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Yes, I had the same problem. Tomasz said to switch off any system
debugger that might be running.
HB
--- In amibroker@xxxx, "Jayson" <jcasavant@xxxx> wrote:
> Tomasz,
> 4.20 will not open on my computer (win2k) it gives the error that
broker.exe
> has caused errors. I have down loaded it 2X with same results.
reinstalling
> 4.18 works fine......
>
> Jayson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tomasz Janeczko [mailto:amibroker@x...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 12:32 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] AmiBroker 4.20.0 beta released
>
>
> Hello,
>
> A new (hopefully the last) beta version of AmiBroker (4.20.0) is
available
> for download now
> from the following locations:
>
> http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ab4200beta.exe
> http://www.amibroker.net/bin/ab4200beta.exe
> ftp://ftp.amibroker.com/pub/ab4200beta.exe
> ftp://ftp.amibroker.net/pub/ab4200beta.exe
>
> (417KB self-extracting archive)
>
> Please read the "Read Me" file for description of changes.
>
> NOTE:
> This beta requires a valid AmiBroker license for version 3.70 or
higher.
> If you registered AmiBroker before September 6th, 2001 you will see
> "LICENSE EXPIRED" until you purchase the upgrade pack ($49, covers
releases
> 4.19...4.70)
> https://www.swreg.org/soft_shop/1269/shopscr2.shtml?upgrade
>
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
>
> AmiBroker 4.20.0 Beta Read Me
> October 16, 2002 18:22
>
> THIS IS A BETA VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. EXPECT BUGS.
>
> Backup your data files and entire AmiBroker folder first!
>
> INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
>
> IMPORTANT: This archive is update-only. You have to install full
version
> 4.00 first.
>
> Just run the installer and follow the instructions.
>
> Then run AmiBroker. You should see "AmiBroker 4.20.0 beta" written
in the
> About box.
>
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.20.0 (as compared to 4.19.0)
>
> a.. Regression channels calculate percent distances (instead of
point)
> when drawn on log-scale chart
> b.. plugin receives now Workspace information via Plugin
notification
> function
> c.. Zoom All - includes now blank bars
> d.. zoom factor and date selection are now independent for each
window in
> multiple-window setup
> e.. moving of vertical lines is now easier (4 pixel "hot" area
instead of
> 1 pixel)
> f.. styleBar gives normal bars instead of thick
> g.. new menus Help->Search (invokes help in search mode) and Help-
>Read
> Me - displays read me.
> h.. custom n-tick intervals appear also in chart context menu
> i.. deleted databases are removed from MRU list
> j.. other minor fixes
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.19.0 (as compared to 4.18.0)
>
> a.. minor other fixes
> fixed bug with date/time axis
> tree is refreshed after AddtoComposite used in
Backtest/Exploration
> b.. right-hand axis zone is now mouse moveable/sizable:
> hover the mouse over right axis and you will see that cursor
changes to
> up/down arrow.
