[amibroker] plotshapes problem

2007-09-13 Thread richcb750
The following formula acts right when I use the commented out PlotText line. But if I use the PlotShapes line instead, the shape is plotted for every bar. What am I doing wrong with the plotshapes? Thanks, Richard bcount = 0; bperfect = 0; for( i = 4; i < BarCount; i++ ) { if(bcount == 9) {

RE: [amibroker] Re: best practise for maintaining amibroker stuff

2007-09-13 Thread Grover M.Yowell
Hi, I recall a year or so ago, Tomasz saying that he had set up many partitions, like one for the OS, one for apps, another for data, etc. He had many with special purposes. And his point was: 1. With proper setup of partitions, your machine will run much faster than with all the clutter other

[amibroker] Detecting whether current bar is in day or night session

2007-09-13 Thread claudecaruana
Hi All, is there a way to detect whether the current bar is in the day or night session based on the realtime settings on the database or group. I currently use timenum() and constants in my AFL code to do this. I was wondering if there is a way to programmatically retreive the realtime settin

RE: [AmiBroker] Re: esignal data only compatibility

2007-09-13 Thread Don Lindberg
To all, I took a look at Market Center Live product, and quite frankly I don’t see any difference between it and Quote Tracker which only costs $60 a year and Quote Tracker gives you charts, news, while Market Center Live charges extra. The other thing I noticed is that is states it does not run

Re: [amibroker] Re: esignal data only compatibility

2007-09-13 Thread Rakesh Sahgal
Can anyone who has paired eSignal MarketCenter with AB i.e. sent the live feed being received by MarketCenter to AB kindly detail the steps they followed to get the show going? Thanks Rakesh On 8/28/07, t_ohrt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Many Thanks, it works! > T.O. > > --- In amibroker@yah

Re: [amibroker] Re: Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread Ara Kaloustian
eSignal Market Center does not give details except for $14.95 + exchange fees of $3.00. Is that $3.00 per exchange? Also how much data are they supplying at one time. Number of stocks? etc. Any eminis? Tx Ara - Original Message - From: "burlap58" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thurs

[amibroker] Re: Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread burlap58
-Did you get the rt through the Esignal Market Center. Are you satisfied with it? I assume you're getting eod and intra day. How does the $14.95 package differ from the $85.00 rt package? I called Esignal and they only had the expensive product. I see in the forum the only way to get the Market Cen

[amibroker] Re: saving chart as images thro afl

2007-09-13 Thread murthysuresh
again and again ;) Thanks --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "dingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You need to sue to your opthalmologist. > > Formulas\Custom needs to be Formulas\\Custom > > d > > > -Original Message- > > From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [amibroker] saving chart as images thro afl

2007-09-13 Thread dingo
You need to sue to your opthalmologist. Formulas\Custom needs to be Formulas\\Custom d > -Original Message- > From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of murthysuresh > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 8:48 PM > To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [

[amibroker] saving chart as images thro afl

2007-09-13 Thread murthysuresh
hello I can now finally save charts as a image thro afl. here is the code. However there is one glitch that i cannot figure out. if the path ic c:\program files X it does not work. however if i put the js file in my c:\temp it works. i cannot understand why there should be this difference.

[amibroker] Re: Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread optiontrader6
MarkK: What amount of intraday data can you get on most symbols 120days/1min ? How much historical daily data have you received. I assume that the databases for daily and intraday must be different.No mixed data. Thanks;

RE: [amibroker] Re: Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread MarkK
Had the e-signal normal package for years and when my subscription expired I called them and they said it would be more than I was paying. Went online and ordered Market Center for a test And I have RT data now the same as I did before at a fraction of the cost MarkK _ From: amib

RE: [AmiBroker] Re: Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread Don Lindberg
Loyld. QP is behind on their target for releasing the Real Time. While is show pricing and info on the web site, they haven't yet made I available. Last I heard is was to come out the end of Aug, and that's come and gone, so anybodies guess. Donald F Lindberg _ From: amibroker@yah

[amibroker] Re: Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread burlap58
-Did you get the rt through the Esignal Market Center. Are you satisfied with it? I assume you're getting eod and intra day. How does the $14.95 package differ from the $85.00 rt package? I called Esignal and they only had the expensive product. I see in the forum the only way to get the Market Cen

Re: [amibroker] Declare a procedure

2007-09-13 Thread Ara Kaloustian
In the top examole you are calling the procedure before you define it ... produces error. Lower case is correct. - Original Message - From: "dralexchambers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:47 PM Subject: [amibroker] Declare a procedure > Hi - This may b

