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Sorry for being such a dunce, but how exactly does one implement the DateRange.afl? I assume that the code is first placed in the Include folder? And then it's called by adding an #include statement in the code? But in WHICH code am I supposed to add the #include statement?
Thanks,
Grant
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bruce" <brucer@xxx> wrote:
>
> Tradinghumble -
>
> Allow me to offer a couple of comments -
>
> * First, glad you found the DateRange.afl on AmibrokerU.com useful.
> As Keith said, source AFL's are there to be added to, modified, etc.
> For example, you might want to add shorter display ranges for intra-day
> charts.
>
> * IMO, the power of Amibroker is the ability to make use of its many
> "capabilities and hooks" to customize it. That being said, the question
> is when to draw the line, and to suggest and wait for Tomasz to add a
> facility - particularly when the way in which we might try to simulate
> it would have limitations. PLUS, Tomasz always seems to find better
> ways to integrate enhancement requests.
>
> * With a minor restructure, but a few limitations, I could add code
> to DateRange.afl to set the chart ranges at start-up to the last known
> period set thru DateRange. I might still do this, but it is probably
> more applicable as a general example of how to do special things at
> first execution of a chart.
> * I believe what you are pointing out is a valid, useful enhancement
> request. IMO, this should be posted to the feedback center. It seems
> like a layout should remember the last range. It already remembers the
> periodicity when saved, so the range is a logical step.
>
> -- BruceR
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "tradinghumble" <sharp2be@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "booker_1324" booker_1324@ wrote:
> > >
> > > tradinghunble, no I am not overlooking those software packages. I
> have used QT and consider it more of a toy for that very reason. It's
> been a while since I have used Stockcharts and Bigcharts and even then
> it was only to check the closing prices. The others that you mentioned
> are either limited or come up short of the power of Amibroker. I still
> do not know why you would want to display a set number of bars. Maybe I
> am missing something. Could you enlighten me as to the advantage of
> using a set number of bars?
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "tradinghumble" <sharp2be@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "booker_1324" <booker_1324@>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I use 3 different software packages and none of them have a set
> number of bars for the chart. All have buttons to expand or contract the
> number of bars and I really do not understand why it should be any other
> way. You must have cut your eye teeth on one that does and have an
> adjustment to make. Old habits are hard to break.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "tradinghumble" <sharp2be@>
> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Every charting software out there has some way to say I want
> to display bars from xx/xx/xx to xx/xx/xx or say last 3 months, 6
> months, 2 years, etc... on a chart-by-chart basis... I always wondered
> why this is not available in Amibroker.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Am I missing something here? Most people don't need it ? I
> find it very annoying to have a layout with multiple charts, different
> time frames and having to readjust every chart to my favorite number of
> bars everytime I open Amibroker (as it will load the number of bars
> defined in Parameters)...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Has anyone here found a workaround for this? Thanks in advance
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Booker - you may be overlooking a few software packages out there
> including some well know names such as Tradestation and QuoteTracker (as
> an example), Ninja Trader would be yet another example... if you want to
> also have a few web-based charting packages please look at
> www.stockcharts.com, www.prophet.net or even the oldest of them all
> www.bigcharts.com ... hope this helps you.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > Booker, one of the reasons I'm like the functionality of limiting the
> number of bars but also "persisting/remembering" when I re-open the
> charting software is simply consistency. Couple of examples:
> >
> > When you build a layout with a daily, weekly and sometime intraday
> charts I like for example to have the daily charts set at 6 months,
> weekly at 2 years and 15-minute at 4 days... when I close Amibroker all
> the charts will be displaying the "same" number of bars (as set in the
> preference dialog)... not to mention that everytime I switch to a
> different layout it will also happen...
> >
> > here is another example -- say you want to setup a layout with about
> 10-20 small daily charts which will help getting a picture of these
> instructions "at a glance" -- I normally want to look at them OHLC, 1
> year chart... guess what, when I restart Amibroker they will all be back
> to the "parameters setting".. and when I switch to my "intraday
> monitoring" layout it will all be reset as well...
> >
> > The functionality I just described is present in QT, Tradestation,
> NinjaTrader and (I am 80% sure) Metastock...
> >
> > Finally I love to say I really enjoy Amibroker and is by far one of
> the most powerful TA chart out there at the moment... however, the
> functionality I just describe is "essential" to trades who look at
> multiple instruments/timeframes at once, otherwise it would not be
> present in other packages...
> >
> > Hope this helps and please don't take as a criticism to AB...
> >
>
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