> now you can click and drag up/down Y axis,
> when you press down SHIFT you can scale Y axis by moving your
mouse
> when you double click in the right axis area Y axis zoom and
position will
> be reset
> c.. as mouse operation is superior toolbar buttons taller/shorter
buttons
> are removed (moved to View->Zoom menu)
> d.. View->Profile is back in the "View" toolbar
> e.. implemented new drawing tools:
> - Raff regression channel
> - Standard error channel
> - Standard deviation channel
> (all available from Insert->Regression Channel and new toolbar
button)
>
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.18.0 (as compared to 4.17.0)
>
> a.. fixed too long chart title text bug
> b.. fixed scroll bar thumb sizing
> c.. RMB->Copy in AA result list works again
> d.. better keyboard operation in AA window (window does not loose
focus
> after Check/Load AFL rules)
> e.. minor fixes / changes
> changed date axis min skip step from 4 to 5
> added case sensitive check in few more places when
> Pref.CaseSensitiveTickers is ON
> intraday interval saved in layouts is properly restored
> f.. Real time quote window: DEL works now again
> g.. can now display different N-tick bars for the same symbol
> h.. fixed bug in Status('firstbarinrange') that occured if range
exceeded
> number of quotes
>
> i.. tooltips are protected against displaying more than 25 lines
of text
> (prevents flashing)
> j.. OLE automation application.RefreshAll is asynchronous now
> k.. charts are always refreshed after scan using AddToComposite
(even if
> composite ticker already exists)
> l.. 'From' date in AA now works as expected in intraday mode
> m.. Profile view is refreshed when View->Profile is choosen
> n.. new profile template fields {s} - gives ticker symbol in
lowercase
> {S} - gives ticker symbol in UPPERCASE (the old {t} - gives
ticker symbol
> in the orignal case
> (as typed in Information window)
> o.. Categories window saves edits in Profile URL without any
extra clicks
> p.. AddToComposite has 2 new flags that allow running
AddToComposite in
> backtest/optimization mode and exploration mode
>
> atcFlagEnableInBacktest = 8
> atcFlagEnableInExplore = 16
>
> q.. the following constants were added for readability of
formulas using
> AddToComposite:
>
> atcFlagResetValues = 1
> atcFlagCompositeGroup = 2
> atcFlagTimeStamp = 4
> atcFlagEnableInBacktest = 8
> atcFlagEnableInExplore = 16
> atcFlagDefaults = atcFlagResetValues | atcFlagCompositeGroup |
> atcFlagTimeStamp;
>
>
> r.. shorter/taller bars (compress/expand Y axis) option added on
numerous
> requests (note that this is temporary solution - better one will
come, so
> please don't ask me to change this because it will be changed
anyway)
>
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.17.0 (as compared to 4.16.0)
>
> a.. added Gann Square and Gann Fan drawing tools with
customisation
> dialogs (angle of line is displayed in the status bar)
> b.. added parallel trend line tool
> c.. studies can be dragged without "shrinking" effect beyond
upper and
> lower chart border and beyond left and right border (but within
available
> quotation range plus right margin)
> d.. New toolbar buttons for ray (right-extend line) and extend
(left and
> right) lines
> e.. Format toolbar controls (color, thick, dotted) change
selected drawing
> style & color
> f.. snap to price was not accurate in v4.15-4.16 now it is
accurate again
> g.. snap to price now works in "magnet" mode - so it snaps only
if cursor
> is within 5% distance to high/low price. Snap % threshold is
definable in
> Preferences/Charting
> h.. usability improvement: even when "return to select mode after
drawing"
> is ON, you can draw mutliple studies one after another quickly if
you hold
> down CTRL key while releasing the button.
> i.. usability improvement: you can now draw objects with OR
without
> holding left mouse button pressed while drawing.
> j.. drawing object is now automatically selected when "return to
select
> mode after drawing" is ON and "auto-select last drawn object" is
also ON.
> This makes it easier to delete/copy/cut or see its properties
(Alt+Enter)
> immediatelly.
> k.. #include can now be written also in upper case
> l.. some UI clean-up:
> a.. added "Format" menu just to conform with MS recommendations
for user
> interface,
> b.. moved "snap to price" to Format menu and moved "Erase watch
lists"
> to "Symbol" menu.
> c.. "Snap to price" now available from toolbar. Right and left
extend
> available from Format menu.
> d.. Added "Properties" and "Delete all" to "Edit" for
consistency
> e.. "Quotations..." has been renamed to "Quote Editor" and
toolbar icon
> has been changed
> f.. certain rarely used toolbar icons from "main toolbar" were
removed
> to save space (Add/Delete/Split Symbol - regular menu is more
appropriate
> for that operations)
> m.. X-coordinate display pane in status bar enlarged to
accommodate time
> also
> n.. added "Copy Image as Metafile" option to Edit menu. Metafile
is a
> vector format so you can resize copied picture without distortion.
