modifying your code for any bar:
cond1 = iif(selectedvalue(this >= prev, 1, 0);
if(cond1 == 1) printf("hai");
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "iinself" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 2:04 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Please help: How do I use if to compare current and
previous MA?
> Thanks for your suggestion Bill, but it does not seem to solve my
> problem. All I want to do is compare the MA for the current bar and
> the previous bar and then do something if previous MA is greater than
> current MA. Like print "hai" as below - iif returns an array which I
> am not able to pass to an "if"
>
> periods = Param( "Periods", 30, 1, 200, 1 );
> averages = MA(Close, periods);
> this = Ref(averages, 0);
> prev = Ref(averages, -1);
>
> Cond1 = WriteIf( this >= prev, "up", "down" );
> if (Cond1 == "up"){
> printf("hai");
> }
>
> --- In [email protected], "wavemechanic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Take a look at the iif() function.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "iinself" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 11:16 PM
>> Subject: [amibroker] Please help: How do I use if to compare
> current and previous MA?
>>
>>
>> > periods = Param( "Periods", 30, 1, 200, 1 );
>> > averages = MA(Close, periods);
>> > this = Ref(averages, 0);
>> > prev = Ref(averages, -1);
>> >
>> >
>> > if I try :
>> > if (this > prev) I get an error, I am aware I am trying to "if" 2
> arrays.
>> >
>> > So I do this, which does not look right !?:
>> >
>> > Cond1 = WriteIf( this >= prev, "up", "down" );
>> > if (Cond1 == "up"){
>> > printf("hai");
>> > }
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Iinself
>> >
>> >
>> >
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