As it turns out, the solution is to change the switch in this line in Format Definiton File from zero to one:
$OVERWRITE 1 Lester --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Lester Vanhoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have just noticed that all Aliases have disappeared from my database, > apparently after upgrading from v4.80 to v4.89.0. > > I don't really use those Aliases for anything so I haven't noticed this right > away. In previous releases I had alias assigned to each ticker, just in case > I decide to switch the data provider. My tickers are in MyTrack format and > Aliases were in Qcharts format. I haven't touched importer's Format > Definition File for several months, that's why the prime suspect is the > version upgrade. > > ASCii file sample: > > BCE-T, 20070202, TSE:BCE, 31.45, 31.48, 30.75, 30.75, 2551777, 3951 > > Format Definition File (OpenInt = # of trades) > > $FORMAT Ticker,Date_YMD,Alias,Open,High,Low,Close,Volume,OpenInt > $SEPARATOR , > $SKIPLINES 0 > $AUTOADD 1 > $CONT 1 > $OVERWRITE 0 > $MARKET 2 > $GROUP 0 > $INDUSTRY 0 > $DEBUG 1 > > Lester
