Here's a pointer to a similar conversation that I had with a Vista user. Probably applies to Windows 7 too:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/138473 No need to log off to run as other user. Just change the credentials at the time of invoking the command. The thread above should help clarify. Mike --- In [email protected], "Rob" <sidharth...@...> wrote: > > Mike, > > Thanks for your response. > > I don't have a lot of experience of running multiple user accounts on Windows > (I'm running windows 7)... I'm doing some googling right now. Can't quite > find the info I want as of yet. > If running the same program under multiple users without logging out easy...? > > Cheers > > Rob > > --- In [email protected], "Mike" <sfclimbers@> wrote: > > > > Rob, > > > > 1. If you set up multiple user accounts on your machine, each user may run > > AB simultaneously, with user specific layouts. I have not done extensive > > testing to see exactly how complete the separation is. But, you can > > certainly have different windows open. Refer to the setup instructions of > > IO (in Files section of this group) to see how to create the accounts. If > > using Windows XP, running as a different user is as simple as right > > clicking on the desktop icon and selecting Run as... > > > > 2. I'll leave this to someone that's tried. > > > > 3. Last write wins. Whichever instance writes to the database last will > > have its data preserved. You might want to ask Tomasz in a follow up as to > > what exactly that means with respect to the original data, AmiBroker's > > version of the data, etc. (e.g. when using a read only plug-in). > > > > Mike > > > > --- In [email protected], "Rob" <sidhartha70@> wrote: > > > > > > TJ, > > > > > > I've boiled this down to a few questions if I could pick your (or anyone > > > else's) brain briefly... > > > > > > 1. Is there a way of having two instances of AB running with different > > > preferences in terms of which windows are visible or not and the position > > > of those windows etc...? > > > > > > 2. Is there a way to pass static arrays between instances of AB...? (I am > > > not concerned with execution cycle precision... they just need to be > > > generally available) > > > > > > 3. What are the implications of running two instances of AB off the same > > > DB...? > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Rob" <sidhartha70@> wrote: > > > > > > > > If I could add a couple more questions to this query... > > > > > > > > 1. Is it possible to have one instance of AB minimized while it's > > > > floating charts are displayed (i.e. they are not minimized)...? > > > > > > > > 2. Is there a way of allow each instance of AB to have access to static > > > > variables defined by the other instance...? > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Rob" <sidhartha70@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > To reduce load on one core I want to run a couple of instances of > > > > > AB... Sadly I don't believe I can have two different setup's in terms > > > > > of what windows are visible, window position etc within the two > > > > > instances of AB... (even if one is installed in a separate > > > > > directory)... I want to use the two instances for quite different > > > > > purposes... > > > > > > > > > > Is there way of minimizing the workload here...? or do I just have > > > > > setup each instance of AB each time I load it...? > > > > > > > > > > Second question... what are the implications of running two instances > > > > > off the same DB... anything I specifically need to look out for...? > > > > > > > > > > Many Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
