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Thanks for that John ! I knew what .charts was, but
not .bcharts.
Regards,
Gary
--- john gibb <jgibb1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Re: [amibroker] Re: Saving formulas in IBHi,
>
> Built-in Indicator code is saved in the binary file
> broker.bcharts, which TJ talks about in Message
> 34884:
>
> There are only two files that you should back
> up:
>
> broker.bcharts (all built-in charts (in fact
> interpretation code only))
> broker.charts (your custom indicators).
>
> Restoring them will bring back buit-in and/or
> custom indicators.
>
> BTW, if you make changes to a Built-in indicator's
> code, you can also save it as an AFL text file,
> using the Save formula button in IB. Note though
> that, whenever the 'Save As' dialog comes up, as it
> would in this case, notice the name it is being
> Saved As--so that you don't overwrite the wrong,
> previously saved file, which the prompted file name
> represents.
>
> HTH,
>
> -john
>
> From: Terry
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Saving formulas in IB
>
>
> Paul,
>
> Someone else needs to explain. I just noticed in
> using it that you can indeed load whatever you wish
> into any formula by using CTRL E on any chart. That
> chart will have a name and it may be a built-in
> name. The loaded AFL will stay there until you
> change it. If you SAVE FORMULA it saves it under the
> current name unless you choose New and put it there.
>
>
> I know there's a way to recover a built-in formula
> if you did this. It may not even really save
> anything. As to where it's stored or what really
> happens, someone more knowledgeable please jump in.
>
> TH
> --
>
>
> Terry:
>
> Since LOAD FORMULA prompts me to select an AFL
> file, I infer that you are saying that the Built-In
> indicators are not hardwired into AB, but rather are
> a set of standalone AFL files living somewhere in
> the AmiBroker folder tree. Yes?
>
> If so, I do indeed see some AFL files under
> C:\Program Files\Amibroker\AFL, but I don't see any
> file with a name resembling "Equity Line". Do you
> happen to know what the name is for that particular
> "Built-In" AFL file?
>
> Thank you.
>
> -Paul
>
> At 05:18 AM 5/15/2004, you wrote:
>
> Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 14:47:22 -0600
> From: Terry <TH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Saving formulas in IB
>
> It's not actually saved. AB saves whatever is
> there when you close as a sort
> of temporary file (it's save in the chart so
> to speak), but you can do a
> LOAD FORMULA to get the original back.
>
> TH
> --
>
> > Folks:
> >
> > I'm just learning to use AB and have
> encountered some logic I don't
> > understand. In IB, I mistakenly pasted a
> formula over the Built-in formula
> > for Equity Line and tried to "Apply" it.
> There were some interpreter errors
> > reported, at which point I happened to
> realize that I'd put the formula in the
> > wrong place: I should have instead added a
> new name to the Custom column and
> > pasted the formula in there. OK, no big
> deal since I hadn't "Save Formula"-ed
> > my new formula to the Built-in Equity Line
> formula.
> >
> > So I proceeded to make everything right by
> simply closing IB without saving.
> > But to my dismay, when I re-opened IB there
> was my new formula still replacing
> > the Built-in Equity Line one. I'm positive
> I never told IB to save. Why on
> > earth would IB save automatically upon
> closing without warning me?
> >
> > 1) Is this an IB bug? It certainly isn't
> traditional Windows behavior, at
> > best. At worst, it's very dangerous as in
> the example given above.
> > 2) How do I avoid this in the future? I
> don't want any editing that I do in
> > AA or IB to be autosaved, particularly if
> there's no warning box.
> > 3) How do I fix the now-broken Built-in
> Equity Line formula? Are all the
> > Built-in formulas posted somewhere on the AB
> site?
> >
> > Thanks for comments.
> >
>
> > -Paul
>
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