Hi All, I've already add my request to the enhancement request a few days ago.
Anyway I was looking for someone who found an alternative solution and made the effort to manually configure the metastock plug-in for reading the 3 databases at the same time and translated the existing scripts into a single script with a 2-level classification which is already supported by AB. paolo --- In [email protected], Richard Dale <rich...@...> wrote: > > Paolo's looking for answers outside the box (he's already asked!). > > Unfortunately due to differences and limitations in AmiBroker's > classification system we aren't able to combine multiple stocks, futures > and fx at the same time. For example, we classify Australian stocks > according to GICS, US stocks according to ICB and Futures according to > an entirely different system altogether. > > We do intend to enhance AmiBroker support with a native plugin in the > future, which may offer such a feature if it's feasible to do so... > One thing we need to be aware of is the symbol overlaps between > different stock exchanges. AmiBroker cannot handle two securities with > the same symbol, although this is virtually impossible between a single > stock exchange/futures/forex but quote possible between multiple stock > exchanges. > > We would recommend you contact AmiBroker and suggest to them that they > need to offer a far more extensible classification system than the > current two-level system available now. It has been flagged as a > suggestion for a few years now. > > The current two-level classification system is well past its use-by date > (it was modelled on a virtually unknown classification system used by > Hemscott which was adopted by Yahoo which has since moved to a three > level system anyway after being taken over by Morningstar). > > If you want a more extensible classification system, put up a note here > asking for it: > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/view_bug.php?bug_id=313 > > > Best regards, > Richard Dale. > Norgate Investor Services > - Premium quality Stock, Futures and Foreign Exchange Data for > markets in Australia, Asia, Canada, Europe, UK & USA - > www.premiumdata.net > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Premium Data stocks/futures/fx in a single > AB database > From: Mark Jarvis <jarvis.s...@...> > To: [email protected] > Date: fri, 17 apr 2009 20:13:55 +1000 > > > > > > Why don't you e-mail Richard? The Premium Data support is always > > outstanding. > > > > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Paolo Cavatore <pcavat...@... > > <mailto:pcavat...@...>> wrote: > > > > > > > > Anyone with suggestions on the below? > > > > regards, > > > > paolo > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > > <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "Paolo Cavatore" > > <pcavatore@> wrote: > > > > > > I was wondering if any of the Premium Data users here have found > > a way to have all their data (stocks/futures/fx) into a single AB > > database. > > > > > > This would be possible through manual configuration of Metastock > > plug-in but Premium Data's ab integration scripts wouldn't be > > working... > > > > > > Thanks for any hints, > > > > > > paolo > > > > > > > > > >
