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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 Old method is obsolete and must not be used.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 version of AmiQuote 1.95 has been released.

Download link:
http://www.amibroker.com/bin/aq1950.exe

CHANGES (as compared to 1.94):

1. Adjusted Forex source to address Finam server change

NOTE: Backup your files inside "Formats" subfolder if you did any editing because the setup program will install default ones.

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 3:18 pm under 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 release (v1.9.2) of IQFeed plugin is available now for download from:

http://www.amibroker.com/bin/IQFeed1920.exe

CHANGES (as compared to 1.9.1):

1. last update time now uses IQFeed timestamp instead of local clock and this prevents chart refresh stall occuring sometimes when clock on local machine and on IQFeed end are not synced.

There is also new video tutorial showing how to configure database with IQFeed as a data source:
http://www.amibroker.com/video/IQFeed.html

More information can be found at:
http://www.amibroker.com/iqfeed.html

IMPORTANT:
IQFeed has released new IQFeed client software (4.2.1.4) available from:

http://www.iqfeed.net/dev/api/iqfeed_client_4_2_1_4.exe

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 4:27 pm under Plugins,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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Some code samples included in the documentation had series of '?' characters instead of non-breakable spaces. This has been fixed now in both PDF version of the manual as well as compiled help files (.CHM) that are included in AmiBroker setup program. To get updated files simply download setup and/or PDF file(s) from:
http://www.amibroker.com/download.html

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 7:42 am under Releases
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AmiBroker 5.00.1 (official release) is now released.

It is available for download from:
http://www.amibroker.com/download.html
(hit "REFRESH" button in your browser if you see old contents only)

The setup program includes all updated documentation, examples, sample database.

Existing users should use "UPGRADE" version only, to keep their existing data untouched.
Window Vista users installing the software for the first time should use "FULL" version only.

There were no important issues/bugs found in the 5.00.0 RC1 release so the official one is practicaly identical to RC1.

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.00.1 (as compared to 5.00.0)

1. small code changes for 64-bit version compatibility
2. few minor documentation fixes
3. bumped version number

The text below is a copy of RC1 announcement - nothing new here - if you installed RC1 already you can skip the rest of this announcement. (more...)

Filed by Tomasz Janeczko at 8:57 pm under Releases
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A new Release Candidate (RC1) version (5.00.0) of AmiBroker has just been released.

It is available for everyone from:
http://www.amibroker.com/download.html
(hit "REFRESH" button in your browser if you see old contents only)

It includes all updated documentation, examples, sample database. The "release candidate" means that if no significant bugs are found within 5 days from today this version becomes official release.

Existing users should use "UPGRADE" version only, to keep their existing data untouched.

CHANGES FOR VERSION 5.00.0 (as compared to 4.99.0)

1. Database Purify: Date column type in set correctly now so clicking on column sorts by date instead of by alpha (FC#1130)
2. Elapsed/estimated time is updated constantly when running long optimizations (FC#1107)
3. Extra characters in the title occuring when using dynamic color with Null values in Plot() statements. Fixed. (FC#1129)
4. Fixed saving of new commission table (FC#1122)
5. In some cases slider did not allow to reach the upper margin of Param() when step was decimal fraction like 0.1 due to floating point rounding. Now it addressed. (FC#1155)
6. Price Chart Style is now saved in a layout/template (FC#1039)
7. When Find/Replace dialog is still open while Formula Editor is closed it does not cause exception anymore

The FULL CHANGE LOG is included in the ReleaseNotes.html document that is installed with the software.

Users upgrading from previous versions should read "What's New" section of the Users' Guide.
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/whatsnew.html

UPGRADE POLICY AND PRICING

1. The upgrade is FREE for all users who registered AmiBroker after November 23, 2003
2. The users who purchased AmiBroker before November 23, 2003 would need to buy upgrade if they want to use this newest version ($89 - Standard Edition, $119 - Professional). If you don't want to pay - you may continue using previous version(s) infinitely.
3. To find out when you have purchased AmiBroker and how long your free upgrade period is, use "Account Information" page in the members area at: http://www.amibroker.com/members/info.php
4. The price for new single-user Standard Edition license is now increased to $169. The price for Professional Edition remains unchanged ($229). Upgrades cost $89 (Std) and $119 (Pro) respectively.
5. All new and upgrade purchases cover current, as well as all beta and official releases that are published within 12 months from the date of the purchase.
6. The above does NOT affect the users of previous versions who are still on their original free upgrade period - they continue to receive free upgrades under old rules until original free upgrade period ends
7. To purchase new license or upgrade please use our ordering page at: http://www.amibroker.com/order.php

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. 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 11:26 am under Releases
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