[amibroker] Re: SetForeign's funcationality -- FullName() becomes Name() ?

["johsun" <johanskatt@xxxxxxxx>]

It does retrieve Name() though, which isn't specified in the 
description. I think this is the inconsistency that Salil wants to 
point out. Anyway, TJ has been made aware of this in the past, 
see this thread:

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/48723

JS


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "DIMITRIS TSOKAKIS" 
<TSOKAKIS@xxxx> wrote:
> Salil,
> 1.
> It is written [twice] in the description
> 
> SETFOREIGN
> - replace current price arrays with those of foreign security 
> Referencing other symbol data
> (AFL 2.5)
> SYNTAX  SetForeign( ticker, fixup = True, tradeprices = False )  
> RETURNS NUMBER  
> FUNCTION  The SetForeign function replaces current price/volume 
> arrays with those of foreign security. 
> 
> " replace current price arrays " and " replaces current 
price/volume 
> arrays "
> No ref for ANY other ticker elements.
> 2.
> At the end of the description, 
> 
> Single SetForeign( "ticker" ) call is equivalent to the following 
> sequence: 
> C = Foreign( "ticker", "C" ); 
> O = Foreign( "ticker", "O" ); 
> H = Foreign( "ticker", "H" ); 
> L = Foreign( "ticker", "L" ); 
> V = Foreign( "ticker", "V" ); 
> OI = Foreign( "ticker", "I" ); 
> Avg = ( C + H + L )/3; 
> 
> No ref again for ANYTHING else.
> 
> 3.
> Since it replaces the basic Foreign() function, see the respective 
> description
> SYNTAX  foreign( TICKER, DATAFIELD, fixup = 1)  
> DATAFIELD defines which array is referenced. Allowable data 
> fields: "open", "close", "high", "low", "volume", "interest".
> 
> Ticker Fullname is not included as "allowable data field" .
> Dimitris Tsokakis
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Salil V Gangal" 
> <salil_gangal@xxxx> wrote:
> > Friends,
> > 
> > I set the 'Symbol->Information->Full Name' for 'MSFT' / 'CSCO' 
> > and 'YHOO' to 'Company 1' / 'Company 2' and 'Company 3' 
> respectively 
> > and ensured that without SetForeign(), the FullName() is working 
> > properly.  It does seem as if after executing SetForeign(), the 
> > FullName() becomes Name() !
> > 
> > Has anyone else observed this ?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > - Salil V Gangal
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Salil V Gangal" 
> > <salil_gangal@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Friends,
> > > 
> > > Based on the documentation, I see that the SetForeign() sets 
> OHLCV, 
> > > OI, Avg to foreign security.  However it does not go to get 
the 
> > > FullName().  So when used in combination, as far as I can 
tell, 
> it 
> > > sort-of does something weird. For example following code ===>
> > > 
> > > SetForeign("MSFT");
> > > Title = FullName();
> > > SetForeign("CSCO");
> > > Title = Title + " " + FullName();
> > > SetForeign("YHOO");
> > > Title = Title + " " + FullName();
> > > 
> > > Sets the Title to 'MSFT CSCO YHOO', which is as if FullName() 
is 
> > > returning Name() after SetForeign() goes in effect.  Is this 
> > > expected ?
> > > 
> > > Sure ... I can get around SetForeign's apparent inability to 
work 
> > > with FullName(), by using external Watch Lists, but will like 
to 
> > know 
> > > what's going on here.  Why does FullName() not return the name 
of 
> > > the 'current' security, why does it return the symbol of the 
> > > SetForeign's security ?
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > - Salil V Gangal



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