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[amibroker] Re: basic question about referencing bars



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You need to use == instead of =...

i.e. change the line,

if(result = 1){

to,

if(result == 1){

'==' checks equality... '=' assigns a value...

I would recommend a good read of the AFL user guide... then all this
will be obvious.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "bigitop" <doctormuniz@xxx> wrote:
>
> thanks for bearing with me. ok i'm making some progress but still got
> new setbacks.
> 
> variableX = variableY / abs(variableZ);
> result = IIf (variableX > .5, 1, 0);
> 
> if(result = 1){
> Filter = Open > 40 & Open < 60;
> }
> 
> the problem now is that "result" is evaluating to true (1) even when
> "variableX" is in reality less < .5
> 
> therefore i'm getting all tickers in the 40-60 Open range. I only want
> to get the tickers where "variableX" is more > .5
> 
> does it make sense?
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Andrew Senft <senft@> wrote:
> >
> > Use IIF for arrays
> > 
> > bigitop wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks!! Ref() worked perfectly.
> > >
> > > can you please help me with one more thing
> > >
> > > i have a variable:
> > >
> > > variableX = variableY / abs(variableZ);
> > >
> > > i'm trying to use inside an if statement like this:
> > >
> > > if (variableX > .5)
> > >
> > > but it gives me the following error:
> > >
> > > "Condition in IF, WHILE, FOR statements has to be numeric or boolean
> > > type. You cannot use an array here, please use [] (array subscript
> > > operator) to access array elements"
> > >
> > > i tried referencing it as variableX[0] but it doesnt work. how do i
> > > know what's inside an array so that i can refer to it??
> > >
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, 
> > > "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Use the Ref() function...
> > > >
> > > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > > <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "bigitop" <doctormuniz@>
wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > hi, im learning AFL and need some basic help.
> > > > >
> > > > > while i'm running a script how can i reference previous bars and
> > > > > forward bars?
> > > > >
> > > > > in other words, how do i get OCHLV info from a bar(s) that are
> back in
> > > > > time and forward in time from the current array for the same
> symbol?
> > > > >
> > > > > I guess it would be something like: TimeFrameSet( currentBar
- 1 )
> > > > >
> > > > > is this possible with AB?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > 
> > >
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>




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