Mr Don. could you explain step by step how to use that script? i`ve done first two steps, i changed industry and sector files in amibroker directory by hemscott files from http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker, i checked symbol >categories - industries.there was everything linked to right sectors.but now i have no idea how to do everything in step 3? i mean where that script file goes and how to use it? (PopulateIndustriesAndTickers_v3_0.js or Industries.js , btw first script has data stored in lines with following format ** <ticker>,<market number>,<full name>,<industry number>, second one <ticker>,<full name>,<industry number>,i`ve got industry_data.txt file from http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker whitch has no market numbers.where to put file industry_data.txt. how to use it? thank you
> Ken, > Yes you can reassign you own definitions to the Industry/Sectors. I have > played with this for a modified Hemscott rating system. > > Here is the procedure as simply as I can explain it. > > 1) you must change the broker.industries and broker.sectors files at the > root of AB directory before you create your new directory. These 2 files > establish your structure on any NEW database. (has no effect on previously > created ones). The broker.sectors file establishes your main categories > (whatever you decide they are). This is simply a text file you can > manipulate with any text editor. The file counts from 0 up, so your 1st > category will be 0, second will be 1, third will be 2, etc to the limit of > your categories. There is a direct relationship Between broker.sectors and > broker.industries. In broker.industries you have 2 fields, a number, and a > description. The number is a reference back to broker.sectors. Thus every > entry in broker.industries MUST relate to one of the entries in > broker.sectors. This file is also a text file. > > 2) Once you have established these two files in the format of your > liking you will create your new BLANK database. You then go into > Symbol>Categories and choose the Industries tab. On the left you will see > all the categories you created in broker.industries. You must now go through > each of these categories, and (on right hand side of screen) link them to > one of your broker.sectors categories. This sets up your basic structure for > populating the new database. > > 3) Populating the database is done with a script reading a ticker file. > I used the script "PopulateIndustriesAndTickers_v3_0.js which is located in > the Files section on the AmiBroker Users Group. The ticker format is > <ticker>,<market number>,<Full name>, <industry number>. > This last is the most important to you as it will put your stock into their > assigned category. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER is the industry > number corresponds to you categories position in your broker.industries ! > Thus if your first category was Widgets, the number you put in the <industry > number> post ion will be 0. Now when the script reads your ticker all of > your stocks numbered 0 will appear in the category Widgets. > > That covers the how. I am not a writer, so I can only hope the above makes > sense to you. Feel free to ask me questions about the procedure and I will > clarify as best I can. > > Hope this helps, > > Don Lindberg > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Ken Close <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 9/7/2006 7:21:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amibroker] Advice on Populating New Set of Industries > > I do not know if this can be done, but I hope someone can offer some advice > or point to some messages.... > > I want to track ATCs of most ETFs which number well over 100. True, some > are probably much less important now but as ETF use grows and as more > varieties emerge, then the number of "popular" ones is sure to grow. > > I have been thinking how to organize to do this, and the only obvious > approach (short of an instantaneous update of the program to increase the > number of Watchlists) is to popular the Industry set with the ETF members. > > I see Industry slot from 0 to 100 or whatever, each named for the symbol of > the ETF and containing the holdings of the ETF. I have read (and reread) > the "Organization of the database" and it appears that this will be > possible, although I am not certain. > > Also, it seems like some of the scripts which have been written to populate > normally named industries and sectors will have to be modified (how I do not > know yet). > > What is your assessment of this approach? > > Do you have other suggestions? > > Can you point me to any scripts that I could use(modify) for my purpose? > > Thanks for any assistance. > > Ken > 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! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
