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[amibroker] Re: Importing a signal file



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And when you get familiar with Import Wizard you can try to automate the import process using "ASCii import definition files". This functionality allows importing all kinds of ASCii files from "ALT+F - I" window. It's all explained here:

http://www.amibroker.com/guide/d_ascii.html

Lesmond


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Terry" <MagicTH@xxxx> wrote:
> Yes, just use File->Import wizard. Be sure to check accept negative
> prices. Note that Quote Editor will NOT let you enter a negative value.
> To work around this, when you read the file allow for both -1 and 2 to
> represent a short trade (I convert 2's to -1 after reading in the file
> using Foreign.)
> 
> --
> Terry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of techsmart
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 19:29
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Importing a signal file
> 
> I have a signal file from another source that I'd like to import into 
> AB to use in backtesting.
> 
> The file consists of:
> 
> date,#
> 
> as in:
> 
> 1/2/88,1
> 1/3/88,1
> 1/4/88,0
> 1/5/88,-1
> ...etc
> 
> such that 1=long, 0=cash, -1=short.
> 
> Is there a way to import this into an AB formula to plot as an 
> indicator?
> 
> ts
> 
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