Ken - I don't know about the ODBC properties of AB - but I've used the import capability quite a lot at this point. I regularly import files using a saved import profile to speed up the operation. It's pretty smooth and very fast. The data can contain a number of fields - symbol, date, open, high, low, close, volume, and a few others - so I think the easiest way to do it is to have your friend export the data from the mySQL database into a standard file format - maybe write a stored proc to automatically kick it out once a day after the close.
Just a thought. --- In [email protected], "Ken Close" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A friend has been researching buying Amibroker but asked me if he could > import his mySQL database to pull in a parameter (not Price data) that he > could use for backtesting, specifically rotational backtesting. > > My searching has revealed a page on ODBC plugin, and little else. Further, > his mySQL database (multiple Tables one for every month) is monthly data > back to 1995 with 1000s of symbols. > > Where or how could I get more information on this question, or can someone > answer it here. Can this data be imported and set up in a rotational > backtest environment? > > Tomasz? > > Thanks for any replies whatsoever. > > Ken >
