Dear Prashanth, With this mail from Tomasz, it is clear to me that your advise was right. It was NOT the programmer's intention to say what I thought he was saying.
My apologies, Prashanth, and my thanks, Tomasz, for giving clarity. gakkhar On Mon, 28 May 2007 02:43:27 +0530, Tomasz Janeczko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you serious? Do you expect Ref( C, 4 ) to give you result for 4 days > ahead from TODAY? > AB is not crystal ball. > > You have to set selected date to FOUR DAYS BACK and then it will be able to > refer to "future" bars into the "future" (relative to > selected PAST bar). > > Best regards, > Tomasz Janeczko > amibroker.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vinay Gakkhar." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "amibroker" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 8:09 AM > Subject: [amibroker] WRONG RESULTS > > >> The formula "ref( CLOSE, -4 )" is supposed to return the closing price 4 >> periods ago. and the formula "ref( C, 4 )" is supposed to >> return the closing price 4 periods ahead. >> >> But on my computer it returns the same data as "(Close, 0)" when I use "C, >> 4"1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or any other positive figure. On the >> other hand, it returns the correct data for minus figures. >> >> Will anyone please check whether it is really so, or whether I am committing >> some mistake somewhere and will please guide me? >> >> gakkhar >> >> >> >> >> >> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. >> >> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to >> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com >> >> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: >> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ >> >> For other support material please check also: >> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ For other support material please check also: http://www.amibroker.com/support.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
