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Howard:
It goes without saying that books on software versions
get outdated rather quickly and I was reminded this
week about what might work in this case. That is "the missing CD"
concept. I bought a book for a new version of Adobe PhotoShop called the Missing Manual and on the inside
back cover were notes "the missing CD-ROM" and "there's no CD with this book and you just saved $5"
while referring you to a web site. In this case the web site is free for
all who purchase the book or know about the link that provides add ons and
graphics images. In your case I'd expect
you'd want to be compensated for providing a web site
that keeps up with versions and provides example scripts. Of course it depends on how you write
the book, but I've seen Bill Barrack's Amibroker 101 get reworked every
year for the last three years and in some minor
cases the functions and features of Amibroker
were not completely reflected because of a recent release.
Your note came up in one of our meetings this morning
and many members of our group,(who have all purchased your current
book) are looking forward to the release.
Best regards
Joe
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 11:17
AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker
Users' Knowledge Base
Help is on the way -- if you can wait a few more months. I am in the
process of writing "Introduction to AmiBroker" which will cover installation,
use of the GUI features, programming afl, etc. If everything goes as
planned, it will available early 2008.
Thanks,
Howard
www.quantitativetradingsystems.com
On 7/19/07, Ton
Sieverding < ton.sieverding@scarlet.be>
wrote:
Correct. What's missing is a book from Que
called 'Using AFL'. I'm
sure somewhere somehow there is somebody who
will write it ...
Don't say not enough AFL users. There still are
lot's of TradeStation,
MetaStock, Wealthlab etc. users how can read
the book and switch
to the wonderful world of AmiBroker
...
Regards, Ton.
-----
Original Message -----
Sent:
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 1:22 PM
Subject:
[amibroker] Re: AmiBroker Users' Knowledge Base
Ton,
Re: collating AB info (from your earlier post in this
topic).
Generally the search feature and UKB were aimed at
improving the
accessibility of information.
IMO all of the big
ticket items are now in place.
Tomasz has given us a lot to facilitate
learning over the last year
or so.
If anything significant is
missing from the suite it would be an AFL
programming book and a
better way to mine the information in this
groups
archive.
Personally, I am pretty happy with the state of play at
AB.
Consequently I am hanging up my light
sabre.
Brian.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com, "Ton Sieverding"
<ton.sieverding@...> wrote:
>
> I agree Herman,
there are lots of problems when trying to find
> something
somewhere. But let's start at the beginning and therefore
> I am
happy with TJ's answer :
>
> There will be global search for
all AmiBroker docs / sites
implemented in near future.
>
> Regards, Ton.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Herman
> To: Ton Sieverding
> Sent: Tuesday,
July 17, 2007 1:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker
Users' Knowledge Base
>
>
>
> Ton, if I may
jump in...
>
>
>
>
> Except for the
official references all of the free code you will
find on the Internet
is generously donated by users. The problem is
that most of these
items are undocumented or are documented inside
the code. This is what
make finding stuff so difficult. It is easy to
search for
"PositionSize(" and get some hits but such searches only
answer syntax
and basic usage questions. So, while users generously
donate code,
their code is inefficiently distributed and rarely used.
In many cases
you might as well drag your code into your Recycling
Bin.
>
>
>
>
> Adding tutorial content to your code
and posting it in an
appropriate category on the UKB will increase
usage of your work many
fold.
>
>
>
>
> It will take some behavior modification for users to realize the
inefficiency of the current code distribution system; it
sucks!
>
>
>
>
> The extra effort will
result in a payback that will follow with
some delay; but it will
definitely follow and reward you with
comments and related solutions
that will be posted by readers.
>
>
>
>
> Bottom line: If you really want to have your code used and you
want to raise the performance level of the AmiBroker community,
publish it on the UKB. It is simply the most effective way to share
code and ensure its usage - if that is your objective.
>
>
>
>
> The UKB is NOT for the elite AmiBroker
user. Anyone can comment!
The greatest ideas come from newcomers who
enter TA with an unbiased
approach and who dare to speak up. I speak
from personal experience;
when I came to TA from the electronics field
many of my ideas were
sniggered at...some are now common place and
supported by build-in
functions.
>
>
>
>
> I foresee a translation button on the site that will allow
posting in any language, there are many European countries that have
AmiBroker groups. The scope of the UKB site is only limited by your
imagination...
