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> Great news Howard, we're looking forward to it.
yeah - and also to the next one! Quote from
http://www.quantitativetradingsystems.com/activities.html :
[quote]
Two more books are planned:
"Introduction to AmiBroker," which is being written and should be
available in 2008.
"Trading System Validation" (which may morph into "Advanced AmiBroker"
before it is complete), will be later. [/quote]
Regards,
Thomas
>
> Joe Landry
> Houston (1st Amibroker Conference)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Howard B
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Help Manual -> UKB
>
>
>
> Hi Dennis --
>
> Yes, it includes quite a lot of material on writing AFL programs,
> including several examples you can copy (or download) and run -- and
> use as starting points for ideas of your own.
>
> Thanks,
> Howard
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Dennis Brown <see3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Howard,
>
>
>
> Great news that you are nearing completion. I am sure it will be
> a great help to many. One question. Will it also be an introduction
> to how to write AFL programs?
>
>
> Best regards,
> Dennis
>
>
> On Aug 31, 2008, at 4:15 PM, Howard B wrote:
>
>
> Greetings all --
>
> I am in the final stages of writing, and the editor is in the
> final stages of editing, Introduction to AmiBroker. I anticipate it
> will go to the printer in about two weeks. Depending on the
> printer's schedule, it should be available to customers in October.
> I'll be posting the Table of Contents and a section or two, and
> offering a pre-publication sale price. It looks like to book will be
> near 500 pages. It covers installation, setting up free databases,
> subscription databases, real-time databases, introductory tutorial
> lessons, documentation of all menus, commands, and functions, and so
> forth. It will be well indexed, so you can find things quickly. The
> cover price is $39.95, and it will be sold through the book's web
> site. I'll post more here when the Contents is up on the web.
>
> Thanks,
> Howard
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 8:07 AM, sidhartha70
> <sidhartha70@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Grover,
>
> My desire for a beginners, intermediate and advanced user
> guides, is to put the information in a format that will allow a clear
> development arc for users. Right now what we have are disparate
> sources of information, offered in non-heirarchical structure. I kind
> of have a sense that I am missing the potential of AmiBroker in a
> way... but I'm not quite sure what I'm missing because I haven't seen
> it yet!!!
>
> Hopefully Howard can cover some of these angles, or further &
> easier contributions to the UKB can help.
>
> However, your suggestion is an excellent one. I've just done
> a few google searches and I've found articles and information that I
> probably wouldn't have seen before.
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Grover Yowell"
<gyowell1@xxx> wrote:
> > I'm with you Herman.
> >
> >
> >
> > As to the many comments about it is hard to find the
> > information you
>
> want
>
> > even though it is there (somewhere), I agree. But now that
> > I have re- discovered the Google site search feature and
> > using that can find almost anything with a one line entry
> > on the internet. In the Google
>
> toolbar the
>
> > search is : whatIwant site:www.amibroker.com
> >
> >
> >
> > So I am wondering if 90% of the problem of needing a new
> > Help manual
>
> would
>
> > be solved by simply making available a convenient Google
> > site search
>
> line on
>
> > the AMIbroker Home page. It has sure worked for me. I have
> > been
>
> able to
>
> > find things in the UKB or the KB that I knew were there but
> > couldn't
>
> find at
>
> > a later time.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sometimes it is better to solve a part of the problem that
> > is easy
>
> rather
>
> > than the whole thing.
> >
> >
> >
> > Just a thought,
> >
> >
> >
> > Grover
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>
> On Behalf
>
> > Of Herman
> > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:49 AM
> > To: George Loyd
> > Subject: Re[2]: [amibroker] Help Manual -> UKB
> >
> >
> >
> > I agree 100%.
> >
> >
> >
> > If anybody really wants a glossary he/she can have it
> > published
>
> tomorrow on
>
> > the UKB. Tomasz created the UKB for this type of use and he
> > already gave permission to draw on existing AB Help content
> > if used on that site.
>
> Don't
>
> > underestimate the value of this. It means that you already
> > have 95%
>
> of the
>
> > work, structure and content, done for you by Tomasz. I have
> > no idea
>
> what all
>
> > the fuss is about. I can further clear copyright issues
> > with him if
>
> you want
>
> > to go this route.
> >
> >
> >
> > The UKB comment field's can be used to add notes, code
> > snippets,
>
> references,
>
> > etc. Volunteers can screen, polish, and add this to the
> > main item to
>
> make it
>
> > look nice - with minimal effort. The tools are there and
> > they are
>
> already
>
> > supported by AmiBroker. Just dump the whole thing in one
> > post from Word (minimal formatting) on the UKB (contact me
> > for details) and the search engine will find the required
> > item. The UKB will have more
>
> permanence than
>
> > any other private site.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think 90% of all the talk in this thread is due to a
> > desire to try
>
> some
>
> > new layouts and try a new glossy user interface. All that
> > won't add any value to the contents of the site; it only
> > adds lots of work to set
>
> it up
>
> > and maintain.
> >
> >
> >
> > If you want something done, simply do it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > herman
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sunday, August 31, 2008, 12:58:43 AM, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't reply to many emails - in fact VERY few, but this
> > one and
>
> many of
>
> > the replies forced me to write something.
