Barry: FT has its own datafiles and AB reads these files via the FastTrack PlugIn. I want to write a ranking score into the OI field of each symbol, as the calculation of the ranking symbol takes a long time to do itself.
As I have learned, you copy to the local database by doing a Scan over the entire external database with local set as the source; then symbol contents are copied. That is all fine, and I could do my calc and stick it into OI field, but then the next time I need to update the local database, the OI fields will be overwritten. Sort of circular. Ken -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barry Scarborough Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amibroker] Re: More on Database Structure and Local Storage There is a parameter for each symbol, Symbol > Information > Use only local database, yes or no. But that will only keep the data from being back filled if set to yes and you may not want to do that. If I read your note right you want to import the data into AB and then keep it updated from some data source, maybe FT. If so the parameter has to be set to no. How did you copy or import the FT data into AB? AB is kind of fussy about what you put in their database. If you import the data incorrectly it will blow up every time you try to use the symbol. What do you want to write into the OI field? When are you trying to write it? Barry --- In [email protected], "Ken Close" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can someone explain to me how I make the FastTrack database a local one? > > Background: I have had a FT db for years, with local storage disabled? I > want to write to the OI field and preserve the written data. I checked > "Enable Local Storage" but nothing different happened. > > Next, I tried to scan all symbols with a simple formula (I remembered having > to do that years ago with a TC2000 database that came on a CD--I thought the > same kind of step was needed.). Amibroker got hung on a single symbol and > I had to End Program. AB would lock if I even clicked on this same symbol. > > Next, I created a new FastTrack database with a different name and copied > over the appropriate files to the new DB folder. I enabled Local Storage > from the start. All looked good. Except that writes to the OI field in the > new DB would not save. I tried the scan all symbols trick again, and again > it hung on the same symbol, certainly suggesting my FastTrack data itself is > corrupt on that one symbol. (Special updates with the FastTrack data > designed to correct problems did not seem to change anything.) > > My question is how do I get the FastTrack database to be local and to allow > writes to the OI field to stick? > My second question (as I assume I have to have the data in the Amibroker > folders and not just in the FastTrack folders for the AB DB to be local), is > how do I update the nightly downloads of new data which FastTrack will stick > in their own file/folder? > > Thomasz, can you help? > > Thanks, > > Ken > ------------------------------------ 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
