Jeff, the example below might help you a bit:
/* All symbols from Scan result list are exported to Watch List #61 */
Buy = C >= 10 AND C <= 20;
CategoryRemoveSymbol( "", categoryWatchlist, 61 );
if( LastValue( Buy ) )
{
CategoryAddSymbol( "", categoryWatchlist, 61 );
}
/****END****/
--- In [email protected], "dingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I don't know a way to do it by name without writing custom software but if
> you get a list of tickers then you're home free.
>
> d
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > Subject: [amibroker] Adding All Symbols in Industry to Watchlist
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm trying to figure a faster way to add all symbols from a
> > particular industry into a watchlist. I have an exploration
> > that will return the text names of the industries I want the
> > stocks to come from. My idea was to add the results of this
> > exploration to a watchlist, then perform another exploration
> > on this watchlist which would look at the name of each
> > industry in the watchlist and use that to return all stocks
> > in those industries. The code would look something like this:
> >
> > //Explore on watchlist "Industries"
> > IndName=[Symbol Name];
> > CategoryGetSymbols(categoryIndustry,IndName);
> >
> > Now, this won't work for a couple reasons: 1) I don't know
> > how to reference the [Symbol Name], and 2) the
> > CategoryGetSymbols() function needs a number for the index
> > parameter. So, I would need a way to reference the industry
> > name (provided in the watchlist) and relate that name to its
> > proper numerical index.
> >
> > This certainly doesn't have to be the solution. I'm just
> > looking for a way to add all the stocks from a particular
> > industry into a watchlist without having to
> > "right-click/Watchlist/Add selected symbol to watchlist".
> >
> > Thank you very much for any help you can provide.
> >
> > Jeff
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