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List,
Well, I'm still playing with MS and trying to convert some of these
indicators. This has gotten to be one of my longest conversions ever.
To bring everyone and anyone up to date, I resolved my problem with MS'
basic calculations by putting in my own code to handle simple addition and
subtraction. Next, I ordered and installed v7.02 and didn't see any
problems. I also was able to validate the calculations using Ref() and they
all work. I decided, at that point, that since I had used individual
indicators for each one of my Ref() calculations, that I would probably
benefit from combining them into 2 indicators. I copied the 18 Ref()
variables into 2 indicators (I don't want to push it too much, so I limited
myself to 9 variables per indicator).
I then checked out each variable again, validating them individually and
they all work correctly. So far, so good!
Now I'm trying to add the next bunch of variables in three different
indicators. MS hangs completely and I have to End Task to shut it down. I
thought I might have made a mistake in one of my new variables, so I copied
them into Note Pad and deleted them all from MS.
OK, for now, here's where we stand. First I rebooted the system to insure
everything was fresh and clean. Next, I added a very simple variable to one
of my Ref() indicators.
Indicator X01X09 contains 9 Ref() variables. They work! Next I add a very
simple variable to the indicator. Before adding this variable, X01X09
contained 9 variables (which should be substantially less than MS' 20
variable limit for one indicator). The system hangs completely again. This
variable looks like:
CDL:= X01 + X02 + X03 + X04 + X05 + X06;
CDL;
Now this variable is in the same indicator as X01 through X06 (but I have
tried it in an indicator on it's own referencing those detailed variables in
X01X09) so no indirect referencing should be necessary.
I am at a total loss. MS hangs completely. If I go back and bracket this
last variable out, MS still hangs. If I delete the code from the indicator
and reboot the system it starts to work again, until I add my next
indicator. I've tried adding a different indicator and that dies as well.
I went so far as to add a simple variable like CDL:= X01;
CDL;
And that didn't work either. If I didn't know better (or maybe I don't) I
would assume I've reached MS' variable limit.
I understand the MS 20 variable limit per indicator and MS' limit of 1,000
indicators and I am nowhere near either of these. Are there other internal
limits that I don't know about? Is there an internal timeout within MS and
if my calculations take too long, MS assumes that the system died and shuts
itself down? Does MS do anything internally with my indicators that could
affect the variable count or indicator count. The last 18 variables use the
Ref() function.
Tomorrow, I'm going to try deleting these Ref() variables and then try to
add the one that's been failing. Again, even with 40 years experience
programming, I'm having problems that shouldn't hamper a neophyte. :)
Thanks,
Guy
" If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you."
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