Herman:
You can set a symbol's database to local manually or use OLE code such as
this:
AB = CreateObject("Broker.Application");
Stocks_ = AB.Stocks;
Stock_ = Stocks_.Add(symol);
// set datasource to local
Stock_.DataSource = 1;
- Mark
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Herman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> thank you Tomasz, you may have just saved me a lot of experimental work!
>
> What do you mean with "*...that will have "use only local database" turned
> on*"? There is only one DB setting in the Rt DB...how to apply a different
> setting to the individual imported symbols, i.e., how do I exclude
> individual symbols from RT Updates?
>
> btw, What would happen if I simply copied a composite symbol from the EOD
> DB to the RT DB (before AB launch), and tried to read it in my 1-min RT DB
> using Foreign?
>
> thanks for the help,
> herman
>
>
> Tomasz Janeczko wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> If you are using external data source via plugin, the plugin
> takes over any values in the database, so any "imported" values will
> be overwritten by the plugin. The only exceptions are
> symbols that are EXCLUDED from RT update by "use only local database" option.
>
> You may import data into your IQFeed database using ASCII importer
> into separate symbols like XXX_EOD that will have "use only local database"
> turned on and later refer to them using Foreign().
>
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczkoamibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Herman" <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
> To: "AmiBroker User Group" <[email protected]>
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 2:04 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] How to fill the AUX fields with EOD data?
>
>
>
>
> Perhaps a smart member on this list can show me an easy way to fill the
> AUX1 and AUX2 fields in my 1-Min IQFeed DB with data from my PD EOD
> Datbase. For example, during trading and 1-Min Backtesting I need access
> to parameters/prices (arrays) that were calculated in my EOD PDdatabase.
> It would be great if I could stuff these parameters into the new AUX1
> and AUX2 fields.
>
> I am sure there are manual ways to transform and import the EOD data but
> this is a task that needs to be performed daily so I would prefer it
> automated - or at least simple and foolproof. Also, since my portfolio
> 1-Min Backtest already takes a very long time to complete, any time
> consuming method, like ready a file during the 1-Min Backtest would no
> be suitable.
>
> The obvious comment I expect is to use the TimeFrame functions. The
> problem is that my 1-min data varies too much from my EOD data and that
> the 1-min database gets corrupted too easily - I am unable to match EOD
> daily with 1-Min Daily TF results.
>
> Any ideas anyone?
>
> many thanks,
> herman
>
>
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