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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
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>
> ----- 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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