[amibroker] Re: Database settings and the amount of data saved

[Magesh <kaizenwarrior@xxxxxxxxx>]

Does this mean a limitation of AB for saving data to infinite without truncating?

I am using a real-time stream, Base Time Interval is "Tick" and No. of Bars=500,000.
Total no of symbols = 10 (all with real-time  Tick).
I have a fixed layout, and no frequent change in symbols.

And with my rough math of a tick for every 2 seconds,
# of bars per trading day = 11700 bars
Max # of days of history (@ 500,000 bars)= 43 days
Max # of days of history (@ 1,500,000 bars) = 128 days

My questions are:
1) Is my understandings on the bar count, size per symbol and limit is correct?

2) Is there any ways of overcoming this limit, my reason being, I would like to hold the historical tick size data for more than a year (at-least to start with)?

3) I think its scalable by altering "Base Time Interval" from "Tick" to "5/15 seconds" and will allow me to store up to 18 & 60 months approx. of data respectively. Is this right?

4) What's the max integer limit (size of variable) for MaximumNoOfBars?

5) Can alternate dBs (MySQL)be used in synch with AB's database, so that periodic push/flushing of AB's data into an external dBase? (as I won't be looking or using historical intraday's in realtime or atleast not so frequently)

Btw, this is a total scaled down version of my requirement, as my database is just about a month old and currently I have about 30 symbols and just begun learning AFL and back-testing/explorations. And with the current bar count setting, I think my database will start getting truncated anytime sooner (for few of the symbols updated via RT).

So I would like to keep my options very open for any kind/type of suggestions as my current attempt is to have AB retain data and stop draining LIFO.

Thanks in Advance,
Magesh


P.S.:I couldn't find any updates beyond this chain on this email thread subject from gmane, so any pointers or suggestions in this direction will be of great help for me.



On 02/08/08 3:59 PM, Herman wrote:

Hi Tomasz (or anyone who knows),

Could you define "advanced users and powerful computers"? 

Who would use this feature and what what exactly does it do?

Thanks,

herman

Friday, August 1, 2008, 7:21:11 AM, you wrote:

> No, it shouldn't. This key is a "hidden extra feature" for advanced

> users having computers powerful enough to handle extra load.

> By default the key does not exist and then the default max is 500000.

> Best regards,

> Tomasz Janeczko

> amibroker.com

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> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 12:55 PM

> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Database settings and the amount of data saved

>>> Make sure you check the path exactly! The key name is 

>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TJP\Broker\Settings\MaximumNumber

>>> OfBars

>>> (watch out for line truncations)

>>> The key is a DWORD.

>> This key does not exist on the machine I'm looking at (which has AB

>> 5.15 installed).

>> Obviously I could add it myself, but "should" it already be there?

>> IOW, what is the design scenario for the creation of this key?

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