shorton=0;
for (i=0; i<whatever; i++){
buy = a and b and c and shorton==1; // *double =* for conditional
statement
shorton=1; // shorton will be 1 for all i's except the first one
}
noah.bender wrote:
my theory was initially to reference the shorton.But I am running into
problems. I have tried using the ref function and the barcount
function with no luck.
It seems the code always reverts back to the initialization value of
zero. It is really frustrating. And I can't move the calculation of
shorton before the buy code.
the code has
shorton=0;
the buy = condition a b and c and shorton=1
// shorton only gets set here
if (xyz )
so how do i reference the shorton being 1 in the buy code without
automatically reverting to zero because of the initialization
--- In [email protected] <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>,
"Mike" <sfclimb...@...> wrote:
>
> No. That is not correct.
>
> It is the same variable being used both inside and outside of the
loop. It will have whatever value was last set on it regardless of
whether the value was set from within the loop or not.
>
> Based on your sample code, the first reference to shorton within the
loop will see a value of zero, due to the initialization made before
the loop. Since the last line of your loop then sets shorton to one,
all subsequent references (even after the loop completes) will see a
one unless you again change the value.
>
> You might want to post a complete sample and ask for help. It
doesn't have to be your holy grail system, just reproduce the problem
in a simplified script and post that.
>
> Mike
>
> --- In [email protected]
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "noah.bender" <knowabender@> wrote:
> >
> > i think i found the answer to my question by using a loop. If I am
a correct when using a loop as long as the variable is with in the
loop as long as the loop is running then it will not use value of the
variable from out side the loop.
> >
> > for example
> > shorton =0 ;
> > for (i=o......)
> > (
> > code referencing shorton
> >
> > shorton =1;
> > )
> > as long as the loop keeps runnning the shorton variable code in
the begining will reference the code in the loop and not the code in
that set shorton =0; before the loop.
> >
> > is that correct??
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > --- In [email protected]
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, Noah Bender <knowabender@> wrote:
> > >
> > > i am trying to call a variable in the code that gets set later
on in the
> > > code, i see i can't do that. so i set the variable to 0. the
problem is that
> > > the variable later on gets set to 1 and I want to call the
variable when it
> > > is set to 1 and I can't seem to do that.
> > > basically looks like this
> > >
> > > global Shorton;
> > > Shorton=0;
> > > Buy = (BarsSince(signalBar) < waitPeriod) Shorton==0;
> > > ..............
> > > //later on in code
> > > shorton=1;
> > > the problem is that later on sometimes the shorton gets set to
1. which is
> > > what I want the buy code to reference. but it automatically
references the
> > > shorton as 0 because that is what it is set at the beginning.
> > > I also can't put the buy code after the shorton is set, it will
screw up my
> > > code for the short side.
> > >
> > > Is there anyway to call the value when it is 1 and not 0
> > >
> > > I am using an intraday chart.
> > > can anyone help me???
> > >
> >
>
