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This clarifies it greatly. Thank you.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx> 
wrote:
>
> Hello,
> 
> If you were reading the list via e-mail (not Yahoo web) you should 
have it.
> 
> Anyway I have put the picture on AB server -  the picture is here:
> http://www.amibroker.com/gifs/barindex.gif
> 
> And of course there is a way to get all bars:
> a) AA currently ALWAYS uses all bars so BarCount represents that
> b) in chart the situation is different, but you can request all 
bars using
> SetBarsRequired function http://www.amibroker.com/f?setbarsrequired
> or using OLE interface (Count property of Quotations object
> http://www.amibroker.com/guide/objects.html
> 
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "vlanschot" <vlanschot@xxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:39 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Barcount vs Barindex()
> 
> 
> > Thx Tomasz,
> > 
> > Although I don't receive it, I get the picture. However, using 
> > LastValue should mean that WITHIN the same chart-view (i.e. 
visible 
> > area), choosing another bar via the Selector Line should not 
change 
> > the Maxbar result? 
> > 
> > It's shocking I don't get this after so many years. And I'm now 
> > wondering there is probably no way to get the number of ALL bars 
(the 
> > full history) unless you use all quotes in AA/the chart, or is 
there?
> > 
> > PS
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> 
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >> 
> >> I am sorry, one correction is needed to previously posted 
picture.
> >> Note that BarIndex represents actual QUOTES. So first quote will 
> > ALWAYS have index of ZERO.
> >> Now the AFL array can be MOVING over available quotes if you are 
> > shifting visible area using scroll bar.
> >> As you can see in this example, the barindex() function in 
current 
> > execution will give you numbers starting from 11 upto 23 because 
> > current
> >> visible area covers only part of available quotes. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Best regards,
> >> Tomasz Janeczko
> >> amibroker.com
> >>   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>   From: Tomasz Janeczko 
> >>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> >>   Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:11 PM
> >>   Subject: Re: [amibroker] Barcount vs Barindex()
> >> 
> >> 
> >>   Hello,
> >> 
> >>   Best regards,
> >>   Tomasz Janeczko
> >>   amibroker.com
> >>   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>   From: "vlanschot" <vlanschot@>
> >>   To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>   Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:05 PM
> >>   Subject: [amibroker] Barcount vs Barindex()
> >> 
> >> 
> >>   >I always thought that Barcount would give me the number of 
bars, 
> > as 
> >>   > in "LastValue", available for the current active array, 
> > according to 
> >>   > the manual:
> >>   > 
> >>   > " . . . BarCount is a numeric variable that holds just one 
> > number 
> >>   > (the count of elements in array). . ."
> >>   > 
> >>   > as well as:
> >>   > 
> >>   > " . . .  if you choose range: "all quotes" in AA
> >>   > SelectedValue function is equivalent to array[ BarCount - 
> > 1 ] . . ."
> >>   > 
> >>   > Why is it then that if I use the following code:
> >>   > 
> >>   > MaxBar=BarCount-1;
> >>   > ChBar=LastValue(Min(MaxBar,SelectedValue(BarIndex())));
> >>   > 
> >>   > printf("\nChBar: " + NumToStr(ChBar,1.0));
> >>   > printf("\nMaxBar: " + NumToStr(MaxBar,1.0));
> >>   > 
> >>   > I get the same number for ChBar and Maxbar as output in my 
> >>   > Interpretation for a randomly selected bar in the chart:
> >>   > 
> >>   > ChBar: 640
> >>   > MaxBar: 640
> >>   > 
> >>   > If I select another bar, the numbers are again the same:
> >>   > 
> >>   > ChBar: 881
> >>   > MaxBar: 881
> >>   > 
> >>   > Should MaxBar not reflect a fixed number, namely (LastValue
> > (BarIndex
> >>   > ())- "Blank Bars"?
> >>   > 
> >>   > Or do I need to re-interpreted Barcount as:
> >>   > 
> >>   > Barcount = SelectedValue(BarIndex())+1; ????
> >>   > 
> >>   > I use AB 5.08
> >>   > 
> >>   > Thx,
> >>   > 
> >>   > PS (Deja-vu-ing, feeling like a beginner again)
> >>   > 
> >>   > 
> >>   > 
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> >>
> > 
> > 
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