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Steve Park wrote:
> Could someone confirm for me that Metastock evaluates both
> conditions of an IF statement regardless of the outcome of the
> IF test? For example, if I use a statement such as:
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> IF(A=B, 0, (A+B)/(A-B));
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> I get a divide by zero error message when I use the indicator.
> It seems to me that if the condition that would cause such
> an error (A=B) occurs then the indicator should be zero and
> the other condition should not be evaluated.
>
> Any suggestions on how to avoid this if true?
>Could someone confirm for me that Metastock evaluates both
>conditions of an IF statement regardless of the outcome of the
>IF test?
Yes, it's correct.
Instead of IF(A=B, 0, (A+B)/(A-B)), use
(A+B)/IF(A=B,1000000000....000,A-B)
Vitaly
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