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Hello,
I have used a method to set the chart timeframe via AFL for a very
long time now (over a year). It is ugly, but since I was the only one
using it, I lived with it. However, I now convinced a trading friend
to switch to AB and use my platform code to develop his trading
systems. That means in a couple of weeks, I am going to have to share
the ugliness with him. I would like a more elegant simple way of
doing it, but I have never thought of a better way. Perhaps I have
missed something.
What I do now:
One time:
1. Install AutoIt
2. Install my #Include
Every time I start AB:
1. Open the Preferences Window
2. Select the Intraday Tab
3. Drag the Preferences Window below the bottom of my screen.
4. Leave the preferences Window open on the Intraday Tab as long as
AB is running.
What it does:
1. Detect when a parameter or UI button selects a different
timeframe.
2. Activate the Preferences Window.
3. Send number text via AutoIt to one of 4 pre set up custom time,
tick, volume, or range fields.
4. Send a click via AutoIt to the apply button.
This is the only reason I have AutoIt loaded on my system at this time.
Below is a JScript function I use to set the current ticker name for
my chart. This saved me a lot of trouble when It was made available
by TJ. It seems that a similar method could be used to set the
timeframe of the chart. However, I am not aware of that being
possible at this time.
Does a simpler method than the one I currently use exist yet?
Can I do it by another method that does not require AutoIt and leaving
the Preferences Window open
(short of spending two weeks chasing everything I would need know to
make another DLL)?
There are a number of old suggestions related to this area already.
I have been waiting patiently for TJ to add some way to make this work
in AFL, but I have a new reason to need it cleaned up sooner now.
//================================================================
// jscript FUNCTION to change the active ticker symbol
// Call this function once at the end of the AFL formula
// Only call it to change tickers, not all the time
// It is called with the following:
// If(TickerChanged){
// script = GetScriptObject();
// script.SetChartTicker("MSFT");}
//
EnableScript("JScript");
<%
function SetChartTicker(newTicker){
AB = new ActiveXObject("Broker.Application");
AB.ActiveDocument.Name = newTicker;
return 1;
}
%>
Best regards,
Dennis
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