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The problem was indeed that FutureSource doesn't use decimals. Changing from
99999 to 9999999 worked. Thanks, Jim.
Lincoln
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Osborn <jimo@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: lincolnf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <lincolnf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: idlow function not working with FutureSource
>"Lincoln Fiske" <lincolnf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wonders:
>>Below is an intraday low function which works fine with BMI/Signal data.
>>However, when applied to a friend's FutureSource S&P 5 min bars (today at
>>least), it scrunches the screen and gives a reading in the data window
that
>>sounds suspiciously like it's reading the initial value of 99999 and not
>>going beyond that. Does anyone know what I can do to change the function
so
>>that it will work with FS data?
>>
>>
>>vars:lowtoday(99999);
>>lowtoday=lowtoday[1];
>>if date>date[1] then lowtoday=99999;
>>if low<lowtoday then lowtoday=low;
>>IDLow=lowtoday;
>
>Might have to do with scaling differences; the S+P closed today
>at about 1243.00, in BMI/Signal format. That might be 124300
>in FutureSource format. Try changing your `99999' to `9999999'
>and see if it makes a difference. Just a guess...
>
>Jim
>
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