First of all it is
absolutely necessary to run full setup on
the new system to ensure proper configuration and appropriate access rights on
the new system. Running full setup first is essential, as copying old files
alone is NOT enough and will lead to problems.
The setup program can be downloaded from:
http://www.amibroker.com/download.html
Once the program has been installed – you can either activate the program (if
you want to start with a fresh copy) or also restore your settings from the old
computer.
If you want to start with a fresh installation, then it’s enough to run the
software activation wizard. To get a copy you can use the form at:
http://www.amibroker.com/lostkey.html
If you want to transfer all data from the old computer, after running full
setup on a new computer, you should copy the entire contents of AmiBroker folder
from the old computer (with all the databases) into the location you have
installed AmiBroker on the new machine (see the installation path above),
overwriting the existing files.
If you want to copy just layouts / charts, then it is enough to copy the
following:
-
*.awl files from Layouts folders inside
AmiBroker main folder and inside database folder (holding layouts calling
certain charts recognized by their ID)
-
broker.newcharts
file which contains list of charts (their IDs) and their corresponding formula
files
- contents of
Formulas folder – to have formula
referenced by certain charts
This is because layouts refer to certain charts
recognised by their chart ID number. So all elements have to be present.
More information about files used by AmiBroker can be found at:
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/x_files.html
