Did you bother to read user guide tutorial that covers exactly that ? http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_categories.html
Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "murthysuresh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 12:15 AM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Undefined Sector > Now that is valuable post that should be added to the user Knowledge > Base > > > --- In [email protected], "Don Lindberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Allan, >> >> Well after 4 hours of very tedious work I now know how to clean up > the >> Sector/Industries List so it Only reflects Quotes Plus assignments. > A little >> history is in order first to explain how things work. In the root > directory >> of AmiBroker there are two files - broker.industries and > broker.sectors. >> These files set up the Sector/Industries List anytime a new > database is >> created. After the creation they just sit there and do nothing. The > default >> file that come with AmiBroker setup the Sectors/Industries to match > the way >> Yahoo assigns the categories, which is not the same way that Quotes > Plus >> assigns. Now when you set up a Quotes Plus database the correct > assignments >> are made, but you also get the empty entries from the default files > in >> AmiBroker. But there is a fix. Close AmiBroker, go into Windows > Explorer >> and go to the AmiBroker root under Program Files. Rename the >> broker.industries and broker.sectors to something else like >> broker.industries.org and broker.sectors.org. Now copy in the two > files I >> have attached into the same location. These two files have been > set up to >> match Quotes Plus. Now open AmiBroker and create a New Quotes Plus >> database. When creating tell it to use when AmiBroker opens. This > new >> database will have the correct sector and industry lists. Make sure > all your >> database setting are the same as I explained in my earlier message. > Save >> your database and exit AmiBroker. If you have created special Watch > lists in >> your old Quotes Plus Database, go into Window Explorer again, find > you old >> database under root of AmiBroker and browse through the list of > folders >> until you find a folder called WatchLists. Copy the WHOLE folder, > then move >> into your new database and paste the copied file in. You will be > warned that >> file already exists, just go ahead and over write it. If you didn't > yet >> create any special watch list then this step is not necessary. Now > open >> AmiBroker and your database will be set for use. Test it, look it > over, and >> once you are sure everything is the way you expect and want it to > be, close >> AmiBroker and from Windows Explorer again delete the old database. >> >> >> >> I hope this walkthrough will get you up and going quickly. If you > have any >> question, let me know. Now I am going to have a drink!! I earned > it! >> >> >> >> Donald F Lindberg >> >> _____ >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf >> Of matrix10014 >> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 6:26 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [amibroker] Undefined Sector >> >> >> >> Would someone please tell me what an "Undefined" Sector is,how/why > it >> was created and how does one get rid of it?? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Allan >> > > > > > 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 NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
