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[amibroker] Re: batch testing Please Help!



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For a ready made batch backtester you might want to have a look at 
BatMan in the Amibroker-TS files section.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jeffro861" <jhend746@xxxx> wrote:
>
> I'm having problems with batch testing after I've put the following 
> script in:
> 
> 
> /*****************************
> *
> * BatchTest.js
> *
> * Batch testing sample script
> * Shows how to use JScript and new AmiBroker 4.23
> * 'Analysis' object to perform batch backtesting
> * and generate reports
> *
> * Created: Dec 21, 2002 TJ
> * Last modification: Dec 22, 2002 TJ
> * 
> * Copyright (C)2002 Amibroker.com
> *
> * Status: Freeware
> * You can use/modify/adopt this code freely
> *
> */ 
> /* The directory where AFL files are stored
> ** Also reports generated by the bactest
> ** will be saved here
> */ 
> 
> AFLFolder = "C:\\Program Files\\AmiBroker\\formulas\\systems"; // 
> MODIFY TO FIT YOUR SETUP 
> WScript.Echo("Batch testing of all AFL files stored in " + 
> AFLFolder ); 
> var AB, AA;
> var fso, f, f1, fc, s;
> var filename; 
> /* Create AmiBroker object and get Analysis object */ 
> AB = new ActiveXObject("Broker.Application");
> AA = AB.Analysis; 
> /* backtest over symbols and all quotes*/
> AA.ClearFilters(); 
> AA.ApplyTo = 0; // use symbols
> AA.RangeMode = 0; // all quotes 
> AA.rangefromdate=3/21/01;
> AA.rangetodate=3/10/04;
> /* to use filters you should uncomment lines below 
>  AA.ApplyTo = 2; // use filters
>  AA.Filter(0,"watchlist") = 3 /* watch list number */;
>  
>    
> 
> /* Create FileSystemObject */
> fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); 
> /* Iterate through all files in the folder */
> f = fso.GetFolder(AFLFolder);
> fc = new Enumerator(f.files);
> for (; !fc.atEnd(); fc.moveNext())
> {
> // we need to add empty string to make sure that filename is a 
string 
> object
> filename = "" + fc.item(); 
> /* check the AFL extension */
> if( filename.substr( filename.length - 4 ).toUpperCase() == ".AFL" )
> { 
> if( AA.LoadFormula( filename ) )
> {
> AA.Backtest(); 
> reportname = filename.substr( 0, filename.length - 3 ) + "HTML" ; 
> 
> AA.Report( reportname ); // generate report
> }
> }
> } 
> WScript.Echo("Batch backtest finished"); 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> My problem is that I can't get the script to only include a 
specific 
> watchlist and a specific to and from date.  Please help!  I've been 
> battling this for a month.  Also please note that I'm trying to 
batch 
> test one long and one short system and I sometimes I get an error 
> message saying that I don't have "buy" and "sell" statements in the 
> forumula which is not true.
> 
> TIA,
> Jeff
>






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