Hi Longarm -- The Introduction to AmiBroker starts from scratch (downloading AmiBroker) and explains everything in detail. It's format is similar to the "QuickSteps" and "Plain and Simple" series -- lots of screen captures, numbered steps, highlights, arrows, and so forth. There is also a section on programming in afl that is part reference manual, part programming manual, with a lot of examples answering "How Do I ..." questions.
Thanks, Howard On Feb 13, 2008 9:29 AM, longarm61 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Funny, I was just in the bookstore the other day and wishing there > was a book on AFL. Needless to say, I'm very glad to hear there's > one in the works. I just hope it's geared toward complete AFL > newbies like myself...an 'AFL For Dummies' type format, if you will. > I'll be thrilled to pay for something that will significantly speed > up my learning curve so that I can begin to scratch the surface of > Amibroker's capabilities. > > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, > "chorlton_c_hardy" <chorlton-c- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello Howard, > > > > As a reader of your last book, I for one, look forward to reading > it. > > > > I have read your last book a number of times now and still keep > > learning new elements!!! Maybe I'm just a slow learner though :-/ > > > > Also, as a newbie to Amibroker & its langauge I'm very surprised no > > one has considered writing one before, given the popularity of this > > excellent piece of software, so its good to hear that one is now in > > the pipeline..... > > > > All the best, > > > > Chorlton > > > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "Howard > B" <howardbandy@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Christopher -- > > > > > > Since the book is so closely associated with AmiBroker, I'll use > the > > > AmiBroker forum groups to announce the book. > > > > > > SO far, there are plans for only a printed version. But that > might > > change. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Howard > > > > > > On Feb 11, 2008 4:07 AM, Christopher <chrisjeal@> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Howard, > > > > I would be interested in a book on how to use Amibroker > > correctly, how > > > > will you let people know when you have published the book? > > > > > > > > Have you thought of selling it as a pdf something like on > > clickbank? > > > > As you will have no costs up front and will sell as many as > > wanted no > > > > more and no less - also you could offer updated pages as needed. > > > > Just an Idea. > > > > Yours > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > > > > <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Howard B" > > > > <howardbandy@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Greetings all -- > > > > > > > > > > What a nice surprise, it looks like there is a new price > point. > > I > > > > did not > > > > > think the market would bear so much. (Grin) > > > > > > > > > > " I WILL GET IT but I would pay $120.00 for the very basics > in > > afl in a > > > > > minute. " > > > > > > > > > > "Introduction to AmiBroker" is alive and well. I have other > > > > projects that > > > > > are getting done along with writing it. Some days > Introduction > > is > > > > on the > > > > > top of the list, other days it is not. But it will be > published. > > > > > > > > > > It will be pretty much what its title says -- a book about > > > > AmiBroker. Since > > > > > AmiBroker is a trading system development platform, there > will > > be > > > > discussion > > > > > of trading and trading systems. But, readers looking for a > book > > > > about the > > > > > design, testing, and validation of trading systems should > look > > at > > > > > "Quantitative Trading Systems," which is already available. > The > > > > > Introduction book is a separate book, more about AmiBroker, > > less about > > > > > trading systems, and at a more basic level. It is not a new > > edition > > > > of QTS. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the suggestions about joint authorship. I have > > already > > > > explored > > > > > that. > > > > > > > > > > The author of a book gets very little compensation -- no > matter > > how > > > > it is > > > > > published. Top end compensation for the author(s) -- if there > > are > > > > multiple > > > > > authors, they split this -- is usually about 10% of the > retail > > price > > > > of the > > > > > book. A $40 book gives two authors $2.00 each per copy. > > > > Introduction to > > > > > AmiBroker might sell 2000 copies over two or three years. At > > the rate > > > > > Tomasz is expanding the capabilities of AmiBroker, it would > be > > unwise to > > > > > make too large a press run, and wise to plan on revised > editions > > > > regularly. > > > > > There are several sections I have re-written already as > > AmiBroker > > > > changed, > > > > > and the first edition has not yet gone to press. > > > > > > > > > > There is little reward and a lot of difficulty coordinating > > efforts. > > > > The > > > > > logistics of two people working from different locations on a > > manuscript > > > > > several hundred pages long are very difficult. > > > > > > > > > > It is a one-person job. