----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:41
AM
Subject: [amibroker] RT AB Sluggish at
Small Time Settings
Can someone suggest what
I may check or diagnosis to get a handle on and fix for this
problem.
I have used AB with my
QuoteTracker feed for over a year now. Of course I have some gaps in my
data because QT and my source, Fidelity account, will not permit
backfills.
Suddenly, yesterday, AB
is totally bogged down if I select 5 minute data. When I start it up, it
automatically comes up in hourly mode and is ok. Switching pole
positions for example is almost instantaneous. If I switch to 15 min
display, I get a noticeable delay, maybe 3 to 5 seconds for the pole to
appear. (I also have the Task Manager open and can watch broker.exe jump to
the top of CPU usage and then drop down. If I click on 5 min data, CPU
goes to 100%, Broker.exe is pegged at near 92 to 95% and it will take
literally 1 to 2 minutes to get the cursor back. Again, the day before
yesterday, everything worked fine.
What changed?
Nothing that I know of. I was experimenting with a rather long formula
file (developed in EOD environment), and earlier versions worked ok, but maybe
this had something to do with the slowdown. I deleted the formula from
the RT database, and rebooted the computer.
What else can I try and
what other data can I gather to diagnose this problem?
Thanks.
Running AB 5.19, with XP
and plenty of RAM and HD