Check out AddToComposite()... I think you'll find it will serve your needs.
--- In [email protected], "f8fcs" <nickdepeys...@...> wrote: > > I have a scoring system that I would like to import into AB, and then overlay > the technical indicators. The scoring system goes back in time -- a typical > database row reads 'Symbol,Date,Score'. The scores change from period to > period. > > I would hope to run backtests that screen stocks based on the score. At each > time period, only top ranked stocks (using my custom score) would be eligible > for purchase. Technical indicators would help with the timing. > > It does not appear feasible to reproduce the score in AB. Importation is the > only solution. I understand there is the Rmath plug in which might help, but > I don't know R. I do know VB. > > I guess my first thought would be, does AB have a parser that allows it to > read generic ASCII files that contain non price data, in such a way that the > scores become available in a backtesting environment? >
