The include file is being written after it has already been included. Try moving the include statement after the fclose.
-Steve --- In [email protected], "ozzyapeman" <zoopf...@...> wrote: > > Hello, hoping someone can help with this issue. When I use an optimize > statement with #include and fputs, the optimization variable keeps > getting shifted. > > For example, please consider the two basic MA crossover systems below. > They should both give identical results whether one does a backtest or > an optimization. The backtests do appear identical. However, the Include > version gives wonky results in optimization. Instead of 'a' starting at > value 1. It starts at 5 but says in the optimization report that it is > 1. I know it's probably something simple that I am overlooking, but > can't seem to figure this one out: > > > //----------------------------------------------------------------------\ > -- > // TRADE SYSTEM #1: SIMPLE CROSS BASIC > //----------------------------------------------------------------------\ > -- > > FastMALength = Optimize("FastMALength", 1, 1, 5, 1); > > SlowMALength = 20; > > FastMA = MA( C, FastMALength ); > SlowMA = MA( C, SlowMALength ); > Buy = Cross( FastMA, SlowMA ); > Sell = Cross( SlowMA, FastMA ); > > > > > //----------------------------------------------------------------------\ > -- > // TRADE SYSTEM #2: SIMPLE CROSS USING INCLUDE AND FPUTS > //----------------------------------------------------------------------\ > -- > > a = Optimize( "a", 1, 1, 5, 1 ); > > #pragma nocache > #include "c:\\TestAFL.afl"; > > fh = fopen( "c:\\TestAFL.afl", "w"); > fputs("FastMALength = ", fh); > fputs(NumToStr(a, 1.0, 0 ),fh); > fclose( fh ); > > SlowMALength = 20; > > FastMA = MA( C, FastMALength ); > SlowMA = MA( C, SlowMALength ); > Buy = Cross( FastMA, SlowMA ); > Sell = Cross( SlowMA, FastMA ); >
