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"Don Lindberg" <dlindber@xx.> wrote:
>
> Allan,
>
> Well after 4 hours of very tedious work I now know how to clean up
the
> Sector/Industries List so it Only reflects Quotes Plus assignments.
A little
> history is in order first to explain how things work. In the root
directory
> of AmiBroker there are two files - broker.industries and
broker.sectors.
> These files set up the Sector/Industries List anytime a new
database is
> created. After the creation they just sit there and do nothing. The
default
> file that come with AmiBroker setup the Sectors/Industries to match
the way
> Yahoo assigns the categories, which is not the same way that Quotes
Plus
> assigns. Now when you set up a Quotes Plus database the correct
assignments
> are made, but you also get the empty entries from the default files
in
> AmiBroker. But there is a fix. Close AmiBroker, go into Windows
Explorer
> and go to the AmiBroker root under Program Files. Rename the
> broker.industries and broker.sectors to something else like
> broker.industries.org and broker.sectors.org. Now copy in the
two
files I
> have attached into the same location. These two files have been
set up to
> match Quotes Plus. Now open AmiBroker and create a New Quotes Plus
> database. When creating tell it to use when AmiBroker opens. This
new
> database will have the correct sector and industry lists. Make sure
all your
> database setting are the same as I explained in my earlier message.
Save
> your database and exit AmiBroker. If you have created special Watch
lists in
> your old Quotes Plus Database, go into Window Explorer again, find
you old
> database under root of AmiBroker and browse through the list of
folders
> until you find a folder called WatchLists. Copy the WHOLE folder,
then move
> into your new database and paste the copied file in. You will be
warned that
> file already exists, just go ahead and over write it. If you didn't
yet
> create any special watch list then this step is not necessary. Now
open
> AmiBroker and your database will be set for use. Test it, look it
over, and
> once you are sure everything is the way you expect and want it to
be, close
> AmiBroker and from Windows Explorer again delete the old database.
>
>
>
> I hope this walkthrough will get you up and going quickly. If you
have any
> question, let me know. Now I am going to have a drink!! I earned
it!
>
>
>
> Donald F Lindberg
>
> _____
>
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
On Behalf
> Of matrix10014
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 6:26 AM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> Subject: [amibroker] Undefined Sector
>
>
>
> Would someone please tell me what an "Undefined" Sector
is,how/why
it
> was created and how does one get rid of it??
>
> Thank you,
>
> Allan
>