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Bob,
Thanks. I applied this method and it works perfectly, accomplishing
exactly what I wanted. (Truthfully, this "Object" coding is
something that I still need to come to grips with and understand ...
but following the recipe works).
Bill
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bob Krishfield" <bobkrish@xxx>
wrote:
>
> Hi Bill
>
> I had the same problem and used the following approach:
>
> AB=CreateObject ("Broker.Application");
>
> Fn1=ParamStr( "Fund1", "VIGRX");
> Fn2=ParamStr( "Fund2", "VIVAX");
> Fn3=ParamStr( "Fund3", "VISGX");
> Fn4=ParamStr( "Fund4", "VISVX");
> Fn5=ParamStr( "Fund5", "VGHCX");
>
> Fa1=Foreign(Fn1,"C");
> Fa2=Foreign(Fn2,"C");
> Fa3=Foreign(Fn3,"C");
> Fa4=Foreign(Fn4,"C");
> Fa5=Foreign(Fn5,"C");
>
> stk = AB.Stocks(fN1); ft1 = stk.fullname;
> stk = AB.Stocks(fN2); ft2 = stk.fullname;
> stk = AB.Stocks(fN3); ft3 = stk.fullname;
> stk = AB.Stocks(fN4); ft4 = stk.fullname;
> stk = AB.Stocks(fN5); ft5 = stk.fullname;
>
> then use fn1 and ft1 in your title.
>
> Caution: Make sure Fn1, etc points to a valid security
> otherwise the AB.Stocks(fN1) will produce an error. I
> simply checked fa1 > 0 so the name lookup line was
>
> if (LastValue(Foreign(fn1,"C"))>0. ) stk = AB.Stocks(fN1); ft1 =
> stk.fullname;
>
> Bob Krishfield
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "billbarack" <wbarack@> wrote:
> >
> > Gordon and Bill,
> >
> > Thanks for the input, but it doesn't quite get me to where I
want to
> > be. The issue is that I have to type in the XAO in your example
> > Gordon. Instead, I want to use a variable in my code, say Fn2,
that
> > defines the Foreign symbol.
> >
> > Fn2=Foreign("TWM","C");
> >
> > Then, I want to pick up on the Fn2 somehow and use its symbol
and
> > name in the title.
> >
> > This leads to being able to also do Fn3, Fn4, etc. in the same
title.
> >
> > This will let me do my Foreign definitions once in the code
> > (avoiding possible mistakes from having to put the symbols in
> > twice), do my calculations and have the Title statement
> > automatically pick up the various Foreign information.
> >
> > Any further ideas???
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Gordon Sutherland" <gosuth@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Bill,
> > >
> > > The following example works for me:
> > >
> > > SetForeign("XAO");
> > > Sym = Name();
> > > FName = FullName();
> > > RestorePriceArrays();
> > > Plot(C,"",-1,64);
> > > Title = Sym + " " + FName;
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Gordon Sutherland
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf
> > > Of billbarack
> > > Sent: Sunday, 29 July 2007 9:16 a.m.
> > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [amibroker] Foreign Symbol and Foreign "FullName"
> > >
> > > I would like to include the Symbol and its FullName for a
Foreign
> > > defined security in a custom Title statement. Having failed to
> > find a
> > > way to do this via the Help files and some trial and error,
does
> > > anyone know of a way to accomplish this?
> > >
> > > To be more specific, consider the following:
> > >
> > > Fn2=Foreign("TWM","C");
> > >
> > > I would like the title to include the symbol "TWM" and its
> > > name "UltraShort Russell2000".
> > >
> > > I don't want to hard code it in but have the title change when
I
> > > change the Fn2 statement above.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >
> > >
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