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[amibroker] Re: Layouts



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Andy,

I wish I could help you but this is one area of Amibroker that I have
not fiddled with yet.  It is on my list.  I am sure someone here in
this group will be able to.

Regards,

Dave

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Andy Davidson <AndyDavidson@xxx> wrote:
>
> I'm having some frustrating issues with layouts. Perhaps someone would 
> be kind enough to enlighten me?
> 
> Here's the requirement:
> I have a layout in Database A. The layout has just one template/window 
> with independant indicators on several screens (all are inserted as 
> "linked"). I want to use that template in Database B.
> 
> Here's what I'm doing:
> 1) After creating the layout in Database A, I save it as a global layout
> 2) I switch to Database B and open the global layout. So far so good.
> 3) I save this layout under a *new name*.
> 3) I change the parameters of one indicator in the layout in Database B.
> 4) I switch back to Database A and ?!?!**?!....the parameter setting of 
> the same screen in database A has changed as well!!
> 5) I change the parameter in Database A back to what it was before, I 
> switch back to Database B and the parameter has "followed" me again!
> 
> I don't want this to happen! ...I want the basic layouts/templates
to be 
> the same across databases. I also want the indicators themselves to be 
> linked (i.e. if I edit the formula of one I want it to change all 
> instances of that indicator in all layouts). But I don't want the
actual 
> parameters to be linked across databases. It's bad enough that I can't 
> make the parameters unique to each symbol in a database...but it seems 
> the only way I can make them unique to each database is to re-create 
> each layout in each database from scratch. Which is hardly the point of 
> saving the layouts.
> 
> I'm sure I'm doing something wrong...Can anyone help please?
> 
> TIA
> Andy
> 
> 
> 
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