Hi Lynn -- Can AmiBroker do Anything that can be done in Excel? Excel is designed to be a spreadsheet. AmiBroker is designed to be a charting and trading system platform. So there will be some things that each does easily that the other does poorly or not at all. I would not want to write the afl to produce a pivot table, for example. But if you have columns with DateOHLCV and are computing and displaying indicators or buy and sell signals based on those columns, then the answer is probably yes.
Thanks, Howard On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 5:46 PM, LB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks to Mike, Mavirk, brian_z111, Howard B. and any others who helped > with some info for a newbie to AmiBroker and programing like me. > I will deffinately get the book. It does sem like AmiBroker can do most > things anyone can dream of, I just hope I can learn enought to make use of > the software. > I do have one question on doing stuff with AmiBroker indicator programing. > Am I correct in assumming that AmiBroker can do anything that can be done > in > EXCEL? > The reason I ask is, I have seen something done in Excel that seems > interesting and may be usefull in following and trading the markets that I > had never seen before in any other software package charts. > Just hope I can learn enought to get started on some of things I have been > thinking about. > > Thanks again for the info, > Lynn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 05, 2008 4:06 AM > *Subject:* [amibroker] Re: learning amibroker coding for indicators etc. > > Lynn, > > Yes, what that person is doing can be done in AmiBroker (and as > answered by others, has in most cases already been done). > > As a learning exercise, read through the description of each > AmiBroker function, listed alphabetically here: > > http://www.amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_index.php?m=1 > > or by category here: > > http://www.amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_index.php?m=2 > > At the end of each description is a list of library examples that use > that particular function. Follow the links to read through the sample > usages. Some of the examples are complex. Others are more > approachable. They will all give you an idea of what's involved in > writing AFL code. > > The complete library can be found here: > > http://www.amibroker.com/library/list.php > > Mike > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "LB" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks again for the reply. That those links will probably help a > lot. > > As far as what I mean when I say indicator programmer. > > I am mainly talking about eventually being able to write my own > custom indicators, and being able to see other programming and be > able to change and hopefully improve on them. > > Kind of like this site I just found last night while looking > around on the web. > > This persons stuff seems very interesting and I would like to be > able to look at others stuff and put it in AmiBroker if possible. > > This is the site I am talking about. > > > > http://translate.google.com:80/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://hk- > lisse.daily- > bourse.fr/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq% > 3Damibroker%2Bfourier%26start%3D40%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS283% > 26sa%3DN > > > > Is his programing similar to AmiBrokers and would it be hard to > put his stuff in AmiBroker? Not being a programer and new to this > stuff. I have no idea. > > Take a look when you get time. > > > > Thanks again. > > Lynn > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mike > > To: [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:01 PM > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: learning amibroker coding for indicators > etc. > > > > > > Lynn, > > > > I haven't received my copy yet. So, I am unable to comment on the > > depth of the content. > > > > A couple of other more immediate references that you can access > are: > > > > http://www.amibroker.com/guide/tutorial.html > > http://www.amibroker.com/guide/video.html (specifically "How to > use > > drag-and-drop charting interface"). > > > > It is not clear to me what you mean when you say "indicator > > programmer". Are you referring to writing custom indicators (i.e. > > your own design for identifying/predicting market action). Or, do > you > > mean simply using the wealth of existing indicators built into > > AmiBroker (e.g. RSI, MACD, etc.)? I suspect that you mean the > latter, > > in which case the links provided should be a big help. > > > > Mike > > > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "LB" > <limit@> wrote: > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > Thanks. That looks like something I may really need and can > use. > > I will order it this week. Do you happen to know how much > indicator > > programing theory the book goes into as far as understanding the > > programing and learning how to program? > > > > > > Are you a good indicator programmer? > > > > > > Any other suggestions, from anyone? > > > > > > Thanks again, > > > Lynn > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Mike > > > To: [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 6:51 PM > > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: learning amibroker coding for > indicators > > etc. > > > > > > > > > Hot off the presses ;) > > > > > > http://www.introductiontoamibroker.com/ > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "LB" > <limit@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I am new to AmiBroker, not really a computer person and know > > > nothing about programing etc. So I was wondering, starting at > > zero > > > and knowing nothing about programing what is the best and > easiest > > way > > > to learn more about programing indicators etc. in AmiBroker? > > > > I am not really looking to become a programing expert, but > > wanting > > > to be able to understand what is going on in the codes and why. > > And > > > also maybe down the road be able to do some of my own > indicators- > > > codes. Or at least if I need something coded I would know > enought > > to > > > explain to others what I am looking for. > > > > Also what is AmiBroker indicator programing close to as far > as > > > regular computer programing? > > > > I know in most stuff you start with the basics and work up. > If > > > programing is the same. Where and how do I get started the > right > > way? > > > > > > > > Any hints on how to go about getting general knowledge on > this > > and > > > how others that started, knowing nothing did it, would be > > helpfull. > > > > > > > > Also are there any here that do simple indicator programing > for > > fun? > > > > As probably most do. I have a ton of ideas, but don't even > know > > > where to start. yet. > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Lynn > > > > > > > > > > > >
