You can run more than one instance of AB from the one installation using different databases. I do this all the time during the day with my intraday open taking feed from QT, and the EOD open at same time.
-- Cheers Graham AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to your requirements http://e-wire.net.au/~eb_kavan/ab_write.htm On 31/07/06, MarketMonk777 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have 2 computers? I know that this isn't the best solution but if > you need to see both markets at the same time it is an option. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of dclayw > Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 5:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Chart times drifting due to daylight savings > > Graham, > Thanks. I do use different intraday settings for different groups. > One of these intraday settings is "Time shift". Unfortunatley this setting > applies to the entire database. If it only applied to the group then it > would solve the problem. > > Perhaps it would be an option to have a different database for each market, > but I think you can only have one database open at a time? > > Dave > > --- In [email protected], Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You can set different intraday time settings for different Groups So > > you could place the different tickers in different groups > > > > When daylight saving changes, you would possibly have to change the > > settings for each group, but I am not certain how any history data > > will be affected. I know that my own data has to be exported and > > re-imported making the appropriate time shift as daylight saving > > changes > > > > -- > > Cheers > > Graham > > AB-Write >< Professional AFL Writing Service Yes, I write AFL code to > > your requirements http://e-wire.net.au/~eb_kavan/ab_write.htm > > > > > > On 28/07/06, David Clayworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Looking for some information on the easiest way to handle > multiple time > > > zones in AmiBroker so that times for any symbol do not drift due > to daylight > > > savings. As a simple example consider just 2 time zones. I have > a chart for > > > a market in each of these 2 time zones, the 2 symbols are in the > same > > > database. I use IB data which does not have a timestamp as a > part of the > > > quote stream, so the charts display my local time. Chart1 (in > timezone1, my > > > local timezone) has trading times of 10am-4pm. Chart2 (in > timezone2) also > > > displays my local times (timezone1 times) and it's trading times > (in my > > > local time) are 12pm-6pm. Timezone2 is actually 2 hours behind > timezone1 so > > > the actual (timezone2) trading times for Chart2 is 10am-4pm. So > the markets > > > have exactly the same trading times, they are just in different > timezones. > > > > > > Much of my trading is time-based so correct times are important. > It does not > > > matter that chart2 displays times that are incorrect by 2 hours, > as long as > > > the times for that market do not drift. Lets say that timezone1 > switches to > > > daylight savings time. There is no problem for chart1 in > timezone1 because I > > > simply adjust my computer clock to match daylight savings time > and the chart > > > times remain the same as they did before, 10am-4pm. But > timezone2 does not > > > have daylight savings (or it might start several weeks later), > so the times > > > in Chart2 will now have times 1pm-7pm. > > > > > > When timezone1 switches to daylight savings I want the times for > my chart2 > > > (in timezone2) to remain the same, i.e. 12pm-6pm. Does anyone > know how to > > > achieve this. The Time Shift setting would do the trick but that > setting > > > applies to the entire database. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > > > > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > > > For other support material please check also: > > > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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