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I have been looking for an opportunity to learn BatMan, so I decided
to try that route as a method to attck this problem. I downloaded
BatMan v2.1 about a year ago, but never installed it. I remember
Fred posting an update a while back, so I went and downloaded V2.2
today and installed it.
Following the instructions supplied with BatMan, I entered a batch
containing a single job that did what I wanted (run a specfic AFL
against a specific Watchlist).
It worked the very first time and I am only on page 5 of the BatMan
documentation. This appears to be the easiest and most straight-
forward approach to what I am trying to do. Total time about 10
minutes (to learn how to input and run a job after install).
Thanks to veryone for your input and thanks to Fred for a great
BatMan product.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ron Rowland" <rowland@xxx> wrote:
>
> Dingo, Padhu, PS, and Joe,
>
> Thanks for your input. I haven't had time to digest it all, but I
> hope to get enough time this weekend to attack and conquer this
> subject. I will report back with what works best for me.
>
> Ron
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe Landry" <jelandry@> wrote:
> >
> > Ron...From a first glance it looks to me like you need to drive
> your AFL scripts externally with Batman or a multistep j - script.
> With this approach you can specify the watchlist, filter databases
> and AFL externally before you drive AB and run the AFL on an
> exploration. I have a nightly run where I do this so it sounded to
> me like this is a similar requirement. The script below generates
> some ATCs for the "Mango Kayak" style charts.
> >
> > HTH
> > Joe
> >
> > //
> > // RUN AS AN SCAN
> > // USE R2000 components in Watchlist 35
> > //
> > //
> > // WILL PRESENT 3 MESSAGES 1) Amibroker found running, 2) AFL
> loaded successfully,3) Composites completed
> >
> >
> > // Test to see if Amibroker is Open
> > // If so, do nothing , If not, start Amibroker
> > // Create a Shell Object
> > var oWinMgM = GetObject("WinMgmts://localhost")
> > var oWSH = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> > // We have not looked for or found Amibroker yet, record this
below
> > ABFound = false
> > // Get a list of Amibroker instances currently running (which
maybe
> none)
> > var ABList = oWinMgM.ExecQuery ("select * from Win32_Process
where
> name='Broker.exe'")
> > // go through the list
> > var e = new Enumerator(ABList);
> > for (;!e.atEnd();e.moveNext())
> > {
> > // if one exists, note that
> > ABFound = true;
> > }
> > if (ABFound == true) //then we must have found Amibroker running
> > {
> > Result = oWSH.popup("Amibroker Found...", 1,"Job Status", 64)
> > }
> > else //otherwise let's start it
> > {
> >
> > Result = oWSH.popup("Amibroker NOT Found...", 1,"Job Status",
64);
> > oWSH.CurrentDirectory = "C:\\Program
> Files\\AmiBroker2nd\\Amibroker"
> > Result = oWSH.Run ("Broker.exe", 5, false) //Start it, regular
> window, don't wait
> > }
> > WScript.Sleep(3000) //Wait 3 seconds for it to start
> >
> > // Define AB
> > AB = new ActiveXObject("Broker.Application");
> >
> > /* retrieve automatic analysis object */
> > AA = AB.Analysis;
> >
> > //
> > // ======================== Cut and Paste from here for
additional
> job steps ======
> > // Load 1st Formula in job step
> > if(AA.LoadFormula("C:\\program
> files\\amibroker\\afl\\Composites\\KAYAK_ATC.afl"))
> >
> > {
> > oWSH.popup("Russell 2000 ATC Loaded Successfully",1,"Status",64);
> > }
> >
> > /* setup filters */
> > /* SCAN over symbols in the watchlist
> > AA.ClearFilters();
> > // load a ticker with a long history
> > var ABD = AB.Documents;
> > var ticker = "!RUT";
> > ABD.Open(ticker); // Point to !RUT - QP3 ticker name
> > Open_Ticker = AB.ActiveDocument.Name;
> > // WScript.Echo ("Current Stock = " + Open_Ticker );
> >
> > /* set apply to and range */
> > AA.ApplyTo = 2; // use filters 0 all symbols, 1 current
symbol,
> 2 use filter
> > AA.Filter(0,"watchlist")= 35;
> > AA.RangeMode = 1; // use number of quotations below
> > AA.RangeN = 1008; // for four years
> > /* run SCAN */
> > AA.scan();
> >
> > WScript.Echo("R 2000 ATC Composites stored in Group 253");
> >
> > // ========================== Rank for top ten stocks in each
> subsector ================//
> > //
> >
> >
> > AB.refreshall();
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ron Rowland
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:25 PM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Specifying Watchlist from AFL
> >
> >
> > I was hoping to find a way to easily set/specify the Watchlist
to
> be
> > used by a given AFL. My preferred approach is "A" blow, but it
> does
> > not appear to a valid/supported one.
> >
> > A) The SetOption command allows me to override/set about 26
> > parameters used/required by the AA window. However, the
> > documentation does not show a way to specify which
> Watchlist/Filters
> > to use. I would like to be able to simply say SetOption
> > (WatchlistName, "MyWatchList");
> >
> > B) I have searched this group and it appears that this task can
> be
> > accomplished using the "Automate a Backtest and Export the
> Tradelist"
> > script that Dingo wrote back in April 2004.
> >
> > C) I also assume that it can be accomplished in the CBT by
> enabling
> > the Analysis Object and using the Filter Property.
> >
> > D) I think it might also be possible using a brute-force
approach
> by
> > running all of my AFLs from a Watchlist named "UseThisOne" and
> then
> > each AFL would use CategoryRemoveSymbol to clear
out "UseThisOne"
> and
> > then rebuild it by using CategoryGetSymbol from
> > Watchlist "TheOneIReallyWant" and then have CategoryPutSymbol
> each
> > symbol into "UseThisOne". (Brute force and very ugly approach).
> >
> > Since my preferred approach "A" is not a valid one, does anyone
> have
> > an opinion on which approach is preferred? Any other way of
> > accomplishing this task?
> >
>
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