AmiBroker is a charting program created by AmiBroker.com. It uses a plugin to access data from Bodhi5's MetaStock format. It does not alter the data in any way but leaves it in place and builds its own separate directory structure through which it reads the MetaStock data.

These instructions will take you through two processes:
• Configuring Bodhi5 to use the MetaStock data format.
• Configuring AmiBroker to read the Bodhi5 MetaStock directories.

Configuring Bodhi5 for AmiBroker

1. Install Bodhi5 using the installation instructions.
2. Once installed, launch Bodhi5. If this didn't happen automatically when you finished installation double-click the Bodhi5 icon on your desktop or select it from your Windows® Start menu. Windows® 7 or above = Start ➔ Infosoft ➔ Freeway
   Windows® XP or below = Start ➔ All Programs ➔ Infosoft ➔ Bodhi 5 Gold ➔ Freeway
3. A Confirm box will appear asking you to connect to the Internet to finish the installation. This process requires downloading files from the Internet. Make sure you are connected to the Internet then click the Yes button.

   
   If a box appears asking you to use previous Bodhi settings, then refer to the tutorial: Configure BodhiGold 5 using my Bodhi settings.

4. Select your closest Country from the drop-down box, then click [x].

   

5. Select your Nearest city from the drop-down box, then click [x].

   

6. Select AmiBroker and any other formats you require from the list of analysis software, then click [x]. By selecting AmiBroker, Bodhi5 will automatically choose the MetaStock format.

   

7. Bodhi5 will now download product lists required to finish the installation.

   

8. Initialisation is now completed. Click the OK button to shut down Bodhi5 then restart the software.

   

9. The registration screen will appear, telling you how many days you have left to trial the software.

   

   1. To continue with the trial, click the No button. The software will give you access to the Exchange data nearest your location for the remainder of your trial period. If you requested access to other Exchange data you will need to register Bodhi5 for your trial period.
      The Confirm registration box will appear each time you open Bodhi5 (until it is registered).
   2. If you have purchased the software, email or telephone (+61 7 3821 5177) JustData with the Installation Code. You will then be given your personalised Registration Code. Click Yes to this message then enter your code into the box provided and click the OK button.

      

10. Click the Configure button.

    

11. The following instructions will show you how to fetch up to 6-months historical data:
    1. Right-click on the Finance tab and select Reset then Received from the menu.

       

    2. The Received box will be displayed. The date should automatically be set to 6-months ago.

       

    3. Click the [OK] button.
12. Exit the Configuration screen by clicking the [x] button.
13. Connect to the Internet then click the Catchup button. Bodhi5 will now download and export the last 6-months of data to your hard drive.

    

Congratulations, you have successfully configured Bodhi5 and imported 6-months of data into a MetaStock format (c:\Data\MetaStock\ASX0 directory). From now on, you will only need to press the Catchup button in Bodhi5 each night to retrieve the latest data. The free trial will run for 30-days after installation.

Configure AmiBroker for Bodhi5

1. Create an empty Windows directory called Amistock (c:/Amistock). This can be done by using Microsoft® Windows File Explorer.
   1. Open Windows® File Explorer by right-clicking on the Start button then selecting File Explorer from the menu.
   2. Double-click on your C:\ drive, then go to the Home menu and click the New Folder button.

      
      Enter the new directory Amistock then press the Enter key on the keyboard.

2. Open AmiBroker and go to File then New then Database.

   

   The Database Settings dialog box will appear.

   

3. Browse to the new directory you just created then click the Create button. (You can tick the Load this database at startup if this is to be your default directory.)
4. After the program recognises the new directory you need to inform AmiBroker that this database uses the MetaStock plugin - select MetaStock data Plug-in from the Data source pull down menu.

   

5. Select Enable from the Local data storage as it will speed some accesses (AmiBroker will temporarily store recently accessed data locally in addition to reading the MetaStock files) but this is not essential.

   

6. Set 2000 for the number of bars to load - 8 years of data - AmiBroker is fast at opening this amount of information.
7. Set for End-Of-Day data.
8. Now we need to tell AmiBroker which MetaStock directories form your new database, so click the Configure button.

   

9. Click the Add folder button and browse to each of the MetaStock directories, clicking the Add folder button for each of them - they will have their own separate MetaStock Master files.

   
   

10. Once you have added all your directories, click on the entries individually (to highlight them) and then click the Retrieve symbols button.

    

    AmiBroker will add the symbol entries to its own data structure (the data remains in the MetaStock directory).
11. Click the OK button to exit the MetaStock data plug-in screen.
12. Click the OK button to exit the Database Settings screen.
13. Double-click All to display your list of symbols.

    

14. Double-click a symbol to display a chart.
15. If you wish to add new MetaStock directories at a later date use the Database Settings entry in the File pull-down menu and click the Configure button again to bring up the Add folder screen.