Thanks, it was a lot of work setting up those two files. It nice to see that someone appreciates.
Donald F Lindberg _____ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of murthysuresh Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 3:16 PM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] Re: Undefined Sector Now that is valuable post that should be added to the user Knowledge Base --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com, "Don Lindberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Allan, > > Well after 4 hours of very tedious work I now know how to clean up the > Sector/Industries List so it Only reflects Quotes Plus assignments. A little > history is in order first to explain how things work. In the root directory > of AmiBroker there are two files - broker.industries and broker.sectors. > These files set up the Sector/Industries List anytime a new database is > created. After the creation they just sit there and do nothing. The default > file that come with AmiBroker setup the Sectors/Industries to match the way > Yahoo assigns the categories, which is not the same way that Quotes Plus > assigns. Now when you set up a Quotes Plus database the correct assignments > are made, but you also get the empty entries from the default files in > AmiBroker. But there is a fix. Close AmiBroker, go into Windows Explorer > and go to the AmiBroker root under Program Files. Rename the > broker.industries and broker.sectors to something else like > broker.industries.org and broker.sectors.org. Now copy in the two files I > have attached into the same location. These two files have been set up to > match Quotes Plus. Now open AmiBroker and create a New Quotes Plus > database. When creating tell it to use when AmiBroker opens. This new > database will have the correct sector and industry lists. Make sure all your > database setting are the same as I explained in my earlier message. Save > your database and exit AmiBroker. If you have created special Watch lists in > your old Quotes Plus Database, go into Window Explorer again, find you old > database under root of AmiBroker and browse through the list of folders > until you find a folder called WatchLists. Copy the WHOLE folder, then move > into your new database and paste the copied file in. You will be warned that > file already exists, just go ahead and over write it. If you didn't yet > create any special watch list then this step is not necessary. Now open > AmiBroker and your database will be set for use. Test it, look it over, and > once you are sure everything is the way you expect and want it to be, close > AmiBroker and from Windows Explorer again delete the old database. > > > > I hope this walkthrough will get you up and going quickly. If you have any > question, let me know. Now I am going to have a drink!! I earned it! > > > > Donald F Lindberg > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com] On Behalf > Of matrix10014 > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 6:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com > Subject: [amibroker] Undefined Sector > > > > Would someone please tell me what an "Undefined" Sector is,how/why it > was created and how does one get rid of it?? > > Thank you, > > Allan >
