Oops, well forget the idea of saving some files from the old DB, I should have read your post more carefully... 8 - )
Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Dugas" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Telechart Volume Data Error when read by Amibroker > Sure... > 1. In AB, go to Tools > Preferences > Data and set the default DB to > something other than the DB you will be deleting. > > 2. Close AB, open windows Explorer, go to the AB directory and delete your > DB. > > If you have put a lot of work into that DB, you might consider saving a > few > things before deleting it, like the Layouts and Watchlists folders and the > 3 > Broker.xxx files, to use in your new DB, but in your case perhaps might > just > perpetuate the problem, I don't know... > > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wernerg97" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:18 AM > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Telechart Volume Data Error when read by > Amibroker > > >> Thanks Steve, you code worked fine. I added it to all of the volume- >> related indicators that I now use, including a file with lots of ATC >> functions that accumulate volumes for indexes. >> >> I think you are right that its unique to my machine. I had removed >> TC from my machine a couple of years ago, but didn't remove the TC >> database directory from Amibroker. Before reinstalling TC I did >> remove all contents within Amibroker's Telechart directory but I kept >> all the broker.xxx files that contained layouts and watchlist data. >> Then I reinstalled the TC database into Amibroker and put the old >> broker.xxx files back into their proper directories. It all worked >> great except for this one day with screwy volume data. >> >> BTW, is there an proper method to remove a database from Amibroker? >> >> --- In [email protected], "Steve Dugas" <sjdu...@...> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Werner - In my experience using plugins like TC and QP, any >> changes along >>> those lines, if AB even allows you to make them, are likely to be >>> overwritten the next time the plugin reads the 3rd-party DB, which >> you must >>> do from time to time if you want to get new issues, etc. One >> thought, if you >>> use an #include file in your codes to define your settings as some >> do, you >>> could add a line there that redefines the Volume array, then any >> call to >>> Volume after that should use the redefined array. It shouldn't >> rewrite your >>> DB but might make things easier. Funny thing is, I think we have >> quite a >>> few people here that use TC for their data and I don't recall >> anyone >>> mentioning this before, which makes me think the problem may be >> unique to >>> your machine. You might try creating a new DB, or possibly try >> creating one >>> that stores the data locally and then one that doesn't to see if >> that has >>> any effect. Good luck! >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "wernerg97" <werner...@...> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:51 AM >>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Telechart Volume Data Error when read by >> Amibroker >>> >>> >>> > Thanks Steve, Putting that code into every indicator that uses >>> > volume is going to be a drag but I guess that's the only choice. >> Is >>> > there a way to permanently embedd the corrected volume for that >> day >>> > into Amibroker's database so that it overrides the data that it >> mis- >>> > reads in Telechart? >>> > >>> > --- In [email protected], "Steve Dugas" <sjdugas@> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Hi - Can't tell you why it happens but you could try this as a >> band- >>> > aid... >>> >> >>> >> MyVolume = IIf( DateNum() == 1071108, Volume / 100, Volume ); >>> >> Plot( MyVolume, "MyVol", colorRed, styleHistogram ); >>> >> >>> >> Steve >>> >> >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >> From: "wernerg97" <wernerg97@> >>> >> To: <[email protected]> >>> >> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 8:13 PM >>> >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Telechart Volume Data Error when read by >>> > Amibroker >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this in Amibroker? A >>> > factor >>> >> > of 100 is a huge error and screws up any attempt to use time >>> > average >>> >> > volume-based indicators for backtesting. I can't imagine why >>> > only this >>> >> > one day shows the error on all stocks unless a format change >> for >>> >> > Telechart volume occured on that day and Amibroker assumes it >> was >>> > one >>> >> > day later. >>> >> > >>> >> > --- In [email protected], "wernerg97" <wernerg97@> >> wrote: >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I have Telechart Gold newly reinstalled (after about two years >>> >> >> hiatus). When I look at Telechart stock data in Amibroker, >> the >>> >> > volume >>> >> >> for all stocks on Nov 8, 2007 is higher than Telechart's data >> by >>> > a >>> >> >> factor of 100. I've only looked back over a few years but >> Nov 8, >>> >> > 2007 >>> >> >> appears to be the only day for which this happens. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> The database settings for the Telechart database in Amibroker >>> > are set >>> >> >> to not save data locally so Amibroker appears to read the data >>> >> >> incorrectly every time. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Has anyone else seen this? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Werner >>> >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > ------------------------------------ >>> >> > >>> >> > **** IMPORTANT **** >>> >> > This group is for the discussion between users only. >>> >> > This is *NOT* technical support channel. >>> >> > >>> >> > ********************* >>> >> > TO GET TECHNICAL 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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