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A new beta version (5.07.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5070beta.exe

(File size: 1 785 483 bytes, 1.7 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST ! Note that you need to install official version 5.00 prior to installing this beta

A complete CHANGE LOG for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
AmiBroker 5.07.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. This version is strongly recommended for anyone who installed 5.06.0 as it fixes a couple of bugs that appeared in 5.06.0 BETA
2. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
3. AmiBroker 5.03+ BETA features NEW way of linking. Old method is obsolete and must not be used. Old layouts will be loaded and converted to new format, but when you re-load new format into old version the link will be lost

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 3:34 pm under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (5.06.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5060beta.exe

(File size: 1 784 050 bytes, 1.7 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST ! Note that you need to install official version 5.00 prior to installing this beta

A complete CHANGE LOG for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
5.06.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
2. AmiBroker 5.03+ BETA features NEW way of linking. Old method is obsolete and must not be used. Old layouts will be loaded and converted to new format, but when you re-load new format into old version the link will be lost

UPDATE: it is recommended to upgrade to 5.07.0 as it contains a number of important fixes:
http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/2008/03/16/amibroker-5070-beta-released/

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 6:30 am under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (5.05.1) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5051beta.exe

(File size: 1 779 466 bytes, 1.7 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST ! Note that you need to install official version 5.00 prior to installing this beta

HIGHLIGHTS of this version:

1. automatic Walk-Forward Optimization, with IS and OOS equity charts.
   (see getting started doc here)
2. new functionality in GetCursor* AFL functions allowing interactive control (see sample in the read me)
3. automatic formula formatting - "Code Prettify" in the AFL Editor: Edit->Prettify selection
4. Improved scaling of semi-log charts

This version includes also features introduced earlier (in 5.03) such as new interval and symbol linking.

A complete CHANGE LOG for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
5.05.1 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
2. AmiBroker 5.03+ BETA features NEW way of linking. Old method is obsolete and must not be used. Old layouts will be loaded and converted to new format, but when you re-load new format into old version the link will be lost

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 7:32 am under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (5.03.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5030beta.exe

(File size: 1 732 439 bytes, 1.7 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST ! Note that you need to install official version 5.00 prior to installing this beta

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.03.0 (as compared to 5.02.2)

1. Fixed: Pane/Template options do not work on floating window
2. Added: Interval linking
3. New linking settings are now saved in layouts and restored properly
4. (re-)added: Cursor linking - selector line moves together in symbol and/or linked charts
5. Removed File->New->Linked chart (new linking replaces this functionality)
6. Fixed: Layouts with old-style linked charts are now automatically converted into new scheme when loading layout

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.02.2 (as compared to 5.02.1)

1. fixed 5.02.1 problem with multi-line comment /* */

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.02.1 (as compared to 5.01.1)

1. Unlimited nesting of #include / #include_once
2. True multi-monitor support - charts can be floated outside main frame (Use Window->Floating / Window->Normal to switch) and moved to other monitors, see video: http://www.amibroker.com/video/FloatAndLink.html
3. New, easier way of symbol-linking of charts (the button next to scrollbar allows to choose linked group (1-9))
   Implemented new way of symbol-linking of charts (the button next to scrollbar allows to choose linked group (1-9)), see above video.
4. Fixed crash when attempting to backtest on empty watch list (bug introduced in 5.01)
5. AFL: SetBarFillColor( colorarray ) allows to independently control candlestick, bar, cloud, and area chart fill color
6. OLE: when Broker.Application reference count drops to zero and AB was not running prior to CreateObject() then the AB is closed
7. Implemented workaround to Windows XP list view drawing bug (MS KB813791)

A complete CHANGE LOG for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
5.03.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
2. AmiBroker 5.03+ BETA features NEW way of linking. Old method is obsolete and must not be used. Old layouts will be loaded and converted to new format, but when you re-load new format into old version the link will be lost

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 8:19 am under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (5.02.2) of AmiBroker has just been released.

(UPDATE: Version 5.02.2 fixes /* */ comment problem that surfaced in 5.02.1)

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5022beta.exe

(File size: 1 731 105 bytes, 1.7 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST ! Note that you need to install official version 5.00 prior to installing this beta

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.02.2 (as compared to 5.02.1)

1. fixed 5.02.1 problem with multi-line comment /* */

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.02.1 (as compared to 5.01.1)

1. Unlimited nesting of #include / #include_once
2. True multi-monitor support - charts can be floated outside main frame (Use Window->Floating / Window->Normal to switch) and moved to other monitors, see video: http://www.amibroker.com/video/FloatAndLink.html
3. New, easier way of symbol-linking of charts (the button next to scrollbar allows to choose linked group (1-9))
   Implemented new way of symbol-linking of charts (the button next to scrollbar allows to choose linked group (1-9)), see above video.
4. Fixed crash when attempting to backtest on empty watch list (bug introduced in 5.01)
5. AFL: SetBarFillColor( colorarray ) allows to independently control candlestick, bar, cloud, and area chart fill color
6. OLE: when Broker.Application reference count drops to zero and AB was not running prior to CreateObject() then the AB is closed
7. Implemented workaround to Windows XP list view drawing bug (MS KB813791)

A complete CHANGE LOG for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
5.02.2 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
2. AmiBroker 5.02.1 BETA features NEW way of linking. Old method is obsolete and must not be used. Layouts using old method must be re-build using new method: http://www.amibroker.com/video/FloatAndLink.html
   Do NOT use File->New Linked Chart any more. Instead use new color linking.

