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>>>You mean it won't accept do nothing, as in IF(something is true, do
something,)?<<<
As far as I can tell MS does not have an If Then function. It only has an If
Then Else function. This is something the company should correct.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bill Irwin
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 6:46 PM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Need Help On If function
You mean it won't accept do nothing, as in IF(something is true, do
something,)?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of neo
> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 4:20 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Need Help On If function
>
>
> Yes, this is similar to what I did. The problem was that one color was
> always plotting over another color at the 0 line. I ended up
> just adding a
> null function that is always 0 and plotting it as a wide
> light gray for 0. I
> plotted this on the chart last.
>
> It seems the MS should add a plain If, then function to it's
> If, then, else.
>
> neo
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of j seed
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 3:29 PM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Need Help On If function
>
>
> neo,
> This will only work with an oscillator! Place the following
> at the end of
> your formula and exchange your formula where indicated (not
> in brackets):
>
> A:={YOUR CUSTOM FORMULA HERE};
> Green:=If(A>Ref(A,-1),A,0);
> Red:=If(A<Ref(A,-1),A,0);
> Signal:=Mov(A,5,S);
> Signal;
> Green;
> Red;
>
> This will give you a red, green, and moving average. If you
> do not want the
> moving average signal simply leave all signal references out of your
> formula. Try placing a dark horizontal line at zero or add 0
> to the end of
> your formula so that 0 is the last thing plotted.
>
> J.
>
>
> >From: "neo" <neo1@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Need Help On If function
> >Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 11:02:45 -0500
> >
> >I am trying to use the If function to break an indicator in
> two so that it
> >plots in green if up and red if down. The problem is that I
> do not see a
> >pure If function. The only one is an If, Then, Else. If I
> put a 0 for else
> >then I get a color dot there I do not want. Is there
> something that could
> >be
> >put there that would plot no color?
> >
> >I have thought about creating a null function that would
> plot in the same
> >color as the background. Is there another way?
> >
> >neo
> >
>
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