Bill,
You might try:
SetForeign("Symbol");
Fn1 = Close;
Fn2 = Fullneame();
Fn3 = ....
RestorePriceArrays();
----- Original Message -----
From: "billbarack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 4:51 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Foreign Symbol and Foreign "FullName"
> Gordon and Bill,
>
> Thanks for the input, but it doesn't quite get me to where I want to
> be. The issue is that I have to type in the XAO in your example
> Gordon. Instead, I want to use a variable in my code, say Fn2, that
> defines the Foreign symbol.
>
> Fn2=Foreign("TWM","C");
>
> Then, I want to pick up on the Fn2 somehow and use its symbol and
> name in the title.
>
> This leads to being able to also do Fn3, Fn4, etc. in the same title.
>
> This will let me do my Foreign definitions once in the code
> (avoiding possible mistakes from having to put the symbols in
> twice), do my calculations and have the Title statement
> automatically pick up the various Foreign information.
>
> Any further ideas???
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Gordon Sutherland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Bill,
>>
>> The following example works for me:
>>
>> SetForeign("XAO");
>> Sym = Name();
>> FName = FullName();
>> RestorePriceArrays();
>> Plot(C,"",-1,64);
>> Title = Sym + " " + FName;
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Gordon Sutherland
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf
>> Of billbarack
>> Sent: Sunday, 29 July 2007 9:16 a.m.
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [amibroker] Foreign Symbol and Foreign "FullName"
>>
>> I would like to include the Symbol and its FullName for a Foreign
>> defined security in a custom Title statement. Having failed to
> find a
>> way to do this via the Help files and some trial and error, does
>> anyone know of a way to accomplish this?
>>
>> To be more specific, consider the following:
>>
>> Fn2=Foreign("TWM","C");
>>
>> I would like the title to include the symbol "TWM" and its
>> name "UltraShort Russell2000".
>>
>> I don't want to hard code it in but have the title change when I
>> change the Fn2 statement above.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>
> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only.
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> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to
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> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG:
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