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 9:34 am under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (5.01.1) of AmiBroker (code name "SPEED BOOST") has just been released.

UPDATE: Version 5.01.1 fixes loading of toolbar customizations

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab5011beta.exe

(File size: 1 554 620 bytes, 1.5 MB)

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

The code name for this release is "SPEED BOOST" as it brings 2x speed increase for backtest and optimizations. This is the result of many days of code profiling and tweaks. The result is achieving dual-core performance on old computers (no hardware update necessary) :-)

There is also new Code Profiler available from AFL Editor, Tools->Code Check & Profile, that shows detailed report on how many times each function is called and how much time it takes to execute.

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST ! Note that you need to install official version 5.00 prior to installing this beta

A complete CHANGE LOG for this and previous versions and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
5.01.1 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 2:29 pm under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (4.99.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab4990beta.exe

(File size: 1 324 630 bytes, 1.3 MB)

This is basically bug fix release. Most important change is new internal low-fragmentation heap for quote cache and trading signal memory that works around Windows inability to manage its own virtual memory efficiently. That should address "out of memory" errors when running very long optimizations.

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST !

The CHANGE LOG and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
AmiBroker 4.99.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. AFL Code Wizard instructional video can be found at: http://www.amibroker.com/video/amiwiz/AFLWiz1.html
2. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
3. If your formula uses the following names: switch, case, break, continue, default as user-defined variable identifier then you would need to rename them. To do so follow the instructions in this article: http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2007/04/05/new-keywords-in-afl-and-possible-conflict-with-user-defined-variables/

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 3:51 pm under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (4.98.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab4980beta.exe

(File size: 1 323 823 bytes, 1.3 MB)

The highlights of this release are:

1. 5-tier flexible commission table added in automatic analysis / settings
2. HTML import/export fixes
3. Other fixes

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST !

The CHANGE LOG and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
AmiBroker 4.98.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. AFL Code Wizard instructional video can be found at: http://www.amibroker.com/video/amiwiz/AFLWiz1.html
2. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
3. If your formula uses the following names: switch, case, break, continue, default as user-defined variable identifier then you would need to rename them. To do so follow the instructions in this article: http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2007/04/05/new-keywords-in-afl-and-possible-conflict-with-user-defined-variables/

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 1:18 pm under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (4.97.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab4970beta.exe

(File size: 1 324 918 bytes, 1.3 MB)

The highlights of this release are:

1. Full-screen anti-aliasing in 3D optimization charts (see Fig. 1 below)
2. Range bars
3. New AFL functions: Mersene Twister random number generator mtRandom(), mtRandomA(), GetPlaybackDateTime() and PopupWindow()
4. Time shift in ASCII importer

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST !

The CHANGE LOG and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
AmiBroker 4.97.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. AFL Code Wizard instructional video can be found at: http://www.amibroker.com/video/amiwiz/AFLWiz1.html
2. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
3. If your formula uses the following names: switch, case, break, continue, default as user-defined variable identifier then you would need to rename them. To do so follow the instructions in this article: http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2007/04/05/new-keywords-in-afl-and-possible-conflict-with-user-defined-variables/

Figure 1. Full screen anti-aliasing improves 3D optimization chart readability.

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 10:22 am under Beta,Releases
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A new beta version (4.96.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for registered users only from the members area at:
http://www.amibroker.com/members/bin/ab4960beta.exe

(File size: 1 300 273 bytes, 1.2 MB)

The highlights of this release are:

1. two new backtester modes
2. HTML import to Automatic Analysis result list
3. many other improvements/fixes

If you forgot your user name / password to the members area you can use automatic reminder service at: http://www.amibroker.com/login.html

Remember that this is a BETA software. So BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST !

The CHANGE LOG and instructions are included in the READ ME file:
AmiBroker 4.96.0 BETA Read Me - MUST READ THIS

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. AFL Code Wizard instructional video can be found at: http://www.amibroker.com/video/amiwiz/AFLWiz1.html
2. If you are using Firewall you may need to check if it did not block Broker.EXE file after upgrade. (It happened to some users that firewall blocked AmiBroker after upgrade and they could not connect to RT data sources due
3. If your formula uses the following names: switch, case, break, continue, default as user-defined variable identifier then you would need to rename them. To do so follow the instructions in this article: http://www.amibroker.com/kb/2007/04/05/new-keywords-in-afl-and-possible-conflict-with-user-defined-variables/

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 9:42 am under Beta,Releases
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