Cipher, Try TimeNum()
TIMENUM - get current bar time Date/Time (AFL 2.0) SYNTAX timenum() RETURNS ARRAY FUNCTION Returns the array with numbers that represent quotation time coded as follows: 10000 * hour + 100 * minute + second, so 12:37:15 becomes 123715 EXAMPLE TimeNum() SEE ALSO Hour(), Minute(), Second(), TimeNum() brian_z --- In [email protected], "cipherscribe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's wierd, because when I ask for hour() results in explorer, I get > results like 16.00. I tried using the period as well, but it did not help. > > So what would be a valid time in AFL for 15:55? > > Cipher > > > > --- In [email protected], "brian_z111" <brian_z111@> wrote: > > > > Hello cipherscribe, > > > > 1600 is not a valid time in AFL - you have to put it into the correct > > format as per the EXAMPLE format in hte the AFL Reference Manual > > > > HOUR > > - get current bar's hour Date/Time > > (AFL 2.0) > > > > > > SYNTAX hour() > > RETURNS ARRAY > > FUNCTION Retrieves current bar's hour > > EXAMPLE Hour()*10000 + Minute() * 100 + Second() > > > > brian_z > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "cipherscribe" > > <adrian.mollenhorst@> wrote: > > > > > > How can you tell AB to exit a position on the last bar of the day, > > > when your working with intraday (5 min) data? > > > > > > I have tried things like sell = hour()>1600, and a few other things, > > > but always the trades are held over to the next day, until the > > > conventional sell signal kicks in.... > > > > > > Many thanks in advance... > > > > > >
