I had the dates swapped for the Zoomout trigger, below the corrected
code. I tested on EOD data and the code works fine, but it does not
work on RT minute datat.
best regards,
herman
SetBarsRequired(1000000,1000000);
BI = BarIndex();
DT = DateTime();
CursorBar = SelectedValue(BI);
Lastbar = Min(CursorBar + 5, BarCount-1); // use Ref()
FirstBar = Max(CursorBar - 5,0);
LDT = LastValue(ValueWhen( Lastbar ==BI, DT ));
FDT = LastValue(ValueWhen( FirstBar ==BI, DT ));
LDTstr = DateTimeToStr( LDT );
FDTstr = DateTimeToStr( FDT );
FDT1 = LastValue(ValueWhen( BI==0, DT ));
LDT1 = LastValue(ValueWhen( BarCount-1==BI, DT ));
LDTstr1 = DateTimeToStr( LDT1 );
FDTstr1 = DateTimeToStr( FDT1 );
AB = CreateObject("Broker.Application");
AW = AB.ActiveWindow;
ZoomIn = ParamTrigger("Click to Zoom in","ZOOM");
ZoomOut = ParamTrigger("Click to Zoom out","ZOOM");
if( ZoomIn )
{
if( AW.ZoomToRange( FDTstr, LDTstr ) )
{
Msg="Zoom In successfull";
}
}
if( ZoomOut )
{
if( AW.ZoomToRange( FDTstr1, LDTstr1 ) )
{
Msg="Zoom Out successfull";
}
}
else Msg = "";
Plot(C,"",1,128);
Title = "\n"+Msg+"\n"+
" BI: "+NumToStr(BI,1.0,False)+"\n"+
" DT: "+NumToStr(DT,1.0,False)+"\n"+
" FBAR: "+NumToStr(Firstbar ,1.0,False)+"\n"+
" CBAR: "+NumToStr(CursorBar,1.0,False)+"\n"+
" LBAR: "+NumToStr(Lastbar ,1.0,False)+"\n"+
"FirstDate: "+ FDTstr + "\n"+
"Last Date: "+ LDTstr +"\n"+
"DataStart: "+ FDTstr1 + "\n"+
" Lastdate: "+ LDTstr1;
--- In [email protected], "psytek2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Boy, why does it work for you and not for me? Nothing happens when
i
> click the paramtriggers. Is there a setting that can prevent this?
>
> Below the code what i "expect" should zoom you back to max range
> again however that doesn't work for me either.
>
> The whole execrise is to get to know this function so that I can
step
> from signal to signal to inspect backtester trades; without tedious
> scrolling.
>
> I think the code can be simplified a bit using Ref()...but i want
it
> working first. If anyone has an idea why it might not work for me
let
> me know...
>
> best regards,
> herman
>
> SetBarsRequired(1000000,1000000);
> BI = BarIndex();
> DT = DateTime();
> CursorBar = SelectedValue(BI);
> Lastbar = Min(CursorBar + 10, BarCount-1); // use Ref()
> FirstBar = Max(CursorBar - 10,0);
> LDT = LastValue(ValueWhen( Lastbar ==BI, DT ));
> FDT = LastValue(ValueWhen( FirstBar ==BI, DT ));
> LDTstr = DateTimeToStr( LDT );
> FDTstr = DateTimeToStr( FDT );
>
> LDT1 = LastValue(ValueWhen( BI==0, DT ));
> FDT1 = LastValue(ValueWhen( BarCount-1==BI, DT ));
> LDTstr1 = DateTimeToStr( LDT1 );
> FDTstr1 = DateTimeToStr( FDT1 );
>
> AB = CreateObject("Broker.Application");
> AW = AB.ActiveWindow;
> ZoomIn = ParamTrigger("Click to Zoom in","ZOOM");
> ZoomOut = ParamTrigger("Click to Zoom out","ZOOM");
> if( ZoomIn )
> {
> if( AW.ZoomToRange( FDTstr, LDTstr ) )
> {
> Msg="Zoom In successfull";
> }
> }
> if( ZoomOut )
> {
> if( AW.ZoomToRange( FDTstr1, LDTstr1 ) )
> {
> Msg="Zoom Out successfull";
> }
> }
> else Msg = "";
>
> Plot(C,"",1,128);
> Title = "\n"+Msg+"\n"+
> " BI: "+NumToStr(BI,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> " DT: "+NumToStr(DT,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> " FBAR: "+NumToStr(Firstbar ,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> " CBAR: "+NumToStr(CursorBar,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> " LBAR: "+NumToStr(Lastbar ,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> "FirstDate: "+ FDTstr + "\n"+
> "Last Date: "+ LDTstr;
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Anthony Faragasso" <ajf1111@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Herman,
> >
> > I just tried your formula and it zooms at the cursor position 10
> bars + / - both ways on my computer.....could you add UnZoom
also :)
> >
> > Thanks
> > Anthony
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: psytek2
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 5:59 AM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Do i need to install ActiveX?