>
>
>
>
> best
regards,
>
> herman
>
>
>
>
> Tuesday, July 17, 2007, 4:41:09 AM, you wrote:
>
>
>
>
> >
> Brian when talking about UKB, I
like what I see. But there
is a 'but'. What I would
>
>
like to have is a kind of online search engine that covers
all
AmiBroker sources.
>
> When I have a problem with AmiBroker
and/or AFL and am
looking for an answer,
>
> I must do
10 and more search actions before getting that
answer. In most
cases
>
> the requested information is available but it takes
a lot
of time to get it out of the
>
> scattered sources.
With UKB there is an extra source and
therefore an extra
>
> search action needed. Why not getting things under one
umbrella ?
>
>
>
> Regards, Ton.
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: brian_z321
>
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
> Sent:
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:47 AM
>
> Subject: [amibroker] Re:
AmiBroker Users' Knowledge Base
>
>
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com, "Michael.S.G."
<OzFalconAB@>
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> > Hi Herman,
>
> > You can merge
>
> http://www.amibroker.org/3rdparty/AB_Trading_Framework/
>
> > into UKB if you think it will fit in
anywhere.
>
>
>
>
> Hello
Michael,
>
>
>
>
> I haven't read the
framework as yet.
>
>
>
>
> Yes, we
would love to have your contributions at the UKB in
their own
>
> right but also to consolidate.
>
>
>
>
> I hope you will become an Author; you would be ideal for
that
role.
>
>
>
>
> Over at the UKB the
party hasn't started. We are still
setting up and
>
>
the party lights are in the box in the floor if you know
what I
mean.
>
> IF anyone wants to get involved with the dirty work
they
are welcome
>
> but that isn't essential.
>
>
>
>
> You can just sign the the Contributor
Agreement, send
Herman an email
>
> asking to join the
AmiBroker-UKB and start writing (as long
as you
>
> can
ignore the background noise that Herman and I are
making as we
>
> build the stage then there won't be a problem).
>
>
>
>
> We haven't decided on what we will do
if people want us to
upload
>
> stuff for them. The
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
>
> I am not saying
we won't do it but at the moment we can't.
>
>
>
>
> We would prefer if people become Authors and post their
own
stuff as
>
> we don't have the bodies or the systems
in place to provide
an upoad
>
> service (not at the
moment anyway).
>
> The mechanics of how to do that can be
discussed within the
AmiBroker-
>
> UKB.
>
>
>
>
> > Sorry I havn't been following UKB
discussions, Can you
explain the
>
> > relation
of
>
> > http://www.amibroke
<
http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/>r.org/userkb/
>
> > <http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/> and
>
> > http://www.amibroker.org/3rdparty/UKB/
>
>
>
>
> We haven't discussed these points but
as I understand it:
>
>
>
>
> The UKB is
built on the free software program WordPress.
>
> The
software is customizeable to some extent.
>
> AmiBroker is
the administrator for the UKB and has
installed
>
>
WordPress on .org as the host site. It has been tweaked to
suit our
>
> needs.
>
>
>
>
>
Nothing has been said about the thirdparty site.
>
> I assume
that AB will continue with it as before; an FTP
site for
>
> those who want to share files etc via that path.
>
>
>
>
> Personally I will be taking down the UKB demo
structure
that I put
>
> there for discussion use while
the UKB was in its formative
stages.
>
> It looks like I
might leave one UKB folder there as we
don't have a
>
>
file section at the AmiBroker-UKB and so we have a need for
a place
>
> to swap files amongst the Authors.
>
>
>
>
> In the longer term, as the UKB grows, the need
for FTP file
sharing
>
> might actually grow.
>
> Maybe someone will come in and push a project that will
give
us a
>
> more efficient way to manage file sharing in
conjunction
with the UKB.
>
>
>
>
>
Who nows?
>
> It comes down to the users, their needs and how
good a case
they can
>
> put up to Tomasz.
>
>
>
>
> > & how do you find UKBfrom the
main AmiBroker site?
>
>
>
>
> There is
no link at present.
>
> Murthyuresh posted on this
point.
>
> It has been put on the discussion list at the
Authors forum.
>
>
>
>
> I get the
impression that Tomasz is in the middle of a bout
of
>
>
intense programming at the moment ( I wonder what he could
be
>
> writing?).
>
> He looks after us well at the UKB but
we only get our share
of
>
> attention.
>
>
>
>
> When he can get to it I am sure he will let us
know what he
has
>
> decided to do on this one.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks for your interest, questions
and offer of
the 'framework'.
>
>
>
>
> Brian.
>
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