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-2500 digits max indicator editor's formula field/indicator(p.287)
-20 numeric constants/indicator(p.236)
Regards,
Ton Maas
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----- Original Message -----
From: "A.J. Maas"
To: "Metastock-List" <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: maandag 21 augustus 2000 2:15
Subject: Re: Another calculation question
> The formula contains an assigning of the variable COMHACR and now this
> variable contains a call to COMHCY7, which neither is a valid previously assigned
> variable COMHCY7 , nor is it possibly a call on a valid function COMHCY7.
>
> Adjusted for this, then the below will plot :
>
> COMHACR:= (
> FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCRR") +
> FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCYY") +
> FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCY4") +
> FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCR4") +
> FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCR7") +
> FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCY7")
> )
> / 3;
> COMHACR
>
> Limitations are explained in the manual+help
>
> -20 digits max for name positions/variable(p229)
> -20 functions max for assigned variables/indicator(p229)
> -1000 indicators max for custom indicators/PC(p284)
>
> Regards,
> Ton Maas
> ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Dismiss the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying.
> Homepage http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guy Tann"
> To: "Metastock User Group" <metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: zondag 20 augustus 2000 8:30
> Subject: Another calculation question
>
>
> > All and Ton, Martin, et al:
> >
> > Well, I'm moving along with my programming thanks to Ton, Martin and all
> > other contributors, but I've reached an impasse trying to get to one of my
> > more difficult calculations. I am debugging each one of my calculations and
> > plotting its individual result in MS and comparing it to a debugging program
> > I've written in Clipper. I feel that if I debug each individual
> > calculation, when I get to the end, everything should work.
> >
> > Well, that worked for while, until I reached the following calculation.
> > Something about the best laid plans of mice and men. :)
> >
> > COMHACR:= ( FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCRR") +
> > FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCYY") + FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCY4") +
> > FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCR4") + FmlVar("COMH-BASICS","COMHCR7") +
> > COMHCY7 ) / 3;
> > COMHACR;
> >
> > I have previously debugged COMHCRR, COMHCYY, COMHCY4, COMHCR4, COMHCR7, and
> > COMHCY7 and they all calculate properly and will plot if I set it up. This
> > calculation simply adds the six values and divides the total by 3. Nothing
> > sophisticated at all. I then moved this variable calculation to another
> > blank indicator to try it. It still didn't work, so I then tried to comment
> > out everything but one of the components and that didn't work either
> > (COMHCRR) but when I go back to that variable and set it up to plot, it
> > works fine. I'm terminally confused here.
> >
> > The only thing I can think is that I've exceeded MS programming
> > capabilities, but you would think I would at least get an error message. I
> > mean we're not talking brain surgery here, so I assume that I'm doing
> > something stupid. :) For instance, when I reached the point that I had
> > exceeded the calculations one indicator can support (something about binary
> > but I didn't write it down) I moved a bunch of the calculations to another
> > indicator.
> >
> > Is there a limit on the number of indicators that you can program in MS? I
> > wouldn't think I'm near any limit, but??? I have a bunch of old
> > calculations and system testers out there. I hadn't planned on it, but
> > should I go out and delete them to make room for the newer stuff?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Guy
> >
> > Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark,
> > professionals built the Titanic.
> >
> >
> >
>
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