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Howard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2008 12:25 PM, Ronald Davis <xokie7@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Lloyd>>>I, also would like to see a presentation using first > > > > principles. > > > > > > My > > > > > > > > > > > > understanding is that Howard will be completing an entry > > level book > > > > > > this spring as soon as he completes some obligations this > > month. > > > > > > > > > > > > It might be a better book if Howard and Graham were to > agree > > to > > > > JOINTLY > > > > > > write the book. The best and most understandable > explanations > > that > > > > have > > > > > > been given to me have been those from Graham. Graham seems > to > > have an > > > > > > outstanding ability to describe things in a very > > understandable > > > > way. Here > > > > > > is his description of SUM from the user manual. Ron D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > ===== > > > > > > Sum adds up the last "n" number of bars. It sums whatever > you > > put > > > > into the > > > > > > first part of the sum formula. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cum(1) adds 1 to the previous value of Cum, so the first > bar > > is 1 > > > > and it > > > > > > just keeps adding one to the last bar value of cum(1). > > > > > > You can use Cum to add anything, like how many times you get > > > > rising days > > > > > > in > > > > > > the entire chart: > > > > > > > > > > > > Rise = C>O; //this gives results of 0 or 1 > > > > > > TotalRise = Cum(Rise); > > > > > > > > > > > > You could limit this as well to time periods, or any other > > condition > > > > > > Example > > > > > > would be one for total rise days since 1995: > > > > > > > > > > > > RecentRise = C>O and Year()>=1995; //this gives results of > 0 > > or 1 > > > > > > TotalRise = Cum(RecentRise); > > > > > > > > > > > > If you wanted to know how many rising days in the last 12 > > bars you > > > > would > > > > > > use: > > > > > > > > > > > > LastRises = Sum(Rise,12); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > =================================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Thomas Ludwig" <Thomas.Ludwig@ <Thomas.Ludwig% > > 40gmx.de>> > > > > > > To: <[email protected] > > > > > > <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com><amibroker% > > 40yahoogroups.com><amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 1:14 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: no amibroker book? > > > > > > > > > > > > > brian_z111 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> However, I also agree with the others that we need a > good > > AFL book > > > > > > >> and IMO Tomasz is the man to write it - yes, even if he > > has to stop > > > > > > >> development to do it - take a sabbatical and get out the > > feathered > > > > > > >> pen Tomasz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Brian, I agree with Paul and vlanschot that TJ cannot > > afford to > > > > do this. > > > > > > > And quite frankly - no offense meant, TJ!!! - I'm not > sure > > if > > > > he's the > > > > > > > right guy to do this. I'm afraid he's frequently thinking > > in quite > > > > > > > different categories than most of us who are non- > > programmers and > > > > > > > apparantly much more simple-minded ;-) He's often made > the > > statement > > > > > > > that every AB user should read the manual from the first > to > > the last > > > > > > > page over and over again. Yes, true - but that doesn't > > really > > > > help in > > > > > > > many situations. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Examples? The description of Exrem and Exremspan - > without > > hints > > > > from > > > > > > > other guys here in the mailing list (who are obviously > more > > > > intelligent > > > > > > > than I am) I would never have understood the whole > purpose > > of these > > > > > > > functions and when to use them. > > > > > > > Another one: The description of Equity() - my goodness, > > after > > > > all these > > > > > > > years I still have troubles at times to decide which flag > I > > > > should use > > > > > > > and with which consequences. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There are many other examples of functions available in > AB > > that > > > > may be > > > > > > > useful for me in specific situations - but I simply don't > > understand > > > > > > > and use them (like Varset). In the past I had very often > the > > > > > > > impression - with a "normal" occupation, a wife and two > > children who > > > > > > > sometimes felt neglected - that I'm the wrong target > > customer for AB > > > > > > > and TJ. But, well, over the years the moments of > > desperation have > > > > > > > become fewer thanks to a lot of pasting of infos from the > > list here > > > > > > > (like Graham has mentioned). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Having said this, I think an AFL book is needed written > > strictly > > > > from > > > > > > > the user's perspective. I think most of us non- > programmers > > and > > > > > > > non-engineers are in need of "cooking recipes" that > > organize, > > > > structure > > > > > > > or arrange the vast multitude of possibilities available > in > > AB in > > > > > > > order to facilitate everyday usage of this excellent > > application. A > > > > > > > nice example from the AB library as a starter would be > > > > > > > http://www.amibroker.com/library/detail.php?id=547 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Brian, Herman and you are doing a really marvelous job > for > > the > > > > UKB. But > > > > > > > perhaps some more of such "cooking recipes" should be > > included. It > > > > > > > would be great if more AB users could contribute them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just my 2 cents ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
