User did not read the manual, was: Autoranking of AFL does not work

[Tomasz]

First it is AFL (AmiBroker Formula Language), not ALF

Second, before making claims that something does not work, you should READ THE FINE MANUAL

https://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_ranking.html

and

https://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_portfolio.html

In short: YOU DID NOT define ranking at all (your code is missing PositionScore variable) and SetSortColumns function is for EXPLORATION, not backtest.

Scan vs Exploration vs Backtest - summary of differences

INTRO The post summarizes in tabular form the differences between different Analysis modes namely: Scan, Exploration and Backtest. First and foremost thing to understand is that these three modes serve different and distinct purposes and they by their nature are meant to display different things. SCAN The Scan is meant as a quick tool to show raw, unprocessed, non-delayed signals as they are present in Buy/Sell/Short/Cover arrays. Scan does not do ANY processing. Output of scan is not custom…

Third thing:

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