[amibroker] Re: Please help: How do I use if to compare current and previous MA?

["iinself" <iinself@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Bill.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "wavemechanic" <timesarrow@xxx> wrote:
>
> modifying your code for any bar:
> 
> cond1 = iif(selectedvalue(this >= prev, 1, 0);
> if(cond1 == 1) printf("hai");
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "iinself" <iinself@xxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 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 amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "wavemechanic" <timesarrow@> 
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Take a look at the iif() function.
> >> 
> >> Bill
> >> 
> >> 
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "iinself" <iinself@>
> >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> 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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