You are mixing up numbers and arrays (see Users Guide). Check the syntax for
the functions used. Min() requires two arrays and not two numbers - maxbar and
selectedvalue(barindex()) are numbers.
Bill
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From: "vlanschot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <amibroker@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:05 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Barcount vs Barindex()
>I always thought that Barcount would give me the number of bars, as
> in "LastValue", available for the current active array, according to
> the manual:
>
> " . . . BarCount is a numeric variable that holds just one number
> (the count of elements in array). . ."
>
> as well as:
>
> " . . . if you choose range: "all quotes" in AA
> SelectedValue function is equivalent to array[ BarCount - 1 ] . . ."
>
> Why is it then that if I use the following code:
>
> MaxBar=BarCount-1;
> ChBar=LastValue(Min(MaxBar,SelectedValue(BarIndex())));
>
> printf("\nChBar: " + NumToStr(ChBar,1.0));
> printf("\nMaxBar: " + NumToStr(MaxBar,1.0));
>
> I get the same number for ChBar and Maxbar as output in my
> Interpretation for a randomly selected bar in the chart:
>
> ChBar: 640
> MaxBar: 640
>
> If I select another bar, the numbers are again the same:
>
> ChBar: 881
> MaxBar: 881
>
> Should MaxBar not reflect a fixed number, namely (LastValue(BarIndex
> ())- "Blank Bars"?
>
> Or do I need to re-interpreted Barcount as:
>
> Barcount = SelectedValue(BarIndex())+1; ????
>
> I use AB 5.08
>
> Thx,
>
> PS (Deja-vu-ing, feeling like a beginner again)
>
>
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