Yes this will be done that way but since *I* am the author of at least dozen of plugins they are must be updated too and provide forward/backward compatiblity is necessity (so new plugin can be used with old version of AB and old plugin cab be used with new version of AB).
Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "john.harmon97" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:34 AM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Volume not matching >> FYI: This is being tracked as suggestion #636 which currently has >> Tomasz's last post of: >> >> "The only issue is not from AB side but from plugins side. >> There are many already exisiting plugins that use 32 bit integer. >> Changing it now means breaking compatibility. Providing compatibility >> by means of on-the-fly conversion means significant performance >> impact." May 13, 2008 > > Perhaps this is an opportunity for TJ/AmiBroker to set enhance the > volume structure within AmiBroker, and provide backwards compatibility > for those plugins that can't be bothered to update, but provide a > proper "v5.5+" method of using a more suitable volume format. > > This seems to be the approach of many APIs - provide a deprecated > method for compatibility but any new plugins should use the new method. > > And we can get rid of this annoying workarounds which play havoc with > position sizing/liquidity algorithms. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 > > >
