Error A positive integer field is expected

• 02/18/2021 at 3:49 AM #161869
  dbl007

  I got the Calculation error: ‘Error in the indicator… A positive integer field is expected with Count’

  Count# of consecutive lower close and present in negative integer

  Decrease = Close < Close[1] Count = 0 FOR i = 1 TO BarIndex DO IF Decrease[Count] THEN Count = Count - 1 ELSE BREAK ENDIF NEXT RETURN Count

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  Decrease = Close < Close[1] Count = 0 FOR i = 1 TO BarIndex DO IF Decrease[Count] THEN   Count = Count - 1 ELSE   BREAK ENDIF NEXT RETURN Count

  I have to re-code it as

  Decrease = Close < Close[1] Count = 0 FOR i = 1 TO BarIndex DO IF Decrease[Count] THEN Count = Count + 1 ELSE BREAK ENDIF NEXT n = 0 - Count RETURN n

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  Decrease = Close < Close[1] Count = 0 FOR i = 1 TO BarIndex DO IF Decrease[Count] THEN   Count = Count + 1 ELSE   BREAK ENDIF NEXT n = 0 - Count RETURN n

  Why ?

  

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  02/18/2021 at 7:53 AM #161877
  robertogozzi

  If you discovered how to work it out correctly it’s because you got the hang of it!

   

  

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  02/18/2021 at 8:54 AM #161886
  Vonasi

  You answered your own question. If a negative integer is not allowed then don’t use one and use a positive one that is allowed instead!

  

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  02/18/2021 at 9:46 AM #161900
  Nicolas

  Because COUNT variable is sometimes negative! 😉 Not possible to use a variable with a negative offset!

  Decrease[-1] will flash that error.

  

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  02/18/2021 at 2:51 PM #161925
  dbl007

  Haha. Now I realized my mistake. I copy this example somewhere without realizing that it use the Count to index. I ‘assume’ it use the variable i to index.

  The correct code should be

  Decrease = Close < Close[1] Count = 0 FOR i = 0 TO BarIndex - 1 DO IF Decrease[i] THEN Count = Count - 1 ELSE BREAK ENDIF NEXT RETURN Count

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  Decrease = Close < Close[1] Count = 0 FOR i = 0 TO BarIndex - 1 DO IF Decrease[i] THEN   Count = Count - 1 ELSE   BREAK ENDIF NEXT   RETURN Count

  I learn the danger pf copy/paste code.

  Thks everyone for taking interest and interesting comments.  Cheers.

  

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