[amibroker] Re: Creating a toggle switch

["ricko8294_98" <ricko@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to you and Graham it now works like I wanted.
Your suggestion also pointed out some other errors in my coding as 
well
Much appreciated
Rick


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Terry" <MagicTH@xxxx> wrote:
> You can't use IIF inside a loop. I'm surprised you aren't getting
> compiler errors. Try this instead:
> 
> O_Bought = StochD(45,1) < 30 AND Ref(StochD(7,1),-1) < 10 AND 
>          StochD(7,1)> Ref(StochD(7,1),-1);
> O_Sold = StochD(45,1) > 70 AND Ref(StochD(7,1),-1) > 90 AND 
>          StochD(7,1) < Ref(StochD(7,1),-1);
> 
> ExhInd = False; //When using loops, initialize the array.
> 
> for( i = 1; i < BarCount; i++ )
> {
>     if (O_Bought[i]) ExhInd[i] = 1;
>     else if (O_Sold[i]) ExhInd[i] = -1;
>     else ExhInd[i] = ExhInd[i-1];
> }
> --
> Terry
> 
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> | Behalf Of ricko8294_98
> | Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 22:45
> | To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Subject: [amibroker] Creating a toggle switch
> | 
> | Hello
> | 
> | I have been unable to code a variable that will toggle between two
> | values (+1 and -1) and to hang onto the assigned values until the
> | other value is encountered.
> | 
> | For example, I am trying to code a variable that will keep track 
of
> | exhaustion points - first overbought, then oversold.
> | 
> | I have the following code:
> | 
> | O_Bought = StochD(45,1) < 30 AND Ref(StochD(7,1),-1) < 10 AND
> |          StochD(7,1)> Ref(StochD(7,1),-1);
> | O_Sold = StochD(45,1) > 70 AND Ref(StochD(7,1),-1) > 90 AND
> |          StochD(7,1) < Ref(StochD(7,1),-1);
> | 
> | for( i = 1; i < BarCount; i++ )
> | {
> | ExhInd[i] = IIf(O_Bought[i],1,
> |          IIf(O_Sold[i],-1,ExhInd[i-1]));
> | }
> | 
> | I find that sometimes this code seems to work - but not always - 
very
> | frustrating.
> | 
> | If anyone can help solve this for me I would be mose appreciative
> | 
> | Thanks
> | Rick
> | 
> | 
> | 
> | 
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