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Try if Dayofweek(date) = 5 then
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bronke" <jvbronke@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Michael Harris" <baldeagle99@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Omega List"
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 6:06 AM
Subject: Re: EL Help - Simple Question


> Can't tell you how to fix your problem , but I can say that the DayofWeek
> function returns a value of 5 for Friday if you calculate a date and want
to
> know which day of the week it is.  So you have to enter in a date to get
> that done. To do that with this function and to have it automatically
enter
> in the current date use:
>
> DayofWeek(Date) = 5
>
> I have never used this function, but, I was intrigued enough to check on
it.
> All the information is there in the Help file on 2000I.
>
> Jim Bronke
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Harris" <baldeagle99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Omega List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 8:32 PM
> Subject: EL Help - Simple Question
>
>
> > I'm trying to check the effect of exiting positions before the weekend.
> > I tried the line:
> >
> > If marketposition = 1 and dayofweek = 5 and currenttime > 15:00 then
> > exitlong
> >
> > But the dayofweek part is not verifying.
> >
> > Can someone tell the proper syntax for exiting at the clsoe on Friday?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Mike
> >
> >
>
>
>