(useful
> for creating documents that are printed later)
> o.. Quote Editor (QE) improvements:
> a.. you can now delete quotes in QE - select one or more quotes
from the
> list (SHIFT/CTRL to multi-select) and press "Delete" button
>
> b.. QE made several times faster displaying 20'000 bars
in "current"
> symbol mode takes about 2 seconds now.
> p.. now tickers can be case-sensitive. This is useful if you want
to
> treat. ABC and ABc as different symbols. Tools-
>Preferences "Miscellaneous"
> : "Case sensitive ticker symbols"
> USE WITH CARE AS CERTAIN PLUGINS (eSignal plugin for example) DO
NOT
> HANDLE CASE SENSITIVITY
>
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.16.0 (as compared to 4.15.1)
>
> a.. completely re-designed Fibonacci retracement tool allowing
full
> customization and more flexibility. Just draw a Fib retracement and
double
> click on it (or choose Edit->Properties). Customization dialog is
available
> on "Fibonacci" tab.
> b.. new setting in Tools->Preferences->Charting "Select quote
only by
> CTRL+LMB" -
> if marked quote selection is accessible only via double click or
single
> click WITH CTRL key depressed (v4.15 style).
> if unmarked quote selection is possible via single click (old
style)
> c.. trend line properties dialog moved to property sheet for
consistency.
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.15.1 (as compared to 4.15.0)
>
> a.. fixed bug with date axis display that appeared in 4.15.0
> b.. fixed problem with moving/sizing objects when multiple
windows were
> open
> c.. removed "Move/Size" toolbar button:
> now editing/moving/sizing is enabled by default in
regular "Select" mode
> (arrow cursor) the old functionality (pick quotation) is available
if you
> hold down CTRL key while clicking once on the chart or by double
click on a
> chart while not being over an object. Double click over object -
shows
> properties.
> d.. added "Return to select mode after drawing" option in
> Tools->Preferences->Charting
> - when it is switched ON (by default) - right after drawing any
object it
> is available for moving/sizing/deletion.
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.15.0 (as compared to 4.14.0)
>
> a.. moving and sizing of drawing objects (see new "Move/Size"
button in
> draw tool bar)
> b.. cut/copy/paste/delete of drawing objects (Edit menu and
standard
> shortcuts, need to mark object first in Move/Size mode)
> c.. blank space in the right-hand side of the chart for drawing
future
> trend line projections
> d.. moved charting related preferences setting to new
tab "Charting"
> e.. new setting for number of blank bars in right margin
(Charting tab)
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.14.0 (as compared to 4.13.1)
>
> a.. fixed problem with creating new databases that occurred on
certain
> MSVCRT versions
> b.. styleOwnScale adjusts Base level for histogram and area style
back to
> minvalue or zero whichever is less
>
> c.. Plot, PlotOHLC and PlotForeign have 2 additional parameters
for
> specifying fixed minimum and maximum values for Y-axis
> Note that new parameters work only when styleOwnScale is used:
>
> Plot( array, title, color, style = styleLine, min = {empty}, max =
> {empty} )
> PlotOHLC( open, high, low, close, title, color, style =
styleLine, min=
> {empty}, max = {empty} )
> PlotForeign( ticker, title, color, style = styleLine, min=
{empty}, max =
> {empty} )
>
> New parameters make it easy to plot ribbons, for example:
> Plot( Close, "Price", colorBlue, styleCandle );
> Plot( 2, /* defines the height of the ribbon in percent of pane
width */
> "Ribbon",
> IIf( up, colorGreen, IIf( down, colorRed, 0 )), /* choose color */
> styleOwnScale|styleArea|styleNoLabel, -0.5, 100 );
>
> It also makes it easy to plot 2 or more "own scale" plots with
the same
> scaling:
>
> minimum = LastValue( Lowest( Volume ) );
> maximum = LastValue( Highest( Volume ) );
>
> Plot( Close, "Price", colorBlue, styleCandle );
>
> /* two plots below use OwnScale but the scale is common because
we set min
> and max values of Y axis */
> Plot( Volume, "Volume", colorGreen, styleHistogram | styleThick |
