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Backup you Amibroker EOD Database in CSV Format

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I was trying to search an option which will export the data from AmiBroker to a folder where the data will be stored in seperate csv sheets. Here is a simple trick to export your Amibroker EOD Database to CSV Format. For eg. Nifty will be stored in a sheet where the data will be there from the date specified in the Automatic Analysis window to the date specified in Automatic Analysis window

AFL Code for Exporting to CSV

Steps to Backup your Data
1)Save the Export to CSV AFL Code to C:\\Program Files\\AmiBroker\\Formulas\\Custom path
2)Create a Folder Name “Amibackup” in C:\\ Drive
3)Open Amibroker ->Analysis-> Automatic Analysis
4)Select All Symbols option from the Apply to coloumn and All Quotatios from the Range Column
you can also select specific Stocks by selecting the suitable options from the Apply to Column
5)Run SCAN
6)Amibroker Database converts to individual .csv file

Download Export CSV data from Amibroker AFL code

Here the limitation is that you cannot specifiy the range of Date. By Default it will download from starting date to
ending date

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Rajandran is a Full time trader and founder of Marketcalls & Co-Founder of Traderscafe, trades mostly using discretionary Trading Concepts like Market Profile, Trading sentimental analysis, building timing models, algorithmic trading models. Instructs professional traders, full time traders & aspiring full time traders. Rajandran attended college in the Chennai where he earned a BE in Electronics and Communications. Rajandran has a broad understanding of trading softwares like Amibroker, Ninjatrader, Esignal, Metastock, Motivewave, Market Analyst(Optuma),Metatrader,Tradingivew,Python and understands individual needs of traders and investors utilizing a wide range of methodologies.

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  2. Govindharaj says

    Hi.. Thanks for the code.. Assume that My hard disk’s C drive crashed due to virus and I can’t able to retrieve any past datas.. So, I’ll format the disk and will create a new database which will accept only .txt format..

    My question is,Is it possible to create Ami database which will accept both .csv and .txt format..? Since, our backup is in .csv format I raised this Question..

    Thank you..

    Reply

    • says

      Yeh Govindharaj… It supports both .txt and .csv format… you just simply edit the afl code and change it to ur required format and get the backup….
      Now use import wizard and import ascii funtionality to import those backup data into ur new amidatabase

      Reply

  3. Govindharaj says

    Hi.. I just replaced .csv with .txt in the first line of the code and got backup in .txt format.. Sorry for the previous post..

    But, how to use these datas in a new Database..?

    Thank you..

    Reply

  6. baburaju says

    sir idon’t know how to Backup you Amibroker EOD Database in CSV Format can you help to do this pleas sir
    i have team wever.

    Reply

  8. Swetharanyan says

    Dear Rajendran,
    While i am trying to take backup the database in amibroker using the above afl it shows an syntax error as below..

    fh = fopen( “
    —————-^

    Error 31.
    Syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting ‘)’ or ‘,’

    Kindly help in this regard.
    Regards,
    Swetharanyan

    Reply

  9. SAMEER says

    sir,
    i am also getting syntax error
    While i am trying to take backup the database in amibroker using the above afl it shows an syntax error as below..

    fh = fopen( “
    —————-^

    Error 31.
    Syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting ‘)’ or ‘,’
    i have adopted the solution u suggested but , its showing error

    Reply

    • Swetharanyan says

      Hi Sameer,
      try this
      fh = fopen( “c:\\AmiBackup\\”+Name()+”.csv”, “w”);
      if( fh )
      {
      fputs( “Ticker,Date,Open,High,Low,Close,Volume \n”, fh );
      y = Year();
      m = Month();
      d = Day();
      //r = Hour();
      //e = Minute();
      //n = Second();
      for( i = 0; i < BarCount; i++ )
      {
      fputs( Name() + "," , fh );
      ds = StrFormat("%02.0f-%02.0f-%02.0f,",
      y[ i ], m[ i ], d[ i ] );
      fputs( ds, fh );
      //ts = StrFormat("%02.0f:%02.0f:%02.0f,",
      //r[ i ],e[ i ],n[ i ] );
      //fputs( ts, fh );
      qs = StrFormat("%.4f,%.4f,%.4f,%.4f,%.0f\n",
      O[ i ],H[ i ],L[ i ],C[ i ],V[ i ] );
      fputs( qs, fh );
      }
      fclose( fh );
      }
      Buy = 0;

      Reply

  11. niraj says

    hi
    still the same syntax error apears
    i had already done copy to note pad and then copy to farmula
    still not working any solution to save data in amibroker ????

    Reply

  12. geet says

    solved the problem of syntax error..
    the inverted commas should be replaced
    for example -- fh = fopen( “c:AmiBackup”+Name()+”.csv”, “w”);

    to

    fh = fopen(“C:AmiBackup”+Name()+”.csv”, “w”);

    this will solve the problem. although you will have to change all the commas in the code.. not just in this line

    Reply

    • manish says

      I am able to resolve on my own. I created the directory named amibackup and also replaced “//” with “\\”
      thanks a ton

      Reply

  14. Praveen S says

    Hi Rajendran,
    I am having a bit of a problem with this code. Firstly, I was trying to export intraday data. So I removed the comments to include time. I am afraid the data is coming in one continuous line and there are no line breaks. The time is also not coming correctly they are all coming as 00:00:00.
    When I see the data in the quote editor and of course in Ami the data is displayed correctly as bars.
    My final code is pasted below for ready reference.
    Please help…
    TIA
    Praveen.

