Hot Key to Load Specific Template

Cougar · October 30, 2019, 4:04pm

By loading "Template", if you mean "Layouts", then you can simply double-click on that "Layout" for it to load. But you are looking for "Hot keys", eh! It's simple... Let me know if you face any issue for the steps below.

Step 1: Set your Layouts in Global Layouts section of the Layouts Menu. You'll also notice them (as .awl file types) appearing in AmiBroker install location under the Layouts folder. For instance:

Step 2: Save .js files for each of your layouts with the below code syntax respectively using a Notepad preferably in AmiBroker\Scripts folder.

JustPriceLayout.js

var FilePath = "C:\\Trading Apps\\Charting Platforms\\AmiBroker\\Layouts\\JustPrice.awl";
App = new ActiveXObject("Broker.Application");
App.LoadLayout( FilePath );

Price-n-VolumeLayout.js

var FilePath = "C:\\Trading Apps\\Charting Platforms\\AmiBroker\\Layouts\\Price-n-Volume.awl";
App = new ActiveXObject("Broker.Application");
App.LoadLayout( FilePath );

Step 3: Repeat this process for each one of your layout from main AmiBroker application window:

Tools -> Customize -> Tools -> New -> Type [Name of your Tool] -> Type "Command" as [Full File Path of .js that you just created] -> Close

Step 4: Now assign "Hot Keys" for each one of those Tools that you just created:

Tools -> Customize -> Keyboard

Done!