Hello, AFL although has array constructs, it works also as any other general purpose procedural language such as VB/VBScript, JScript, C.
So the language is powerful enough to code everything user cames up with provided that the user wants to learn. History of this list shows dozens of examples where I have shown how to write "impossible" things. So I repeat once again: *nothing* is impossible. With AFL and its tremendous extensibility (OLE/DLLs) you can easily control space shuttle if you want. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 2:30 AM Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Big symbol text in the background > Brian, > > Ok, I understand where you are coming from. > > The reason I ask the question is because I work from the assumption > that AB/AFL is a worthy general programming language for taking series > data (of most types) and transforming it into files or displays. I > know my assumption is flawed, because Tomasz wrote AB with the express > purpose of quickly processing time series data in the form of stock > information in specific ways and generating displays that were > relevant to the same. Some of the implementation choices he made > limit the general purpose usability of AB for tasks he did not expect > it to be used for. Many of my suggestions for improvements are simply > requests to make AB/AFL more general purpose so that I can be more > creative with how I process stock and related information, interact > with the user, and display the results. If it were not for the fact > that Tomasz listens to his users, and responds with improvements, I > would have abandoned AB a year ago for some other more general tool. > > In the case of the statement you made, I do not know if it is possible > to do it all in AB. I assume it is. I ask because I thought you had > tried, but found some roadblock to success. > > On the Mac topic. I expect you will have a great time exploring the > alternate universe I live in, regardless of what you ultimately decide > to do for you next machine. > > Have a great time at the beach. It is just getting towards Summer > weather here and the fruit trees are all in bloom. > > Best regards, > Dennis > > On Apr 24, 2008, at 5:34 PM, brian_z111 wrote: >> Dennis, >> >> I'm off to the beach for a few days to catch 'the last wave of >> summer'. >> >> A quick answer: >> >> Don't worry about it on my behalf. >> >> I assume that the intellectual/programming price to do it inside AB >> is too high for me (I take it you are suggesting it can be done). >> >> I have a policy (based on my age, temperament and efficiency) to only >> do the programming that I have to. >> I prefer to outsource my 'non-essential' programming to people who >> are brilliant at it and focus on what I do best. >> >> My preferred option is to just get the trade series, plus key >> evaluation inputs, from AB and do analysis/evaluation/MM elsewhere. >> >> I am heading towards beefing up my Excel skills OR buying a stats >> package and/or adding custom evaluation/management (either outside of >> AB or eventually with an AB plugin - I'm likely to pay a programmer, >> or do a joint venture, to get the plugins I want). >> >> BTW - you have got me interesed in Mac. >> >> I'll check them out further later - I'm due for a new desktop so I >> might expand my computer world (I keep my second oldest computer >> until the next cycle anyway so I will still have a MS Windows >> desktop). >> >> I thought the computer earth was flat and ended at Microsofts back >> fence! >> >> Now that you have told me otherwise.............. >> >> cheers, >> >> brian_z >> >> >> >> >> --- In [email protected], Dennis Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Why can't you? What is the function that is missing to do that? >>> >>> ~Dennis >>> >>> On Apr 23, 2008, at 9:51 PM, brian_z111 wrote: >>>> I would jump up and down on my pogo stick for a week if I could >>>> return a custom metric as a data series, get a stdev, bin it (do a >>>> frequency dist) and view the dist in a chart with the push of a >>>> button. >>>> >>>> Heaven, I'm in heaven! (Lisa Minelli?) >>>> >>>> brian_z >>>> >>>> --- In [email protected], "Duke Jones, CMT" <Duke@> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Tomasz, >>>>> >>>>> Neat trick with the GFX exmple in the KB. Now if we could only >> get >>>> you >>>>> to show us how to do a bell curve distribution plot! :-) >>>>> >>>>> http://www.amibroker.com/kb/?p=72 >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Duke Jones, CMT >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> 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! 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