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Yes, I did respond to this email.
I mentioned that the only reason the MSX capability was used in the article
was because only MSX could perform the necessary calculations. I also
stated that I would expect future articles to use MSX only when it was
necessary. If calculations could be performed using the standard formula
language, the formulas would be presented in that format.
Ken Hunt
Programming Manager
Equis International
-----Original Message-----
From: T.E.M. Lockefeer [mailto:sky40912@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 2:30 AM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fw: Question on calculation
25/7
Kent :
Did you answer this email or ??
Theo Lockefeer.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T.E.M. Lockefeer" <sky40912@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: Question on calculation
>
>
> Kent :
>
> Improvements are of course always welcome but for a MS 6.52 user
> it looks like being old fasioned not to upgrade : suddenly the formulas
> with the
> articles in Stocks and Commodities asume that every MS 6.52 user
> automatically
> upgraded to newer versions of MS with MSX capability :
> i donot think that is the case : are we (MS 6.52 users) now something
> Equis never
> more thinks again ? . Will we ever see again those copy and paste
> formula's ?
>
> Thanks for your reply and for your collegues of
support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Will i ever get a reply on my email from weeks ago ??
>
> Thanks.
>
> Theo Lockefeer
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "PD Manager" <pdmanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 4:47 PM
> Subject: RE: Question on calculation
>
>
> > The MSX capability was added to the MetaStock formula language for just
> such
> > a purpose. The built-in formula language in MetaStock was designed to
> make
> > it easy for simple calculations to be quickly and easily coded. Because
> of
> > this, many complex calculations are extremely difficult or absolutely
> > impossible to code in the formula language.
> >
> > Without the addition of MSX, it was virtually impossible for us to add
the
> > capabilities to the formula language that were demanded by our power
> users,
> > while preserving the simplicity and ease of use for our less experienced
> > users. While some of our users have been asking for traditional
> programming
> > structures to be added to our formula language (loops, array indexing,
> etc)
> > most of our users have no concept of these programming techniques.
> >
> > MSX adds the ability for users, who may have a programming background,
to
> > write virtually any complex indicator calculation. When a user creates
an
> > MSX DLL, it actually allows them to add new functions to the MetaStock
> > formula language itself. This means that once written, an MSX function
> can
> > be used in a custom indicator, system test, exploration or expert.
These
> > new functions can also be easily shared with other users by simple
> transfer
> > of the MSX DLL. Once the DLL appears on the other users machine, the
new
> > functions are automatically added to the formula language for that
> machine.
> >
> > MSX indicators are also extremely fast to calculate.
> >
> > Ken Hunt
> > Programming Manager
> > Equis International
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michel Amelinckx [mailto:Michel.Amelinckx@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 5:11 AM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: Question on calculation
> >
> >
> > Guy,
> > Why don't you get MSX, then you can make the add on your self.
> > I don't think it is too complicated if you know C or C++ Pascal , Power
> > Basic.
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Guy Tann
> > > Sent: woensdag 19 juli 2000 1:19
> > > To: Metastock User Group
> > > Subject: Question on calculation
> > >
> > >
> > > List,
> > >
> > > Well I'm in the process of trying to move our Intermediate
> > > Term Signals into
> > > MetaStock and need a little help.
> > >
> > > First, here are a few of my assumptions I made after
> > > reviewing the latest
> > > manual (v7.01).
> > >
> > > 1. Variables go away after each day (we're EOD traders, so
> > > daily is our time
> > > frame).
> > > 2. The only way you can reference a prior day's value is by
> > > using PREV or by
> > > plotting the indicator and using the "P" Data Array Identifier.
> > > 3. The only way to reference the previous 20 values of an
> > > indicator is by
> > > using the "P" Data Array Identifier.
> > > 4. Plotting of indicators is irrelevant for our system, so I'm only
> > > interested in a programming solution.
> > >
> > > Questions:
> > >
> > > 1. Is there any way to build an array or list of variables
> > > that you can
> > > programmatically control? For instance, I want to maintain
> > > the last 20
> > > values of a specific indicator and keep them for use on the
> > > next day. At
> > > then end of each days processing, I would move X17 to X18,
> > > thereby dropping
> > > the previous X18. X16 to X17, etc., thereby getting ready
> > > for the next days
> > > result, which I would store in X.
> > > 2. Is there any way that I can maintain multiple PREV values for an
> > > indicator? What about PREV -1 and PREV -2?
> > >
> > > In our Intermediate Term System, we have an indicator we
> > > calculate whereby
> > > we maintain the last 18 results, always keeping the last 18
> > > values available
> > > to us for calculations. We use the first 6 for a short-term
> > > indicator, the
> > > second six for an intermediate-term indicator and the final six for a
> > > long-term indicator.
> > >
> > > I'm trying to avoid having to do much additional programming
> > > outside of
> > > MetaStock, if possible, so I would appreciate any assistance.
> > > Does anyone
> > > know of an add-in that's available that would provide array or table
> > > capabilities to MetaStock?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help.
> > >
> > > Guy
> > >
> > > Paranoia...you only have to be right once to make it all worthwhile!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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