RE: [amibroker] Re: Discussion about Params, hierarchical, conditional, tricks...

["dingo" <dingo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm definitely interested!

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Brown
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:53 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Discussion about Params, 
> hierarchical, conditional, tricks...
> 
> Experienced AFL Scripters,
> 
> I have completed coding a complete replacement set of AFL Param...()  
> functions that save the parameters in files and allow hierarchical  
> menus including conditional menus (like if different ParamList()  
> selections need to show additional or different parameters).  
> It also  
> remembers the last state of the open menus.
> 
> They look just like the old param... statements, except with the  
> addition of a name for the saved parameter, and there are some  
> differences with how they are used in the AFL structure.
> 
> It requires installing the free AutoIt (see below) to function  
> properly (AutoIt installs a COM that lets AFL push the "Reset all"  
> button on the parameters window).
> 
> You can not successfully mix old style and new style params in the  
> same set window (because the new ones will keep resetting the old  
> ones to default values),
> 
> The new top level menus do not have the nice darker tan color of the  
> original.
> 
> I will go to the effort of uploading an example set of these if  
> anyone is interested in using or playing with them.
> However, only more experienced AFL scripters should attempt to use  
> these.
> 
> Just let me know.
> 
> (I attached a couple of screen shots to the end of this email for  
> those who get the email version)
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> On Aug 15, 2007, at 11:51 PM, Dennis Brown wrote:
> 
> > Bruce,
> >
> > Thank you.  This is great!
> >
> > I have it running and I am recoding my params AFL logic to take
> > advantage of single click operation (since the second click is
> > automatic now).  This opens up a lot of other things I wanted to do
> > with the UI but could not do it with AFL before.
> >
> > Stay tuned!
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> > On Aug 15, 2007, at 8:43 PM, bruce1r wrote:
> >
> >> AFL code fragment -
> >>
> >> autoit = CreateStaticObject( "AutoItX3.Control" );
> >> if ( ! IsNull( autoit ) )
> >> {
> >>      rc = autoit.controlclick( "Properties of:", "Reset 
> all", 403 );
> >> }
> >>
> >>
> >> AutoItX COM control can be found at -
> >>
> >> http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/downloads.php
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dennis Brown <see3d@xxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Tomasz,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your comments.  That helps me understand how far I
> >>> might take this idea on my own.
> >>> I appreciate that you are open minded about how people 
> may use AB in
> >>> ways not originally intended.
> >>>
> >>> A question for you or anyone else:
> >>> I am not a Windows programmer (I run everything on Macs --I use a
> >>> virtual XP for AB).
> >>> I was wondering if it is possible for AFL (perhaps 
> through a DLL) to
> >>> click the Parameter Window "Reset all" button for me?
> >>> (short of a robotic mouse of course)
> >>>
> >>> Thank you,
> >>> Dennis
> >>>
> >>> On Aug 15, 2007, at 11:29 AM, Tomasz Janeczko wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Param window was designed to be used as parameters for indicators
> >>>> exactly the way as
> >>>> formulas shipped with AmiBroker use them. And that won't be  
> >>>> changed.
> >>>>
> >>>> You are free however to (ab)use it in any other way you want :-)
> >>>> Here is the beauty of AmiBroker that it actually allows 
> to be used
> >>>> in ways that were not
> >>>> originally designed for unlike products from other, bigger
> >>>> companies that usually
> >>>> apply the design of "the program knows better than you".
> >>>>
> >>>> I am often asked why program "does not prevent from doing this or
> >>>> that". And the answer
> >>>> is the flexibility - you can do what you want as long as you know
> >>>> what you are doing.
> >>>>
> >>>> Best regards,
> >>>> Tomasz Janeczko
> >>>> amibroker.com
> 
> 
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