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After importing via the DLL, will AB store the data in its database? 
This would be best for speed and ease of use - Perhaps I am hoping 
for too much.
Or does the data need to be reimported every time AB re-runs a test 
or optimational cycle? 
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--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "vlanschot" <ecbu@xxx> wrote:
>
> As I've mentioned on various occassions before, at my request 
Tomasz 
> has created a DLL called ThCSV Plugin. It's intention originally 
was 
> to be able to read CSV-files with data from Thomson Datastream 
(i.e. 
> columns of time series beyond OHLCVOI, for example PE, DY, PC, 
etc. 
> for stocks, but also Duration, Convexity, etc. for bonds). Works 
like 
> a charm.
> 
> No doubt it would be useful for others too, since it can read any 
CSV 
> if structured in the right format. Ask support for more details.
> 
> PS 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mikelaurataylor" 
> <mikelaurataylor@> wrote:
> >
> > There is not currently (to the best of my knowledge) a place to 
> import
> > fundemental data from outside parties into the system.   I have
> > actually placed an update request with AmiBroker to add some 
fields 
> we
> > could use to import fundemental data into.
> > 
> > In the interum there are a few ways you can handle this. 
> > 
> > (1) You can export the selected data from the AAII database (I 
do)
> > into a CSV and then during your scan you can read the external 
> file. 
> >  I do this for Float data.   The only problem is that it is slow 
> since
> > it is accessing the external file for each stock in the scan.
> > 
> > (2) You can first do a selection from the AAII database, for 
> instance
> > for all stocks w/ a low PE or whatever your criteria, then take 
that
> > list of stocks and bring it into a watchlist in AmiBroker and run
> > technical scans on it from there.    For instance I recently ran 
a
> > scan of stocks with very high P/Es and which had future 
projected 
> P/Es
> > that were lower and some other criteria to give me a list of
> > potentially overpriced stocks.   I then took this list and 
brought 
> it
> > in as a watchlist and created a scan to see those that were 
breaking
> > under their 50 day moving averages to see if I could find some 
good
> > overpriced stocks that appeared to be breaking down to short.
> > 
> > Hope this helps.
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "christophermuch" <chris.much@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm trying to develop a system that updates the fundamental 
data 
> from 
> > > AAII in order to run a stock screener in Amibroker.  If anyone 
> has any 
> > > ideas it would be greatly appreciated.
> > > Chris
> > >
> >
>
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