[amibroker] Re: Optimizing with Include and fputs shifts loop mysteriously

["Steve Davis" <_sdavis@xxxxxxxxx>]

The include file is being written after it has already been included.
Try moving the include statement after the fclose.

-Steve

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hello, hoping someone can help with this issue. When I use an optimize
> statement with #include and fputs, the optimization variable keeps
> getting shifted.
> 
> For example, please consider the two basic MA crossover systems below.
> They should both give identical results whether one does a backtest or
> an optimization. The backtests do appear identical. However, the Include
> version gives wonky results in optimization. Instead of 'a' starting at
> value 1. It starts at 5 but says in the optimization report that it is
> 1. I know it's probably something simple that I am overlooking, but
> can't seem to figure this one out:
> 
> 
>
//----------------------------------------------------------------------\
> --
> // TRADE SYSTEM #1:    SIMPLE CROSS BASIC
>
//----------------------------------------------------------------------\
> --
> 
> FastMALength = Optimize("FastMALength",      1,     1,    5,     1);
> 
> SlowMALength = 20;
> 
> FastMA       =    MA( C, FastMALength );
> SlowMA       =    MA( C, SlowMALength );
> Buy          = Cross( FastMA, SlowMA  );
> Sell         = Cross( SlowMA, FastMA  );
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
//----------------------------------------------------------------------\
> --
> // TRADE SYSTEM #2:   SIMPLE CROSS USING INCLUDE AND FPUTS
>
//----------------------------------------------------------------------\
> --
> 
> a = Optimize( "a", 1, 1, 5, 1 );
> 
> #pragma nocache
> #include "c:\\TestAFL.afl";
> 
> fh = fopen( "c:\\TestAFL.afl", "w");
> fputs("FastMALength = ", fh);
> fputs(NumToStr(a, 1.0, 0 ),fh);
> fclose( fh );
> 
> SlowMALength = 20;
> 
> FastMA       =    MA( C, FastMALength );
> SlowMA       =    MA( C, SlowMALength );
> Buy          = Cross( FastMA, SlowMA  );
> Sell         = Cross( SlowMA, FastMA  );
>



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