>send them broker.prefs file (that holds prefs). I don't think that will help much if Conrad is looking to lock down database preferences/time alignment:
- broker.prefs properties can be changed to read only but this can be over-ridden in the open instance .... that only prevents saving of new preferences between sessions. - intraday preference settings are global but intraday settings (day/night session) are saved per database? (I assume Conrad is looking to deploy to several users with desktops?) --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <gro...@...> wrote: > > Instruct your users to setup things as you need, or send them broker.prefs > file (that holds prefs). > > Best regards, > Tomasz Janeczko > amibroker.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Conrad Joach" <consolejo...@...> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 6:07 AM > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Why does AmiBroker under report time intervals by 1 > minute on a 15min chart? > > > > Makes sense, but I'm actually talking about going the other direction, from > > AFL/AB to the plugin. My plugin needs to be able to > > expect that all times given to it are indeed also "start of interval", > > otherwise it will receive a time for any bar and not know > > what to make of it. If the user has it set to end of interval, and my > > plugin receives 9:29:59, it's going to be unable to match it > > with other market data that it has access to (outside of AB) that is at > > 9:30:00. > > > > So is there a way to know what the user set their preference to? If not, > > maybe it should be something that you can query through > > Status("...")? > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> At least! - you noticed that everything in AmiBroker is configurable :-) > >> Good. > >> It is usual experience for new users that they find something "odd" for > >> them but then... surprise - you can change it to suit > >> your > >> preferences. > >> > >> As for the plugins - there is a fixed rule for plugins and data imported - > >> the timestamps reported by the plugins must > >> use "start of interval". So minute data for bar spanning from 09:30:00.000 > >> to 09:30:59.999 should have internal timestamp of > >> 09:30:00. And it is fixed rule for data plugins. > >> > >> The setting is GLOBAL, and can't be "per-chart" because you would end up > >> with mess trying to compare > >> for example AA results with indicators or indicators with other indicators. > >> > >> As for suggestions - they are welcome but... you should familiarize with > >> the program for at least 2 months before > >> sending your very first suggestion. That avoids suggesting things already > >> existing and things that were suggested already. > >> Note that there is over than 1000 suggestions already submitted and new > >> suggestions are put on hold status and are unlikely > >> to be considered for 2+ years, because there are earlier suggestions > >> waiting for implementation. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Tomasz Janeczko > >> amibroker.com > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Conrad Joach" <consolejoker@> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:20 AM > >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Why does AmiBroker under report time intervals by > >> 1 minute on a 15min chart? > >> > >> > >> > Thanks, so AB gives you a lot of choices here. Very nice. One problem > >> > though is that Hourly intervals still fall on the half > >> > hour, > >> > which is very weird. Is there something I'm missing in the settings to > >> > change that too? > >> > > >> > Oh wait, I just found it: "align minute bars to regular market hours". > >> > > >> > This is all pretty cool, except the one problem I see is for plugins > >> > that are expecting a certain interpretation of interval > >> > and > >> > time. I suppose one could require the settings to be set for a given > >> > plugin, except that different scripts/plugins may require > >> > different settings. That means multiple instances of AB in order to > >> > satisfy such a condition. I think ideally these should be > >> > settings on a par chart window level, right? Maybe I'll offer that up as > >> > a suggestion. > >> > > >> > > >> > --- In [email protected], "janhausd" <janhaus.dresden@> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Conrad, > >> >> > >> >> Tools->Preferences->Intraday, then try the Start or End of time > >> >> intervals. One of these should do it. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> --- In [email protected], "Conrad Joach" <consolejoker@> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > I am trying to understand how AmiBroker reports the time in bars. As > >> >> > one example, I am noticing that on a 15 minute chart, > >> >> > every 15 minute interval (not counting the last one, which is in > >> >> > progress) is reporting 1 less minute than it should be. For > >> >> > example right now in EST I see: > >> >> > > >> >> > .....9:14:25,9:29:50,9:44:55 > >> >> > > >> >> > on a chart for EURUSD futures on CME. Why isn't AmiBroker reporting > >> >> > 9:15:xx,9:30:xx,9:45:xx ? > >> >> > > >> >> > To say nothing of the issue of the seconds being different on each > >> >> > interval. > >> >> > > >> >> > Is it safe to assume that AB is always under reporting the minutes by > >> >> > 1 for the given interval? In other words, can I safely > >> >> > parse out the minutes and add one to get the real interval? > >> >> > > >> >> > I also noticed that an hourly chart reports time in a weird way. It > >> >> > is 10:03pm EST. The last bar says 10:03pm. Fine. The > >> >> > prior > >> >> > bar says 9:29:xx, the bar prior to that 8:29:xx. Don't most charting > >> >> > apps use the convention of even hours? So that each bar > >> >> > is > >> >> > on an even hour interval? Isn't that pretty much standard convention > >> >> > or is there an option to change this in AmiBroker? > >> >> > > >> >> > Thanks. > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------------ > >> > > >> > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > >> > This group is for the discussion between users only. > >> > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > >> > > >> > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > >> > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > >> > > >> > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > >> > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > >> > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > >> > > >> > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > >> > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > >> > > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > > This group is for the discussion between users only. > > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > > > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
