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Do you believe he has a degree in math?
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "neo" <neo1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 12:50 PM
Subject: If Then function
> Tom
>
> I have a degree in mathematics and logic. The If Then statement may also
use
> an Else but does not require it. The topic is closed as far as I am
> concerned.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom Sprunger
> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 11:01 AM
> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Need Help On If function
>
>
> An IF function must have an Else as well as a Then to be logically
correct.
> It is impossible to have no Else without violating the rules of logic.
It
> would make no sense to either a computer or a human. I don't believe such
a
> scenario exists in nature either. You will have to find some other way to
> do what you want.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "neo" <neo1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 10:53 AM
> Subject: RE: Need Help On If function
>
>
> > >>>Neo
> > The 'If' function is simply a true/false function.
> > If, as an example, you wanted to know the volume on up days:
> > If(C>O,V,0)
> > and you wanted to eliminate the '0' you can simply rewrite the formula
as
> > V*(C>O)
> > This will give you the same result. The true statement returns a 1.
> > Therefore
> > multiplication of the true expression by the desired result will give
you
> > the
> > desired result and nothing else.
> >
> > Jim<<<
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Interesting way to look at it but it seems it would result in the same
> > problem. If the logical expression is false then the entire expression
> would
> > return a 0 which is the same problem. I want a simple If Then rather
than
> an
> > If Then Else so that if the expression is not true then nothing would be
> > plotted. I think MS needs to add an If Then expression. This way if the
> > expression were true then the formula would be executed. If it were not
> true
> > then nothing would happen rather than have a 0 returned.
> >
> > Thanks, neo
> >
>
>
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