    Code===========================
    fh = fopen( “c://AmiBackup//”+Name()+”.csv”, “w”);
    if( fh )
    {
    fputs( “Ticker,Date,Open,High,Low,Close,Volume”, fh );
    y = Year();
    m = Month();
    d = Day();
    r = Hour();
    e = Minute();
    n = Second();
    for( i = 0; i < BarCount; i++ )
    {
    fputs( Name() + "," , fh );
    ds = StrFormat("%02.0f-%02.0f-%02.0f,",y[ i ], m[ i ], d[ i ] );
    fputs( ds, fh );

    ts = StrFormat("%02.0f:%02.0f:%02.0f,",
    r[ i ],e[ i ],n[ i ] );
    fputs( ts, fh );

    qs = StrFormat("%.4f,%.4f,%.4f,%.4f,%.0f",O[ i ],H[ i ],L[ i ],C[ i ],V[ i ] );
    fputs( qs, fh );
    }

    fclose( fh );
    }

    Buy = 0;
    Code ends=====================================
    Sample output data==============================
    Ticker,Date,Open,High,Low,Close,VolumeNIFTY-I,2012-01-02,00:00:00,4637.7998,4656.0000,4592.3999,4648.1001,277565NIFTY-I,2012-01-03,00:00:00,4680.5498,4794.3999,4680.5498,4783.2002,362152NIFTY-I,2012-01-04,00:00:00,4775.2002,4799.0000,4737.6001,4760.2002,353400NIFTY-I,2012-01-05,00:00:00,4759.0000,4791.8501,4740.1001,4758.1001,271152NIFTY-I,2012-01-06,00:00:00,4745.0000,4821.0000,4692.6001,4771.9502,450646NIFTY-I,2012-01-09,00:00:00,4748.3501,4778.0000,4705.1499,4751.7998,321543NIFTY-I,2012-01-10,00:00:00,4780.0000,4876.2998,4779.5000,4870.2998,392413NIFTY-I,2012-01-11,00:00:00,4805.0000,4889.0000,4805.0000,4872.3501,266376

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    • Praveen S says

      Thanx Rajendran,
      I figured out the issue… Guess, the line feeds are missing.. Thats the reason for the data coming continuous.
      As regards the time stamp issue, it needs to be set in the settings to one minute and then it comes out just fine.
      Posting it here so that others may also benefit…
      HIH,
      Praveen.
      Corrected Code===========================
      fh = fopen( “c://AmiBackup//”+Name()+”.csv”, “w”);
      if( fh )
      {
      fputs( “Ticker,Date,Open,High,Low,Close,Volume\n”, fh );
      y = Year();
      m = Month();
      d = Day();
      r = Hour();
      e = Minute();
      n = Second();
      for( i = 0; i < BarCount; i++ )
      {
      fputs( Name() + "," , fh );
      ds = StrFormat("%02.0f-%02.0f-%02.0f,",y[ i ], m[ i ], d[ i ] );
      fputs( ds, fh );

      ts = StrFormat("%02.0f:%02.0f:%02.0f,",
      r[ i ],e[ i ],n[ i ] );
      fputs( ts, fh );

      qs = StrFormat("%.4f,%.4f,%.4f,%.4f,%.0f\n",O[ i ],H[ i ],L[ i ],C[ i ],V[ i ] );
      fputs( qs, fh );
      }

      fclose( fh );
      }

      Reply

  16. Vineet says

    Hi there, It serves the purpose but exactly what I am looking for… I have one code if you please help me with this. My one custom requirement in the below-mentioned code is to get date in ddmmyyyy format and not in dd-mm-yyyy. Admin please help…

    // create folder for exporting purposes
    fmkdir( “C:\\DataExport\\” );

    // open file for writing
    // file name depends on currently processed ticker
    fh = fopen( “c:\\DataExport\\” + Name() + “.txt”, “w” );

    // proceed if file handle is correct
    if ( fh )
    {
    dt = DateTime();

    // write header line
    fputs( “Ticker,Date/Time,Open,High,Low,Close,Volume\n”, fh );

    // iterate through all the bars

    for ( i = 0; i < BarCount; i++ )
    {
    // write ticker name
    fputs( Name() + "," , fh );

    // write date/time information
    fputs( DateTimeToStr( dt[ i ] ) + ",", fh );

    //write quotations and go to the next line
    qs = StrFormat( "%g,%g,%g,%g,%g\n", O[ i ], H[ i ], L[ i ], C[ i ], V[ i ] );
    fputs( qs, fh );

    }
    // close file handle
    fclose( fh );
    }

    // line required by SCAN option

    Reply

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