Wizard



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Hello,

You should change the definition to:

$SEPARATOR ,
$FORMAT Ticker,Date_MDY,Open,High,Low,Close,Volume

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ronbo" <ronbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 8:50 PM
Subject: [amibroker] I have a problem with Export .csv and Import Wizard


> I want to edit a quote file, so i used the Tool/Export, used either Excel or
> Notepad to edit 1 incorrect Low price, saved the file and used File/Import
> Wizard.  The date format on Export is D/M/YYYY.  When i Import i get this
> error:
> 
> Logging started for 'C:\Program Files\AmiBroker\TIVO.csv' file, using format
> definition file 'Formats\wizard.format'
> Error in line TIVO,1/2/2003,5.29,5.47,5.11,5.35,438300
> Invalid date format/value
> Error in line TIVO,1/3/2003,5.39,5.68,5.17,5.65,571200
> Invalid date format/value
> Error in line TIVO,1/6/2003,5.7,6,5.64,5.93,863700
> Invalid date format/value
> 
> I changed the Wizard.Format file to be the same date format as the Export
> (MDY) , AND the Define Fields window in the Wizard to be the M/D/Y format.
> Funny thing though, the sample of the file, has these lines at the top
> before the data:
> $SEPARATOR ,,,,,,
> $FORMAT Ticker,Date_YMD,Open,High,Low,Close,Volume
> 
> i think it is not getting the correct Date format, no matter what i do.
> 
> this is my wizard.format file:
> # Format definition file generated automatically
> # by AmiBroker's ASCII Import Wizard
> $FORMAT Ticker, Date_DMY, Open, High, Low, Close, Volume
> $SKIPLINES 0
> $SEPARATOR ,
> $CONT 1
> $GROUP 255
> $AUTOADD 1
> $DEBUG 1
> 
> and i created an exact copy of the wizard.format file to csv.format.  it
> made no difference.
> 
> 
> Virtually every day's data is in error.
> 
> what am i doing wrong?? i know AB has a Quote Editor, which i use, but i
> thought this should work also...
> 
> ron
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