Thanks Brian, you have a few ideas that i will look into.
You write as if WatchLists are files or directories... where are they located?
If so, I could copy/move them from afl and force a Refresh???
herman
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Thursday, March 13, 2008, 10:10:45 AM, you wrote:
> Hello Herman,
> Haven't tried it but I believe this is the approx method.
> Create a new database.
> Leave it empty (either no data or you might need a little temporary
> data to allow watchlist to addcategory functions to work - overwrite
> the temp data later).
> Copy/save it.
> Use copies as your DB template to start new databases.
> I guess you will need one blank Master DB for each time frame you use.
> For existing databases.
> Have a look at Tomasz's method for merging databases (you will need a
> partial version of his method).
> Use your blank database (from above) as the master structure to merge
> with your existing structure.
> (I am not 100 percent sure what Tomasz meant by "copy datafiles" but
> I am sure that can be clarified).
> The catch is Watchlists.
> They are not portable as such.
> You would need to re-import them database by database.
> In recent AB versions you can slide WL's into the WatchLists folder
> in the AB directory (do that when AB is closed then open it and they
> will be there).
> I have done that and also copy pasted WL folders from one DB to
> another. It isn't what Tomasz intended so it has a risk factor (it
> might not be such a good idea with valueable exisiting DB's -
> sometimes it has unintended consequences (that happened to me once
> from many instances) - AB might not like it if your WL contains a
> symbol that isn't already in the DB.
> Should be fun!
> brian_z
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