[EquisMetaStock Group] Re: This variable or expression must contain only constant data

[pumrysh <no_reply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

This is exactly the reason why variable DLL's have been created. Try 
the Equis forum DLL. 
ExtFml( "ForumDLL.VarREF", Data Array, Variable Period)

It should allow you to use a variable period.

Preston

 

--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Stephen Dawson <dawsonsg@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> What I am trying to do is;
> 1. Get the highest close in the preceding x bars (including the 
current bar). 
> 2. Once I have that, I want to get the lowest low value of the 
preceding y bars before that. 
> 
> I have written the following four lines of code which I though 
would have achieved that (or pretty close to it).
> 
> {Get the highest close in most recent x bars}
> x:=5; 
> 
> {LLV in the preceding x bars}
> y:=3;  
> 
> index:=BarsSince(C=HHV(C,x))*(-1);
> tmpLLV:=LLV(Ref(L,index),y);
> tmpLLV
> 
> 
> There is probably an error in the last line that I may be a bar or 
two out. The issue I having is that the Ref(L,index)in the last line. 
I am ghetting the error "This variable or expression must contain 
only constant data."
> 
> If I place a number where the index variable is the code saves. As 
it is above though I am getting the constant data error message.
> 
> If someone could offer apointer or two on how to get around this 
I'd appreciate it.
> 
> Regards
> Steve




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