> styleOwnScale, minimum, maximum );
> Plot( MA( Volume, 15 ), "MA volume", colorRed, styleLine |
styleOwnScale,
> minimum, maximum );
>
> a.. fixed date axis display for custom intraday intervals longer
than 60
> minutes
> b.. "dirty" flag is set properly now during ASCII import in
$OVERWRITE 1
> mode (solves import watch list problem)
> c.. when switching layouts ticker bar selection is now
synchronized with
> active window
> d.. after AA->Scan Foreign symbol cache is flushed
> e.. now styleLeftAxisScale really allows modification of built-in
price
> chart to feature moving average of volume
> // Now plot volume and its moving average using left-hand axis
scaling
> Plot( Volume , "Volume", colorBlue, styleLeftAxisScale |
styleHistogram |
> styleThick | styleNoLabel );
> Plot( MA( Volume,15), "MAV", colorLightBlue, styleLeftAxisScale |
> styleNoLabel );
> f.. ASCII importer and Import Wizard now allows to import
negative prices
> (useful for spreads). New command is $ALLOWNEG 1 and new check box
in Import
> Wizard is "allow negative prices". Please note that logarithmic
scale can
> NOT be used to display negative prices because log() function is
undefined
> for negative values.
> g.. four new AFL functions:
> a.. LinRegIntercept( ARRAY, periods )- calculates intercept of
linear
> regression line the "a" coefficient
> in a + b*x (LinRegSlope calculates b)
> b.. LinearReg( ARRAY, periods )- calculates linear regression
line
> ending value according to
> a + b * x (where a and b are intercept and slope of linear
regression
> line)
> c.. StdErr( ARRAY, periods )- calculates standard error function
> (standard error of linear regression estimate) - the same as MS' STE
> function
> d.. TSF( ARRAY, periods ) - calculates time series forecast
indicator
> (similar to LinearReg but differs by
> the value of lin reg slope)
>
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.13.1 (as compared to 4.13.0)
>
> a.. F4 key for Edit | GoToSymbol works again and can be redefined
in the
> shortcut editor
> b.. new style: styleLeftAxisScale = 65536 - allows to plot more
than one
> graph using common scaling but different from regular (right axis)
scale.
> Example: price plot plus volume and moving average plot:
> // Plot price plot and its moving average
> Plot( Close, "Price", colorWhite, styleCandle );
> Plot( MA( Close, 20 ), "MAC", colorRed );
>
> // Now plot volume and its moving average using left-hand axis
scaling
> Plot( Volume , "Volume", colorBlue, styleLeftAxisScale |
styleHistogram |
> styleThick );
> Plot( MA( Volume,15), "MAV", colorLightBlue, styleLeftAxisScale );
>
> (in one of the future betas you will be able to display ruler for
> left-hand axis)
>
>
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.13.0 (as compared to 4.12.0)
>
> a.. fixed bug with loading layouts for stocks that have spaces in
the
> ticker symbol
> b.. new pre-defined shortcut keys: Alt+Left = Next symbol,
Alt+Right =
> Prev symbol,
> Ctrl+NumPadPLUS = Zoom In, Ctrl+NumPadMINUS = Zoom Out,
> Ctrl+PageUp = Prev Sheet, Ctrl+PageDown = Next Sheet
> c.. new keyboard shortcut editor in Tools->Preferences->Keyboard
allow
> user-definable keyboard shortcuts
> d.. fixed display bug in Preferences->Intraday that caused
rounding to
> full hours custom bar intervals of more than 60 minutes
> e.. Layouts->Save As does not generate duplicate entries in the
tree when
> already existing name is typed in (it was harmless but still not
nice)
> f.. A confirmation box is displayed when choosing Edit->Delete
session
> g.. fixed problem with incorrect interval shown in the settings
section of
> the report when hourly periodicity was selected
> h.. new style: styleOwnScale = 32768 allows plotting graphs with
> independent scalling (like volume graph on price plot)
> i.. implemented PlotForeign("ticker", "title", color, style =
styleCandle
> | styleOwnScale )
> j.. implemented PlotOHLC( open, high, low, close, "title", color,
style =
> styleCandle | styleOwnScale ) that allows plotting
candlesticks/bars from
> other arrays without need to overwrite existing OHL arrays.
