Re: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions, AmiBroker Email List Archive

You are not the only one, Ed. Yesterday I have made a formula. Very simple formula. Something like underneath. So without any Params :

Filter = (Close > 65) AND BarIndex()==845;
AddColumn(C,"Close");
Plot(BarIndex(),"BarIndex",colorRed,styleLine);

When going to the Parameter Screen I found in the Parameter Tab all kinds of parameters coming from a different formula. Therefore I checked the above formula again and found no Params. This is not the first time and frankly I accept it as one of the typical software bugs (?) that should not exist but are just there. I can live with it. As long as the software gives me what I want it to do ... My experience over the last 25 year with MicroSoft software showed me that bugs are just part of the game ...

Regards, Ton

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From: Edward Pottasch

To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com

Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:41 AM

Subject: Re: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions

hi,

I think it is best to consult the manual. However, I have an additional remark / question on this. I have been having problems with layouts all along.

1) For instance I have a layout I call "auto". I add something to "auto" then save it and when I open it the next day in some occasions there is some other program in one of the lower tab windows.

2) Sometimes I add a program to a lower tab, then save the layout. The next day I open this layout and the chart is blanc, it can not find the code underneath.

Sometimes this happens, sometimes it doesn't. Just wonder if anyone else has this problem or if I am doing something wrong. But what can one do wrong? You create a new layout, save the layout when you change something and still I get inconsistant behaviour.

Could it be because I run 2 instances (or sometimes 3) of Amibroker on 1 computer using different databases and that this messes up the layouts?

thanks, Ed

----- Original Message -----

From: MountainTopTrader

To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com

Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 4:07 PM

Subject: [amibroker] New user - problems/questions

I installed the Pro version yesterday using the IB data feed. I went through several of the tutorials and got a decent start on a dozen symbols and an hourly chart layout I liked on one tab in 3 panes on Sheet 1. I reduced the number of default sheets from 8 to 4.

This morning when I opened AB, I had a whole different view. My candle sticks have been replaced by close only line chart and a bunch of tabs have been added for variations which I don't need or care about. Further, indicators I don't want have been applied to Sheets 2 through 4.

Problems/questions:

How do I restore my layout and keep it that way when I reopen it?
I can not find a way (menu or pop-up menu) to alter/restore the chart properties including something as basic as the chart style. The properties item on the pop-up menu is grayed out and charting preferences do not let me set the chart style.
How do I remove tabs I don't want and add new tabs I do want?
I can't seem to display all of the data collected. For example, 6CU7 (Canadian Dollar) shows 7952 data bars retrieved. My IB database is set to 10,000 bars of base time interval 5 minutes. At 288 bars per 24 hours, I should have 27 trading days (over a full month) of data. However zooming out on hourly or daily bars displays nothing further back than June 26 which is fewer than 6 trading days. How do I get to view all of the data?

Thank you.

Earl