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JS,
Err ... nope ... not really. For a single-developer products such as
AmiBroker, the developer knows the product like the back of his (or
her) hand. If there are any inconsistencies, they know it already.
It, I guess, are the users that get confused and wonder if they have
missed something.
Regards,
- Salil V Gangal
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "johsun" <johanskatt@xxxx> wrote:
> 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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