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Why don't you simply put your entire AB folder onto a portable USB device and connect it to the computer your are using? That's safe, easy and doesn't require any copy-paste.
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--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Keith McCombs <kmccombs@xxx> wrote:
>
> New twist on the dual computer question.
>
> I'm now upgrading my desktop to XP-64 (from Win2000), but still want to
> use the 32bit version of AB. Therefore, on my XP-64 machine, I put
> AmiBroker in folder C:\Program Files (86)\. But this means that when I
> copy all of AmiBroker from C:\Program Files\ on one computer to
> C:\Program Files (86)\ on another or vise versa things get pretty much
> screwed up.
>
> I've heard that there is a program that will reassign folder names
> within programs, but I don't remember what it is. Does anybody know the
> name and, better yet, has anyone used it successfully?
>
> Also, I just looked at *HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TJP* in the registry
> and noticed that some paths are stored there. So my thought is to
> change the path for AmiBroker on *both* my Win2000 and XP-64 machines so
> that long term I can just copy back and forth, without repeatedly
> dealing with the problem. (May also help, if/when I replace my Win2000
> laptop with a new Vista or Windows7 one.)
>
> Your thoughts and comments will be greatly appreciated.
> -- Keith
>
> Keith McCombs wrote:
> >
> >
> > I've been doing some experimenting. My Amibroker folder presently
> > contains 583,446,650 bytes. It takes more than 15 minutes to 'copy'
> > it to an external USB hard drive, and more than 20 minutes to a USB
> > thumb drive. However, only about 1.5 minutes to Zip it to the same
> > USB thumb drive. (I won't have any numbers for WiFi for awhile yet.)
> >
> > So, I'm expecting that my Desktop<>Laptop strategy in the future may
> > look something like this:
> > On laptop, zip all of Amibroker to file called "Amibroker on Laptop.zip".
> > On desktop, zip all of Amibroker to file called "Amibroker on
> > Desktop.zip".
> > Before switching computers, copy most recent .zip file to 'other'
> > computer.
> > Extract files from latest .zip into Amibroker folder prior to running
> > on 'other' computer.
> >
> > This should be fast, easy, and safe, even when doing all of Amibroker.
> > Added benefit, is backup of both computers on both computers.
> > You can limit the zipped files to just the necessary ones. But I'm
> > beginning to think it's not worth the effort.
> >
> > I'll update, when I get some numbers on WiFi, and some history doing it.
> > -- Keith
> >
> > Keith McCombs wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you for your replies.
> >> Dingo --
> >> Coping all is the easiest and safest, and I should do it, time
> >> permitting. However, sometimes I'm in a big hurry to get out the
> >> door and copying 600M+ over WiFi may make me late.
> >>
> >> Ed --
> >> That's the kind of info I was looking for. In fact, all I was
> >> missing (this time) was broker.newcharts.
> >>
> >> What I will probably try to do is set up two batch files to handle
> >> the problem, "CopyABSafe" and "CopyABHurry".
> >> Thanks to both of you.
> >> -- Keith
> >>
> >> Ed Hoopes wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have used the instructions below several times to copy AB to my
> >>> laptop when I travel.
> >>>
> >>> The only problem is that the laptop screen has a different aspect
> >>> ratio, so each of your chart views have to be re-sized and saved.
> >>>
> >>> ReefBreak
> >>>
> >>> AB must be installed on the target machine before you start.
> >>> AB should not be running on either machine, all files should be closed.
> >>>
> >>> 1. Copy the stocks database folder
> >>> copy c:\YourLocation\US-Stocks to the target computer
> >>> 2. Copy the formulas folder
> >>> copy c:\Program Files\AmiBroker\Formulas to the target computer
> >>> 3. Copy the broker.newcharts file
> >>> Copy c:\program files\amibroker\broker.newcharts to the target computer
> >>> 4. Copy the Layouts folder
> >>> Copy c:\Program files\Amibroker\Layouts to the target computer
> >>> 5. Copy the Watchlist files
> >>> copy c:\yourlocation\*.tls to the target computer
> >>>
> >>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, dingo <waledingo@> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > why wouldn't you just copy the enitre AB directory over?
> >>> >
> >>> > d
> >>> >
> >>> > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Keith McCombs <kmccombs@>wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > > I like to have my desktop and laptop computers match as far as
> >>> Amibroker
> >>> > > is concerned. Usually I don't have a problem.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > However, recently, on my desktop, I wrote some new .afl code using
> >>> > > Plot() and ChartId(). I copied the .afl code from my desktop to my
> >>> > > laptop. I also copied the corresponding .awl layout file to the
> >>> > > matching folder in my laptop.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > The charts for the new code display a message, "ERROR: Formula
> >>> file not
> >>> > > found or empty - no chart to display". Older .afl code displays the
> >>> > > charts just fine.
> >>> > > I use exactly the same path structure on both computers, and all
> >>> .afl
> >>> > > code, new and old are in the same folder. Also, I checked that the
> >>> > > values for ChartId in the code match those displayed in the charts'
> >>> > > parameter windows.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > I am guessing that there are one or more files that I must copy
> >>> over,
> >>> > > but which ones?
> >>> > >
> >>> > > As a general rule, I would like to keep my desktop and laptop
> >>> synced up
> >>> > > without copying ALL files every time I switch computers.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Thanks for any help.
> >>> > > -- Keith
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
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