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Hi Joe,
CVS does something similar as you are doing now, only more elegantly
and with more options (e.g. adding comments to the versions). The name
of the file always stays the same and you retrieve all versions that
you checked into CVS.
1. You can download the "Latest Recommended Release", and then
Download Installer.
2. Unzip it and install it. During the installation you will be asked,
it you want to install CVSNT, where you must click on Yes.
3. Read a WinCVS tutorial to learn the most important things. E.g. at
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~cs422/WinCVS%20Tutorial.htm. This tutorial
explains an older version, so some things have changed a little... A
good overview is also: http://www.thathost.com/wincvs-howto/
4. Download and install WinMerge from www.winmerge.org. This is a
graphical viewer of file differences. This is very useful, it you
can't remember what modifications you did. As explained in the WinCVS
tutorial, you can use WinMerge from WinCVS by modifying the entry
under Admin->Preferences->WinCVS->ExternalDiff (which should point to
WinMerge.exe).
5. First you must make a new repository: Remote->Create a new
repository ...
6. On the "Init settings" tab, click on "..."
Protocol: it you use CVS only on your computer, choose "local",
otherwise "pserver" (in this case this will be the CVS server for your
network and other computers can access this server too).
Repository path: this is where the repository files are located on
your computer. E.g. C:\cvsrepository
7. Then add your first module. To check that you understood it all,
import first a test module with some source files in it and play
around until you feel comfortable with CVS.
Then add the directory where your afl-Files are located (e.g.
C:\Program Files\Amibroker\Formulas) (same procedure as described as
import module). I have all afl-Files checked in CVS, also the ones
that came with Amibroker, like this you have always the original
files, in case you messed something up. You could even consider
checking in the layouts as well...
Maybe this all sounds complicated now, but it really isn't. In one to
two hours you should be ready to use CVS. After you get used to it,
you won't develop source code without it again.
If you questions, send me an email or post it to the forum.
Best regards,
Daniel
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe Landry" <jelandry@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Daniel..
> Conceptually this is not new to me, but when I go to the CVS site it
looks like a complete
> approach for tracking versions, and I'm not sure which flavor I
should download.
> Do you have a recommendation for use with AB AFL and jscripts?
>
> Thanks
> JOE
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daniel T
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:49 AM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Studies & Layers question
>
>
> Hi,
> Why don't you use CVS for version management of your source code?
> In CVS you don't need to rename files and therefore you won't have
> this problem.
> WinCVS software is free and available at http://www.wincvs.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Daniel
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Terry" <MagicTH@> wrote:
> >
> > I started using studies to draw support lines and find two
problems.
> >
> >
> >
> > #1. I keep versions of my systems (charts). This is just good
practice.
> > Whenever I make more than a minor change, the chart filename changes
> from
> > "mySystem_v1.afl" to "mySystem_v2.afl", etc. So, I spent all day
> putting on
> > S/R lines and then made a revision. I deleted v26 and installed v27.
> Voila,
> > no S/R lines..all gone on all symbols! If I just edit the chart and
> reapply
> > with the same name, the studies are preserved. I suppose studies are
> tied to
> > chart IDs and this makes sense, thus explaining the disappearance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Question 1: Is there a way to somehow "save" the studies so I can
> continue
> > to version# my code without losing hours of work re-locating and
> re-drawing
> > support lines for a dozen symbols?
> >
> >
> >
> > #2. Using the horizontal line tool. This tool works fine until you
> reselect
> > it to try and move it or change colors or just by accident while
> clicking
> > bars. It "jumps" to a price level and is no longer horizontal. Very
> > annoying, but I can redraw it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Question 2: Can anyone confirm this behavior. If so, I will file a
> report on
> > feedback.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Terry
> >
>
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