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You are apparently all using OLD version.
Current one - 4.53.1 does NOT have this problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Salil V Gangal" <salil_gangal@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: SetForeign's funcationality -- FullName() becomes
Name() ?
> Dimitris,
>
> A quick note - the solution you've proposed depends upon StrExtract
> (), so has to be work within its specs. When you have a compnay name
> that itself contains a comma in it such as 'XYZ, Inc.', it won't
> work. Nope ... there is nothing wrong with the solution, it is just
> that it hits the head against the specs of StrExtract().
>
> Anyways ... a nice solution.
>
> A custom DLL version of StrExtract() (maybe fvStrExtract() *smile*)
> that takes seperator (say a pipe |) as its inputs and splits the
> string using the user-param seperator will do the trick.
>
> Regards,
> - Salil V Gangal
>
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Salil V Gangal"
> <salil_gangal@xxxx> wrote:
> > Dimitris,
> >
> > Excellent solution as always.
> >
> > As I wrote earlier I can bypass this using DiskFileWatchLists
> > (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker-
> > dll/files/FV/fvDiskFileWatchList/), however it is nice to have more
> > than one way of doing things. If one is talking about pretty long
> > lists then inputting them in the string such as what you've written
> > will be quite tedious, but for short lists your solution is an
> > *outstanding* one.
> >
> > Maybe I should next version of the DLL that will take-up the list
> > from disk as initialization, will in memory and then Index it by
> > tickers.
> >
> > Regards,
> > - Salil V Gangal
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "DIMITRIS TSOKAKIS"
> <TSOKAKIS@xxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > For multiple use g=""; should be inside the function.
> > >
> > > Example:
> > >
> > > NfN="IBM,International Business Machines Co.,INTC,Intel
> > > Corporation,MSFT,Microsoft Corp.";
> > > function fn(X)
> > > {
> > > g="";
> > > for(n=0;n<10;n=n+2)
> > > {
> > > SetForeign(X);
> > > if(Name()==StrExtract(NfN,n))
> > > {
> > > g= g+StrExtract(NfN,n+1);
> > > }}
> > > return g;
> > > }
> > > Title=Name()+"\n"+fn("INTC")+","+fn("IBM")+","+fn("INTC");
> > >
> > > The function fn() gives the FullName of a foreign ticker.
> > > Dimitris Tsokakis
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "DIMITRIS TSOKAKIS"
> > <TSOKAKIS@xxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Of course, [almost] any problem has a solution.
> > > > You may create your own FullName function fn().
> > > > It will give the fullname even after a SetForeign() call.
> > > > You only need to create [once] the NfN comma separated string.
> > > > Example:
> > > > NfN="IBM,International Business Machines Co.,INTC,Intel
> > > > Corporation,MSFT,Microsoft Corp.";
> > > > g="";
> > > > function fn()
> > > > {
> > > > for(n=0;n<10;n=n+2)
> > > > {
> > > > SetForeign("IBM");
> > > > if(Name()==StrExtract(NfN,n))
> > > > {
> > > > g= g+StrExtract(NfN,n+1)+",";
> > > > }}
> > > > return g;
> > > > }
> > > > Title=Name()+" "+fn();
> > > >
> > > > Dimitris Tsokakis
> > > > --- 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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