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Lionel
It's hard to believe that a package such as MetaStock doesn't have the
capability to save something as simple as 10 variables at the end of each
day's calculation and pass them to the next day for use. Would really
simplify my programming, to say the least. The more I look at it, the
closer I get to working on that Downloader/Excel interface.
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Lionel Issen
Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 9:43 PM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Variables
Guy:
You cannot do in Metastock what youcan easily do in TAS.
Lionel Issen
----- Original Message -----
From: Guy Tann <grt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Metastock <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 5:17 PM
Subject: Variables
> To All:
>
> OK, I dragged out the MetaStock manual and have read all about variables.
> On the surface, I question whether or not I'll be able to accomplish in
> MetaStock what I do in TAS.
>
> Here's what I need to do:
>
> 1- I have 4 intermediate indicators which I use to calculate my short
term
> and long term momentums. In order to work within MS for DOS, I developed
an
> approximation for this calculation that works pretty good, however it
> doesn't replace the original calculations. For these original
calculations,
> I need to use TAS.
> 2- What I need to do is save the results from the previous day's
calculation
> for these 4 indicators. I don't believe that the PREV function will
work,
> in so far as my calculations would be circular in nature, without these 4
> variables.
> 3- Is there any way in MetaStock to set up a simple set of buckets that I
> could use in my calculations? I need a place to store 4 intermediate
totals
> and be able to use them the next day. In TAS, it effectively builds
arrays
> of each variable and you can reference any one of them, any number of
days
> back.
>
> An example of what I'm talking about is:
>
> Today's U1 := IF A > B
> then
> (C * D) + Prev U1
> ELSE
> (C * D) + E
> ENDIF
>
> Since U1 Prev is dependent upon the previous day's values of A and B,
unless
> MS provides a bucket somewhere to hold the value of the previous day's
U1,
> the system will have to go into a loop in order to calculate today's U1,
> thereby recalculating U1 to the nth each day. I hope this makes sense.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't see mention of independent
variables
> being available. All variable references I saw, referred to variables
that
> were calculated and used on the same day. Granted, since I don't know
how
> MS will perform my calculations, I have to assume that this feature isn't
> there.
>
> If anybody could point to a place in the MS manual, I'd appreciate it.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Guy Tann
> grt@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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