Re: [amibroker] Re: weird characters on the param

2007-09-13 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
It resets all parameters :-) to default values. (internally it deletes any Params related to given chart id and re-reads them from the formula thus setting them to default values) Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: "murthysuresh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To

[amibroker] Re: weird characters on the param

2007-09-13 Thread murthysuresh
Thanks, The reset all did the magic. Can you clarify what it does. The reset All seemed to be like Voodo but i think there would be a better explanation. --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Click "RESET ALL" button in the Parameters window. > > Be

Re: [amibroker] Re: weird characters on the param

2007-09-13 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Click "RESET ALL" button in the Parameters window. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: "murthysuresh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:23 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: weird characters on the param >I have restarted AB, have

Re: [amibroker] SetBarsRequired() messing up AddToComposite()

2007-09-13 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Yes I said that and I can simply re-confirm that. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: "Dennis Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] SetBarsRequired() messing up AddToComposite() > Ara, > >

RE: [amibroker] Re: weird characters on the param

2007-09-13 Thread J. Biran
You can try edit the formula of the offending chart in the editor (add/delete space somewhere) and apply. Unless you have a corrupt afl file that actually contains those funny characters Joseph Biran -Original Message- From: amibroker@yahoog

[amibroker] Is there a way to keep the text displayed all the time on the screen

2007-09-13 Thread murthysuresh
I am writing a chart trader and would like to display text on the screen that does not change when the mouse is moved. Because of the AFL runs on the conecpt of arrays, my panel changes value when the cursor is moved. the following afl runs in its own pane. I get the text written to the panel

Re: [amibroker] Declare a procedure

2007-09-13 Thread Graham
you cannot call something until it is defined -- Cheers Graham Kav AFL Writing Service http://www.aflwriting.com On 14/09/2007, dralexchambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi - This may be a really simple one, but I couldn't find an answer... > > Is it possible to declare procedures in advance

[amibroker] Test MSG

2007-09-13 Thread Michael.S.G.
Sorry folks.

Re: [amibroker] SetBarsRequired() messing up AddToComposite()

2007-09-13 Thread Dennis Brown
Ara, TJ said on Aug 6, 2007: "More likely than not, one of upcoming versions will have "static arrays"." I will make a formal suggestion or bug report as soon as I am convinced that I am not at fault here. I prefer to make sure I understand the problems are real before cluttering up the bu

[amibroker] Declare a procedure

2007-09-13 Thread dralexchambers
Hi - This may be a really simple one, but I couldn't find an answer... Is it possible to declare procedures in advance to stop a syntax error: doSL_Trail(); procedure doSL_Trail() { a=1; } This gives a syntax error. If I do the following below it is OK, but I want to place the procedure cod

RE: [amibroker] Re: Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread MarkK
I now use E-signal $14.98 month now for RT data MarkK _ From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of burlap58 Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:50 PM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] Re: Qp Real Time Data - If you go to QP's webs

Re: [amibroker] SetBarsRequired() messing up AddToComposite()

2007-09-13 Thread Ara Kaloustian
Dennis, I did not dig into your code, but you seem to have spent a lot of time and systematically isolated the issues / problems. TJ has stated that ATCs are best way to have static arrays and they are fairly fast because they are cashed. TJ's plan (at least as far as I can understand) does no

Re: [amibroker] Re: weird characters on the param

2007-09-13 Thread Lal
Murthy, I think I had that problem some months agocan't recall how I sorted it out but try going through the AFL code for any corruption. Or make a dummy change in the code and re-apply the indicator. You could try posting the entire code here and I could check if the same problem occurs o

[amibroker] Re: Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread burlap58
- If you go to QP's website they refer to it as QP Feed for about $38 for Amibroker. I've been trying to verify it and have some questions answered--but haven't got a response to my emails to the websites of both QP or Amibroker. Frustrating! Lloyd - In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Ara Kaloustian"

Re: [amibroker] Re: weird characters on the param

2007-09-13 Thread Steve Dugas
Hi - The lines of code you posted look simple enough, but do you somewhere have params that are named using special characters, concatenated strings, etc? This happened to me in the past, and renaming all params using just simple letters and numbers worked for me. When saving your broker.params

[amibroker] Re: weird characters on the param

2007-09-13 Thread murthysuresh
I have restarted AB, have restarted my computer. Its still wierd. beats the hell out of me. I now upgraded to Ver 5 and the panel still have that wierd looking symbols. --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "J. Biran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Try restarting AB > > > Joseph Biran >

