[amibroker] On Fundamental data import

["dbirru" <dbjunk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Is the new fundamental import faster compared to doing it via the old
way of the ascii importer?

I used to import fundamental data using artifical ticker and the ascii
importer (using the 9 or so available fields). In AFL, this requires
using the foreign function. I find that this method slows down
exploration considerably since for every ticker  a corresponding
ticker  need to be read. The values are also stored in an array.

The latest ascii importer contains additional fields to ease improting
of fundamental data. Does this new way of improting fundamental data
make exploration considerably faster?  If the dat astructure is
different, then I expect it may be faster. But, I don't know the data
structure.  Thus, I asked before I try it and 'corrupt' my database if
it does not offer an advantage.

Thanks.