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 That is what i was looking for, I thought perhaps it was already out there. 
  
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Saturday, November 17, 2007, 6:41:35 PM, you wrote: 
  
> Well, Amibroker has drawing "layers" already for manual chart mark- 
> ups.  Why doesn't Tomasz just provide a way to programatically get to  
> them?  That way, there would be no programming (e.g., looping)  
> required to update them on the user's part.  Once drawn, Amibroker  
> would take care of any refreshes needed when the lines come into the  
> viewable area. 
  
  
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ara Kaloustian" <ara1@xxx> wrote: 
  
>> I agree loops are not very efficent, especially in real time. 
  
>> Depending how many lones you have, you might use combination of  
> static variables (containing the x,y coordinates for lineArray) and  
> use dynamic variables to create the name of the static variable. 
  
>> There is certainly overhead with this also, but may be less  
> depending on number of lines you want to keep. 
  
  
>>   ----- Original Message -----  
>>   From: Herman  
>>   To: Thomas Z.  
>>   Cc: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  
>>   Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 8:31 AM 
>>   Subject: Re: [amibroker] Drawing a line from AFL 
  
  
>>   Thanks Thomas and Ara,  
  
  
  
  
>>   But the linearray must be recalculated and plotted each time the  
> chart refreshes, else it disappears. 
  
  
  
  
>>   Drawing a line by hand will leave the line on the chart exactly  
> where it was plotted without subsequent processing overhead (from the  
> user point anyway). 
  
  
  
  
>>   When I draw many lines, for example tradelines or zigzags, I need  
> to use a loop and the overhead gets too much (using 5 sec bars).  
> While if the line would stay displayed like a study, it would require  
> no maintenance. All I would need to do is calculate the last leg. far  
> more efficient... 
  
  
  
  
>>   herman 
  
  
  
  
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>>   Saturday, November 17, 2007, 10:38:01 AM, you wrote: 
  
  
  
  
>>   > Hello, 
  
  
  
  
>>   > you could use the following code: 
  
  
  
  
>>   > Value = LineArray(xStart = 0, yStart = 10, xEnd = BarCount,  
> yEnd = 10); 
  
>>   > Plot(Value, "Value", 4, 1); 
  
  
  
  
>>   > Check out the LineArray function help for additional parameters  
> that you 
  
>>   > could use. 
  
  
  
  
>>   > Kind regards, 
  
>>   > Thomas Zmuck 
  
>>   > www.PatternExplorer.com 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
>>   > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
  
>>   > Of Herman 
  
>>   > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 3:06 PM 
  
>>   > To: AmiBroker Users Group 
  
>>   > Subject: [amibroker] Drawing a line from AFL 
  
  
  
  
>>   > Is it possible to draw a line on the chart using AFL, so that  
> the line 
  
>>   > "stays permanently displayed". Just like when you draw a line  
> by hand. 
  
  
  
  
>>   > I know there are complicated procedures, using static  
> variables, but I would 
  
>>   > like to take advantage of the "study" memory not to have to  
> refresh the 
  
>>   > lines with each execution. 
  
  
  
  
>>   > Any examples would be appreciated. 
  
  
  
  
>>   > TIA, 
  
>>   > herman 
  
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