How to Use a Custom Variable for TIMEFRAME in ProRealTime?

• 03/15/2025 at 6:17 AM #244935
  shiv55

  I’m trying to set a custom tick timeframe dynamically in ProRealTime using the TIMEFRAME() function. However, I found that TIMEFRAME((timeFrame) tick, UPDATEONCLOSE) does not work when timeFrame is a variable.

  I also tried using conditional statements like:

  IF timeFrame = 100 THEN

  
TIMEFRAME(100 tick, UPDATEONCLOSE)

  
ENDIF

  IF timeFrame = 300 THEN

  
TIMEFRAME(300 tick, UPDATEONCLOSE)

  
ENDIF

  But that didn’t work either.

  Is there any way to pass a variable to TIMEFRAME() or dynamically change the timeframe without manually editing the script? If not, what’s the best workaround?

  Thanks in advance for any help! 🚀

  

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  03/15/2025 at 7:58 PM #244952
  robertogozzi

  The keyword TIMEFRAME does not support variables, such as Timeframe(myTF,UpdateOnClose), only constants.

  Automated strategies only support time-based timeframes (from Yearly to 1 second), not ticks, range bars, etc…

  The keyword GetTimeFrame may be used to know which TF is being used, usually to set differents configurations. You can find more at https://www.prorealcode.com/documentation/gettimeframe/, though in the example shown it’s only useful in line 8, as in lines 2 and 5 it already knows which TF is being used, being constants.

   

   

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