>
> CHANGES FOR VERSION 4.12.0 (as compared to 4.10.3)
>
> a.. color coded and multi-line caption bars in indicators
> colors are selected automatically when using Plot() function or
> graphNcolor variable.
> If you use Title variable you have to specify colors in the
string.
> Colors can be specified using \\cXX sequence where XX is 2 digit
number
> specifying color index \\c38 - defines violet, there is a special
sequence
> \\c-1 that resets to default axis color.
> For example
>
> Title = "This is written in \\c38violet color \\c27and this in
green";
>
> You can also use new AFL function that makes it easier. Function
is called
> EncodeColor( colornumber ).
> And you can write the above example like this:
>
> Title = "This is written in " + EncodeColor( colorViolet )
+ "violet color
> " + EncodeColor( colorGreen ) + "and this in green";
>
> Multi-line caption is possible by simply embedding line break \n,
for
> example:
> Title = "This is 1st line\nThis is second line";
>
>
> b.. new layout handling code:
> a.. you can now have unlimited number of
> custom, multiple-window templates that can be switched between
with just
> double click on layout name in the "Layouts" tab of the Workspace
window
> b.. you can open/save/delete layout by clicking on the Layout
tree with
> right mouse button and choosing appropriate function. "Save As"
option saves
> current layout under new name.
> c.. Local layouts are per-database while Global layouts are
visible from
> all databases.
> d.. information saved in layouts include: window sizes and
postions,
> maximized/minimized state chart panes available on each sheet
(independent
> for each window), selected bar interval, selected symbol, selected
chart
> sheet
> e.. Most recently used layout can be saved on exit and database
switch
> automatically (see: Tools->Prefs->Miscellaneous "Save on exit:
Layouts")
> f.. old single-window layouts are now renamed to "templates"
> c.. CCIa( array, period ) function added - works like CCI but
accepts
> input array instead of working on (C+H+L)/3
> d.. implemented a *very* basic pre-processor with single command
#include
> that allows to include external AFL files into your formula. Syntax:
> #include "path\to my file\name path.afl"
> Note 1: include statement need SINGLE backslashes in the path
(this is
> quite the opposite to normal AFL sting
> parsing)
> Note 2: using #include command may slow down formula execution
even
> considering the fact that AmiBroker tries to include only once
and cache
> pre-processed text
> Note 3: that currently no error message is given if #include
fails and
> this code
> is experimental.
> Note 4: nesting #include commands is not supported
> e.. balloon tooltips for status bar
> f.. color-coded plugin status pane in the status bar, plus pop-up
balloon
> notifications when connection state changes
> g.. ability to link custom menu to the plugin status pane - new
QT plugin
> (beta) provides Connect/Shutdown options thru such menu.
> h.. data plugins receive UNLOAD notification correctly
> i.. you can sort columns in Quotation Editor by click on column
header
> j.. layout of Quick Review window changed to allow smaller window
size.
> k.. Intraday settings dialog allows wider time shift -23..+23
hours
> HOW TO REPORT BUGS
>
> If you experience any problem with this beta version please send
detailed
> description of the problem (especially the steps needed to
reproduce it) to
> bugs@xxxx
>
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