Help with date code [SOLVED]

Kaos · Postby **Kaos** » 27 Oct 2015

Hi All,

I am trying code an idea to show me if current symbol has 3 years of data but I am on struggle street.

Would someone be able to have a quick look and point me in the right direction please?

Thanks
Paul

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{ // Indicator Name "Demo-Date" }

Inputs:
Lookback(3), { // Type = Integer }
Periodicity(0); { // Type = Integer }

Variables:
SFD(0), { // Type = Date }
MyDate(0), { // Type = Date }
OK2Trade(0); { // Type = Integer }

If Periodicity = 0 then DateType = Years
If Periodicity <> 0 then DateType = Months

{ // Symbol First Date is the first date record of the symbol}
{ // Chart Start Date = start date on the chart}
{ // Chart End Date = end date on the chart }

SFD = Symbol FirstDate;

MyDate = Date - Lookback (DateType);

{ //eg: Lookback = 3 }
{ //eg: Periodicity = years }

{ //eg: MyDate = Date - (3 years) }

Ok2Trade = 0;

If SymbolFirstDate <= MyDate then OK2Trade = 1;

If OK2Trade = 1 then Plot1(1,"Date OK");

If OK2Trade = 0 then begin
Plot2(0.333,"Date No1");
Plot3(-0.333,"Date No2");
End;

JoshM · Postby **JoshM** » 27 Oct 2015

I am trying code an idea to show me if current symbol has 3 years of data but I am on struggle street.

Would someone be able to have a quick look and point me in the right direction please?

No problem, here's an example:

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Variables:

	firstDate(0), lastDate(0), numYears(0);

	

if (LastBarOnChart_s) then begin



	firstDate = Symbol_DateTime[Symbol_CurrentBar - 1];

	lastDate = Symbol_DateTime[0];

	

	// Output for verification

	Print("first date: ", FormatDate("d-M-yyyy", firstDate),

		", last date: ", FormatDate("d-M-yyyy", lastDate));



	// Calculate number of years

	numYears = (lastDate - firstDate) / 365;

	

	Print("Number of years: ", NumToStr(numYears, 5), NewLine, NewLine);



end;

The code generates the following output:

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first date: 19-11-2009, last date: 27-10-2015

Number of years: 5.93961

Kaos · Postby **Kaos** » 27 Oct 2015

Just wanted to say thank you for the heads up. I was going about it completely backwards

I have shared to code below in case anyone stumbles upon this in future
Thanks again.
Cheers
Paul

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{ // Indicator Name "Demo Date" }

                   

Inputs:                         

Lookback(3);            { // Type = Integer }



Variables:

SFD(0),                 { // Type = Date }



StartYear(0),           { // Type = Integer }

BarsYear(0),            { // Type = Integer }

YearRange(0);           { // Type = Integer }



SFD = Symbol_DateTime[Symbol_CurrentBar - 1];

BarsYear = Year(Date);   

StartYear = Year(SFD);

YearRange = BarsYear - StartYear;



If YearRange >= Lookback then Plot1(1,"Date OK");



If YearRange < Lookback then begin

   Plot2(0.333,"Date No1");

   Plot3(-0.333,"Date No2");

End;

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