How to get the current month?  [SOLVED]

//gets current month from todays date
dateToday = Currentdate;
dateInDateTimeFormat = ELDateToDateTime(dateToday);
dateReadable = FormatDate("YYYMMdd", dateInDateTimeFormat);
currentMonth = Month(dateReadable);


The above code returns the following error
Types are not compatible for line 30 which is
dateReadable = FormatDate("YYYMMdd", dateInDateTimeFormat);

Now, all i want is the current month?
is current month jan, or feb, or mar or what?

Thats all i am trying to do here?

//gets current month from todays date
dateToday = Currentdate;
dateInDateTimeFormat = ELDateToDateTime(dateToday);
dateReadable = FormatDate("YYYMMdd", dateInDateTimeFormat);
currentMonth = Month(dateReadable);
The above code returns the following error
Types are not compatible for line 30 which is
DateReadable = FormatDate("YYYMMdd", dateInDateTimeFormat);
Now, all i want is the current month?
is current month jan, or feb, or mar or what?
Thats all i am trying to do here?

What kind of variable is "dateReadable"? string? numeric?

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Dear Sir,

It is NumericSimple, if you are about to suggest i make it a string, how do i do that?

Dear Sir,
It is NumericSimple, if you are about to suggest i make it a string, how do i do that?

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dateInDateTimeFormat(0),
dateReadable(0),
currentMonth(0);

from the Wiki help file:

FormatDate

Returns a formated string expression corresponding to the date (integer) portion of the specified DateTime value.

Dear Sir,

I thankyou for our response, but now the next line is throwing an error
"Incorrect argument type."

So it expect a numeric and returns a numeric
All i want to do is basically get the current month, so i can use it in a switch statement later.
Because depending on the month it is, i have a few different rules.

So this part of the code, all i am trying to achieve is get current month.

dateInDateTimeFormat(0),
dateReadable(""),
currentMonth(0);


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array_setmaxindex(ranges, NoOfDaysForATR);

//gets current month from todays date
dateInDateTimeFormat = ELDateToDateTime(Currentdate);
dateReadable = FormatDate("YYYMMdd", dateInDateTimeFormat);
currentMonth = Month(dateReadable);

Dear Sir,
I thankyou for our response, but now the next line is throwing an error
"Incorrect argument type."
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rkhan:

I can give you a quick answer, like I did in the previous post. But you should start here:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=6929

Please get an EasyLanguage ebook and go through it from cover to cover. You have bright ideas; but you need to have a working knowledge of the programming language.

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Now, all i want is the current month?
is current month jan, or feb, or mar or what?

Thats all i am trying to do here?

How do you want your months?
jan, feb, mar...?
or 1, 2, 3...?

For explanation of EasyLanguage keywords,
look for "PowerLanguage Keyword Reference"
https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... /Main_Page

The keywords you should look up:

MONTH
DATE

1,2,3,..

Dear Sir,

Yes, if you look at my initial code, that is what i have used
I have used Month

But i cannot get it working

All i want to do is, get a numerical value (1-12) corresponding to the month of the current bar

Dear Sir,
Yes, if you look at my initial code, that is what i have used
I have used Month
But i cannot get it working
All i want to do is, get a numerical value (1-12) corresponding to the month of the current bar

Have you followed my instruction in post #10?

Dear Sir,

I didnt understand it,

Thats what i had at the begining, i used month

but it needs an input.. its needs a date. and thats where i get all consfused
coz i use current date, which i then convert to appropriate format, and basically im still where i started

That initial code is what i still have and isnt working for me

Dear Sir,
I didnt understand it,
Thats what i had at the begining, i used month
but it needs an input.. its needs a date. and thats where i get all consfused
coz i use current date, which i then convert to appropriate format, and basically im still where i started
That initial code is what i still have and isnt working for me

Try

I was over complicating it.

Thanks Sir.