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Hi,
To avoid that by a silly mistake one week of work is lost, it is a
good idea to store the formulas in a versioning system (e.g. CVS or
subversion, they are freeware). Store it after you have made any
significant modifications.
Regards,
Daniel
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Advice: use only defaults, i.e. ordinary insert (double click) that
creates a copy of the formula.
>
> If you are using "insert linked" - you are linking several charts to
one formula
> - it is for people who know what they are doing
> and who want several chart panes to be using SHARED formula so
> editing it in one place changes all panes.
>
> This functionality is advantage (because you may want to edit once) but
> it is provided for users who read the manual and are aware how
things work.
>
> http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_dragdrop.html
>
> Read Frequently Asked Questions about drag & drop functionality
> Q. What is the difference between Insert and Insert Linked option in
chart menu?
>
> A. Insert command internally creates a copy of the original formula
file and places such copy into hidden drag-drop folder so
> original formula will not be affected by subsequent editing or
overlaying other indicators onto it. Double clicking on formula name
> in the chart tree is equivalent with choosing Insert command from
the menu. On the other hand Insert Linked command does not create
> any copy of the formula. Instead it creates new chart pane that
directly links to original formula.
> This way subsequent editing and/or overlaying other indicators will
modify the original
> ==============================================================
>
> The consequences of using linked formulas are clearly described in
the guide.
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. Biran" <jbiran@xxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 7:13 AM
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] is AB for perfect super-users only?
>
>
> >
> > I wonder how many other AB users had an experience similar to what
> > just happened to me:
> >
> > Wanting to try an indicator that was in one of the messages of this
> > board,
> > I inserted it (unlinked) to a new window (unlinked).
> >
> > I did some changes to it and then clicked by mistake on the "Apply
> > Indicator" button
> > instead of "save".
> >
> > To my astonishment one indicator pane of all my other (linked) windows
> > changed to
> > the newly edited indicator I was working on. No warnings, no
> > explanation, and
> > no way to recover.
> >
> > None of the other window panes were selected at the time. Why that
> > particular
> > pane was selected in the unselected windows and overwritten is a
> > mystery to me.
> >
> > One week of careful tweaking just went down the drain at a click of a
> > button.
> >
> > BTW, how to apply changes to the current indicator just to the
> > selected unlinked window
> > is a mystery to me.
> >
> > Is it something I am overlooking? Or, is this unforgiving behavior
> > unacceptable?
> >
> > Joseph Biran
> > ____________________________________________
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only.
> >
> > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to
> > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
> >
> > For other support material please check also:
> > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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