[amibroker] Re: Amibroker AFL possibilities

["tuzo_wilson" <j.tuzo.wilson@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ernesto Laban" <ernesto.laban@xxx> wrote:

> following questions I have. A yes or no answer is fine as I want to know if
> it's (easy) to do. After purchase I can
> 
> figure out how to do it. But any directions to code examples or
> documentation is always appreciated.
> 
> 1] I'm using a dll from within .Net and Excel. I don't have the source of
> the dll but do have the declarations file and am able to use the functions within my own Excel
> sheets and programs.
> 
> Is it possible to use the dll from within Amibroker 

You can access COM objects from within AFL.  If your DLL is a .NET assembly then you should be able to expose it as a COM object and invoke it from AFL.  

http://www.amibroker.com/guide/a_aflcom.html

How well the DLL works with AmiBroker would depend on the specific implementation.

>and is translating VB.Net to AFL easy?

I guess it depends on the VB.NET code.  ;)

> 2] Can you add Buttons to the toolbar and/or menuitems with own functions?

See: 

http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_customizeui.html
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/w_customize.html

> 3] I see a lot of indicators In AFL. Is it also possible to make (simple)
> drawing tools,
> 
> like clicking on a button and then draw a line on a chart with AFL. I know
> it's a standard
> 
> functionality but is it easy done in AFL?
> 
> I see GfxLine To for example, but are there functions for when you press the
> mouse button,
> 
> then find the coordinates, when you release the mouse button, again find the
> coordinates
> 
> and then draw the line with GfxLineTo?

I'm not sure the effort required.


Tuzo




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