And, if AddToComposite doesn't help, you can do your own parsing using fopen, fgets and the string manipulation functions http://amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_index.php?m=2
Mike --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Rob" <sidharth...@...> wrote: > > Check out AddToComposite()... I think you'll find it will serve your needs. > > --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "f8fcs" <nickdepeyster@> wrote: > > > > I have a scoring system that I would like to import into AB, and then > > overlay the technical indicators. The scoring system goes back in time -- > > a typical database row reads 'Symbol,Date,Score'. The scores change from > > period to period. > > > > I would hope to run backtests that screen stocks based on the score. At > > each time period, only top ranked stocks (using my custom score) would be > > eligible for purchase. Technical indicators would help with the timing. > > > > It does not appear feasible to reproduce the score in AB. Importation is > > the only solution. I understand there is the Rmath plug in which might > > help, but I don't know R. I do know VB. > > > > I guess my first thought would be, does AB have a parser that allows it to > > read generic ASCII files that contain non price data, in such a way that > > the scores become available in a backtesting environment? > > >
