[EquisMetaStock Group] Re: Simple Formula Issue with Date

["Jose Silva" <josesilva22@xxxxxxxxx>]

Disposable12, try something like this:

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{ Security reference }
x:=Security("C:\MetaStock Data\#N-Z\NEM",C);

{ User inputs }
Day:=Input("signal Day",1,31,1);
Mnth:=Input("signal Month",1,12,1);
Yr:=Input("signal Year",1800,2200,2007);
plot:=Input("plot:  [1]Value,  [2]Date signal",1,2,1);

{ Date signal }
signal:=Year()>Yr
 OR (Year()=Yr AND (Month()>Mnth
  OR Month()=Mnth AND DayOfMonth()>=Day));
signal:=signal AND Alert(signal=0,2);

{ Referenced security's Close on chosen date }
value:=ValueWhen(1,signal,x);

{ Plot in own window }
If(plot=1,value,signal)

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jose '-)
http://www.metastocktools.com




--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 
"investpostsstill" <disposable12@xxx> wrote:
>
> I've never really tried to use a date in a metastock formula before.
> 
> What I would like to do is to reference a particular day in a formula
> to get the closing value on that day.
> 
> Lets say I keep NEM at this location:  Security("C:\MetaStock
> Data\#N-Z\NEM",C.   How can I reference the closing value of NEM on
> 01/01/07?
> 
> Maybe a "value When" formula?  But I've really no clue.  Any help
> would be appreciated.  I'm sure this is very simple but never having
> done it.....well, you know the story.





 
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