Hi Mike and Keith,
Thanks for your prompt responses.
I tried using the save as option within the File save option and it
tells me that the directory it was trying to save the file into is
indeed C:\Program Files (x86)\Amibroker .... etc. So I actually went
ahead and did the save and it all appears to work within AB. However,
when I have a look at the file outside of AB, once again it does not
reflect the changes.
It looks like I will have to follow Keith's suggestion of uninstalling
AB from c:\program files (x86) and then reinstalling it back into
C:\program files. However, before doing that, my problem now is that I
like to backup the work done in Windows 7, but I cannot do it because I
don't know where the actual files are kept. To physically go through
and identify all the changes within Windows 7 would be a very time
consuming and error prone exercise which I am hoping to avoid.
AB must be storing these formulas outside of C:\Program Files (x86)
because when I am working with the formulas within AB, it displays the
absolute latest versions of the code, right down to the indentings,
comments, tabs etc etc and those details must surely be stored
somewhere.
Bing
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
Keith McCombs <kmccombs@xx.> wrote:
>
> Bingk --
> This would be a great opportunity to rant against the idiots at M$
for
> making such un-user-friendly software. They could have kept
\Program
> Files\ for 32bit programs. And made a new folder called \Program
Files
> 64\ for 64bit programs. But that would be too easy for us users.
And
> M$ will probably sell more 'upgraded' software this way. End of
rant.
>
> There are probably many ways to solve your problem. This is the
way I
> did. When installing AB (32bit version) do not install in the
default
> folder, \Program Files (x86)\. Instead install it in \Program
Files\.
> Continue until you are asked for your working folder. Then set
that to
> \Program Files\ also. Now copy the entire Amibroker directory from
your
> old computer onto the C:\Program files\. That's it.
>
> Well not all of it. BEFORE you do the above, the safest thing is
to
> save any Win7 AB work, .afl files, that you want to some folder
outside
> of \Amibroker\. Then uninstall AB from \Program Files (x86)\. Then
go
> to the paragraph above.
>
> BTW, Amibroker is available as a 64bit program also. But DON'T try
to
> use it yet. Get the 32bit version working to your satisfaction
first.
> Then if you feel you want to try the 64bit, after there is at
least a
> 5.30 version, it is simple to install, and still have the 32bit to
fall
> back on. Just ask again for how to do it.
>
> Hope this helps,
> -- Keith
>
>
>
> On 3/2/2010 22:55, bingk66 wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have just bought a new computer that runs Windows 7 Home
Premium. I
> > subsequently installed Amibroker V5.2 Full version. Unlike
previous
> > versions of Amibroker in my previous computer whereby the
Amibroker
> > directory was found in C:\Program Files\, this particular
installation
> > on my new computer has the Amibroker directory located in the
> > C:\Program Files (x86)\ instead, which I thought was a little
strange
> > but OK, as Amibroker seems to be working well.
> >
> > Now as part of my migration into the new computer, I copied
the entire
> > Amibroker directory from my old computer onto the C:\Program
files
> > (x86) directory in the new computer and started up Amibroker.
Once
> > again, all my formulas and charts seem to work OK, Amibroker
appears
> > to be refering to the correct directory, so no problems.
> >
> > After making some changes to some formulas within Amibroker,
I saved
> > my work and exited Amibroker. I then went into the C:\
Program files
> > (x86)\Amibroker to check that the changes that I had made
within
> > Amibroker was corrected reflected inside C:\ Program files
> > (x86)\Amibroker. To my surprise, the work that I had saved
within
> > Amibroker was not updated within the C:\ Program files
(x86)\Amibroker
> > directory. I tried to make some more changes within Amibroker
and once
> > again these changes were not reflected in the Program files
> > (x86)\Amibroker directory.
> >
> > Just to test things out a little further, I created a new
test
> > directory within the C:\ Program files (x86)\Amibroker\Formulas
folder
> > just to see whether Amibroker would recognize it and pick it
up when
> > it loaded up next. Sure enough, Amibroker picked it up the
new
> > directory, but not only that, it also retained all the
changes that I
> > had made to the various formulas. So from Amibroker's point
of view,
> > everything is working OK. My question then is where is
Amibroker
> > storing all of its formulas ??, if its not inside C:\ Program
files
> > (x86)\Amibroker\Formulas
> >
> > This is a problem for me as my backup routines look inside
the C:\
> > Program files (x86)\Amibroker\Formulas directory to
backup my formulas
> > and at the moment, its backing up code that does not
incorporate the
> > changes that I made within AMibroker.
> >
> > Would appreciate any feedback
> >
> >
>