> >
> >
> > Thank you Tomasz, I am getting closer but my test code still
> doesn't
> > want to do what i want. I want the code, when I click a
> ParamTrigger
> > to zoom automatically +/- n bars around the cursor position.
> >
> > Can anybody tell my why this code doesn't work?
> >
> > Many thanks!
> > herman
> >
> > SetBarsRequired(1000000,1000000);
> > BI = BarIndex();
> > DT = DateTime();
> > CursorBar = SelectedValue(BI);
> > Lastbar = Min(CursorBar + 10, BarCount-1);
> > FirstBar = Max(CursorBar - 10,0);
> > LDT = LastValue(ValueWhen( Lastbar ==BI, DT ));
> > FDT = LastValue(ValueWhen( FirstBar ==BI, DT ));
> > LDTstr = DateTimeToStr( LDT );
> > FDTstr = DateTimeToStr( FDT );
> >
> > AB = CreateObject("Broker.Application");
> > AW = AB.ActiveWindow;
> > ZoomIn = ParamTrigger("Click to Zoom in","ZOOM");
> > if( ZoomIn )
> > {
> > if( AW.ZoomToRange( FDTstr, LDTstr ) )
> > {
> > Msg="Zoom successfull";
> > }
> > }
> > else Msg = "";
> > Title = "\n"+Msg+"\n"+
> > " BI: "+NumToStr(BI,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> > " DT: "+NumToStr(DT,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> > " FBAR: "+NumToStr(Firstbar ,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> > " CBAR: "+NumToStr(CursorBar,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> > " LBAR: "+NumToStr(Lastbar ,1.0,False)+"\n"+
> > "FirstDate: "+ FDTstr + "\n"+
> > "Last Date: "+ LDTstr;
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > BlankHerman,
> > >
> > > "new ActiveXObject" is a JScript-only syntax (so it can be
used
> in
> > EXTERNAL .JS file).
> > >
> > >
> > > If you want to use it from AFL use CreateObject.
> > >
> > > AB = CreateObject("Broker.Application");
> > >
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Tomasz Janeczko
> > > amibroker.com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Herman
> > > To: _AmiBroker
> > > Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 3:23 PM
> > > Subject: [amibroker] Do i need to install ActiveX?
> > >
> > >
> > > I am trying to run this code:
> > >
> > > AB = new ActiveXObject("Broker.Application");
> > > AW = AB.ActiveWindow;
> > > if( AW.ZoomToRange( FDTstr, LDTstr ) )
> > > {
> > > WScript.Echo("Zoom successfull" );
> > > }
> > >
> > > and get a syntax error on the first line,
> > > I change computers recently, how do i know ActiveX is
> installed?
> > How do I install it if it is not there?
> > > TIA,
> > > herman
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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