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Re: [amibroker] Column width



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Actually to reset the column wdths for exploration with scan you don't
need a buy= statment, it will just give an error. Buy still resets the
column widths for you.

On 6/19/05, wavemechanic <fimdot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Patrick and TB.  For now, padding will do the trick.
>  
> Bill
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> From: NW Trader 
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 4:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Column width
> 
> Hi Bill,
>  
> Setting width can be done several ways, however if you add a new column in
> or switch between explorations after an initial one has been run, the column
> width doesn't enlarge automatically and you must use a manual approach.  But
> here are my workarounds for when there are a lot of columns and changes.
>  
> As suggested, add some spaces in the column heading's name.  Unfortunately I
> am unaware of a way to make a column narrower than the heading once it is
> set, so artful naming comes into play -- e.g.,  a column heading of "Today's
> Volume as a Percent of the 21 day Simple Moving Average of Volume" wastes a
> lot of space so it becomes "V % of 21dMA" and it is still too long.  Also
> you can force some space in the format assignment of AddColumn(), for
> example, if it is a price field I specify 3.2, a volume field then 10.0, an
> ADX then 2.0, etc.  I use the following for example: 
> 
> AddColumn(C, " Close ", 2.2, colorDarkGreen, colorLightGrey); 
> 
> AddColumn(V, " VOLUME ",10.0, colorYellow, colorDarkGreen); 
> 
> AddColumn(ADX(14) ,"ADX (" +WriteVal(PADX, 2.0)+")", 3.0, colorBlue,
> colorYellow);
> Finally, I find that if I am editing or switching between explorations with
> different outputs, if I click on scan to start a scan to run (remember there
> must be a 'Buy=' statement) then cancel it and run the exploration, the
> column headings will resize to what the new exploration calls for and not
> use what the prior exploration set.
>  
> Peace and Justice   ---   Patrick
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: TB 
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 12:52 PM
> Subject: AW: [amibroker] Column width
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
>  
> 
> As far as I know there is unfortunately no way. I would also like to have
> it.
> 
> The only way is to change it manually with the mouse.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Regards,
> 
>  
> 
> Thomas
> 
> www.tradingbasis.com
> 
>  
> 
>  
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> Von: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag
> von wavemechanic
> Gesendet: Samstag, 18. Juni 2005 20:16
> An: AmiBroker, User
> Betreff: [amibroker] Column width
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Does anyone know if there is a way to control column width in AA?  I am
> adding a Date column but the date is being cutoff because the column is too
> narrow.
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
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