[amibroker] SetBarsRequired() messing up AddToComposite()

2007-09-13 Thread Dennis Brown
Hello, I have made a number of posts in the past asking for help understanding how some AFL things work that were causing me problems. Today, I see that some of these issues are related to each other. Most seem to be related to the number of bars that are loaded for an operation. 1. Se

[amibroker] Study names

2007-09-13 Thread murthysuresh
Tomasz Is there a way to reconfigure the Study keys from the current defaults to something else. I am trying to build a chart trader with Amibroker and would like to use the study lines for entry, exit and stops. i want to use some strings that are similar to BUY or Sell than the current defaul

Re: [amibroker] Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread Ara Kaloustian
Did not know it was available yet ... when did it become available?? - Original Message - From: "burlap58" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:54 AM Subject: [amibroker] Qp Real Time Data > Has anyone had experience with QP's real time data? I want to be able

[amibroker] Qp Real Time Data

2007-09-13 Thread burlap58
Has anyone had experience with QP's real time data? I want to be able to receive both daily and intraday data in the same database and wonder if that will do that? Thanks, Lloyd

RE: [amibroker] weird characters on the param

2007-09-13 Thread J. Biran
Try restarting AB Joseph Biran -Original Message- From: amibroker@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of murthysuresh Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:38 AM To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Subject: [amibroker] wierd character

[amibroker] Fw: Using AmiBroker’s RSS Feeds with Internet Explorer

2007-09-13 Thread Steve Dugas
Hi, Below is a recent UKB post by Brian explaining how to set up your browser to receive these UKB posts via RSS ( thanks Brian! ). I recieve these by e-mail, so just thought I would mention that this is also an option. Each article is delivered seperately as it is posted, and then you can save

[amibroker] cannot overlay this code

2007-09-13 Thread murthysuresh
hello I am trying to overlay this code on an existing price chart. It does not allow me. However i can drag drop it on a separate panel. Why is there a difference. Plot(V,"Volume",colorRed,styleLine); trigger = ParamTrigger("Place Order", "Click here to place order"); if( trigger ) { AlertI

[amibroker] Re: Quote Trakcer Plugin -Time offset - Only Integers allowed???

2007-09-13 Thread murthysuresh
here is a wild shot. since u are trying to trade in US market and want to trade in EST, why setup a separate trading machine and mark it in EST only. then u dont have to use timeshifting. If this is not viable, ignore this msg. In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Rakesh Sahgal" <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [amibroker] Quote Trakcer Plugin -Time offset - Only Integers allowed???

2007-09-13 Thread Rakesh Sahgal
I had asked the same question on the forum and the answer was yes i.e. only integers. One of the members had given a "constructive" suggestion though i.e. I should petition my local Member of Parltt to ask the Govt to consider a change in official time to accomodate the QT plug-in. Want to give

Re: [amibroker] Re: Is 500,000 the maximum number of bars allowable in a database?

2007-09-13 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
Hello, 1. Data are stored internally and externally in the base interval you specify in the Database Settings. If you have chosen 1-minute - it will be 1-minute, if tick - tick. So whatever you choose - it is used. 2. Yes it uses FIFO. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original

[amibroker] Re: Is 500,000 the maximum number of bars allowable in a database?

2007-09-13 Thread murthysuresh
Tomasz Dollars and cents aside, i would like to understand the criteria that is used in the data that would be purged. Here is the case that i am trying to understand. My AB has # o fbars 5 in base interval 1 minute The data feed comign in is a tick level data feed. Questions are 1. Does AB

[amibroker] Intraday Futures Data for emini S&P 500

2007-09-13 Thread Amohedas
Anyone know where to get free intraday data for eminin futures? Hopefully for several years at least? Thanks Agustin

Re: [AmiBroker] Re: Is 500,000 the maximum number of bars allowable in a database?

2007-09-13 Thread Tomasz Janeczko
That's special price for AmiBroker users :-) Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com - Original Message - From: Don Lindberg To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 6:37 AM Subject: RE: [AmiBroker] Re: Is 500,000 the maximum number of bars allowabl

[amibroker] Quote Trakcer Plugin -Time offset - Only Integers allowed???

2007-09-13 Thread Shweta Shalini
Hi All, I am using Quote tracker Plugin.In configure databade settings window,only integers are allowed to offset the time between US ET and other places. This creates a time diff of 30 mins between actual market and display. How can i make it 9.5 instead of choosing betwen 9 or 10. PS: I am