> >
> >
> >
> > Maybe AmiBroker should be more like MetaStock where errors
> > remain
>
> for many
>
> > upgrade cycles ( ie months to a year or more) and NO BETA
> > upgrades ever occur. In the 6 1/2 years I have used
> > AmiBroker Tomasz has provided literally far more than 100
> > beta versions - FREE of charge, often fixing bugs within a
> > few hours to a couple of days. No other investment
>
> software
>
> > that I know of does this that fast. MetaStock's Enhance
> > Backtester or Optimizer still has included errors in its
> > handling of returns -
>
> which in my
>
> > opinion renders it less than useful for "real" investment
> > work where
>
> money
>
> > is on the line. Enlighten me if I am wrong. Each "one
> > tenth" upgrade for MetaStock costs $99 or more while Tomasz
> > was providing 5 "one tenth" upgrades and MANY betas FREE
> > for about the same price. Checking
>
> MetaStock's
>
> > manual - AmiBroker's is superior. Now I realize this is a
> > comparison
>
> with
>
> > only one other available software package, but others will
> > fail to
>
> generate
>
> > much improved comparisons. I think I would rather still
> > have what
>
> AmiBroker
>
> > provides.
> >
> >
> >
> > Furthermore Tomasz is a virtual Help file to this message
> > board,
>
> although I
>
> > think he would rather be programing new features for
> > AmiBroker than answering questions here.
> >
> >
> >
> > Each investment software package has their own programming
> > language.
>
> As new
>
> > features and functions are included into the language, it
> > becomes more difficult to use and understand. The added
> > complexity generates more questions. No other investment
> > software package has generated much
>
> in the
>
> > way of third party reference texts, other the few
> > Tradestation has.
>
> Howard
>
> > Bandy's book is the first of several I foresee for
> > AmiBroker.
> >
> >
> >
> > Tomasz has been chided for "for failing to provide a 5.1
> > Manual yet"
>
> - geez
>
> > give the man a chance - he will get it out ASAP. You can't
> > have
>
> everything
>
> > at once - new features are better than a new Manual the day
> > the upgrade comes out. People here on the message board
> > will help your
>
> understanding of
>
> > new features if the Readme file and examples doesn't clear
> > up the
>
> problems.
>
> > What other investment software package has been created and
>
> maintained by
>
> > one man that rivals the functionality of AmiBroker?
> > AmiBroker is
>
> evolving
>
> > faster than any other package I am familiar with - or am I
> > just wearing "rose-colored" glasses?
> >
> >
> >
> > I could write more but I think I have made my opinion
> > clear. Yes I want more, but I can be patient - it WILL
> > come.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > George Loyd
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > brian_z111 wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > There are far too many Help Manual questions posted in this
> > forum.
> >
> >
> >
> > This takes up our valueable time answering questions that
> > should have
> >
> > been answered by AmiBroker.
> >
> >
> >
> > In fact they waste far more time than OT posts.
> >
> >
> >
> > Our precious time would be far better spent answering more
> > interesting
> >
> > questions.
> >
> >
> >
> > Some of the features in AB aren't explained in the manual,
> > some things
> >
> > are out of date and sometimes the explanations are a bit
> > cryptic.
> >
> >
> >
> > Example:
> >
> >
> >
> > Prettify was added to the Formula Editor in beta version
> > 5.04
> >
> > - included in devlog under version 5.05 Feb08
> >
> > - official release v5.10 in June08 which includes manual
> > 5.10
> >
> >
> >
> > Ami website PDF manual is still version 5.00
> >
> >
> >
> > - Search PDF for prettify == nothing
> >
> > - Search AB manual version 5.1 for prettify == nothing
> >
> > - Use AB site search engine == nothing
> >
> > - Google amibroker.com == 3 hits from devlog
> >
> > - devlog records release but has no info about it and no
> > explanation in
> >
> > the read me
> >
> > - searched KB == nothing
> >
> > - searched UKB == nothing
> >
> >
> >
> > The screenshot of the FE edit dropdown menu, in the Help
> > Manual is out
> >
> > of date (at least it looks different to my version 5.10)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.amibroke
> > <http://www.amibroker.com/guide/w_afledit.html>
> > r.com/guide/
> > <http://www.amibroker.com/guide/w_afledit.html> w_afledit.
> > <http://www.amibroker.com/guide/w_afledit.html> html
> >
> > <http://www.amibroker.com/guide/w_afledit.html>
> >
> >
> >
> > The Devlog just says that the Prettify function was added
> > ... looked in
> >
> > the AFL function list and couldn't find anything... is it a
> > function or
> >
> > a function()?
> >
> >
> >
> > New features should be explained in the official help
> > manual that comes
> >
> > out immediately after the beta inclusion.
> >
> > We should not have to search elsewhere but even if we do
> > we, in this
> >
> > case, we still find nothing.
> >
> >
> >
> > It shouldn't be up to volunteers to explain help manual
> > items in this
> >
> > forum, or the UKB, or anywhere else.
> >
> >
> >
> > It saves AB some effort if they don't have to keep the
> > manual up to
> >
> > date but the effort is transferred to the volunteers, who
> > have to
> >
> > answer it scores of times, instead of AB answering it once.
> >
> >
> >
> > If we all took the rationalist approach, that some people
> > are
> >
> > advocating e.g. "users should have skills or lower their
> > sights or pay
> >
> > Graham", and charged AB for the time we spend providing AB
> > support then
> >
> > the program would cost thousands of dollars and wouldn't
> > look so cheap,
> >
> > up against other software, afterall
> >
> >
> >
> > brian_z
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