Thanks Graham & Paul, would you kindly exlain why my code does not work? TIA
--- In [email protected], Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For what you are showing, easiest to just use > > AYearAgoDate = Ref(datetime(),-252); > > -- > Cheers > Graham Kav > AFL Writing Service > http://www.aflwriting.com > > > > 2008/7/17 tipequity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I am trying to find the date for 252 bar ago. I have written the > > following code. However, it does not work! any suggestion is much > > appreciated. TIA > > > > SetBarsRequired(10000); > > BarIndx = BarIndex(); > > aYearAgo = BarIndx - 252; > > > > AYearAgoDate = LastValue(ValueWhen ( BarIndx <= aYearAgo ,DateTime ())); > > _TRACE("AYearAgoDate: " + NumToStr( AYearAgoDate)); > > > > Title = > > "BarIndex: " + BarIndx > > + " \n" + "aYearAgoBar: " + aYearAgo > > + " \n" + "A Year Ago Date: " + WriteVal( AYearAgoDate , formatDateTime) > > + " \n" + Interval(2) + " - " + Date() ; > > >
