Bar Numbering

This indicator is for MultiCharts only.

description: prints the bar number on the screen,
with the option to bold, frame or reverse at specific intervals.

you may apply the numbers to a subchart, or the main chart.

if you want the bar numbers on the main chart:
-- right click on the price scale to select this indicator,
-- drag the price scale to position the numbers

[zdo]

Tams,
re "you can paste it in TS and see what's holding it up."
Thanks. Will do... just have been pressed for time lately...

[aaa]

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[aaa]

I've started to adapt this indicator to compute the numbers of bars from a fixed time and date to the LastBarOnChart

inputs:
BeginTime ( 0800 ),
BeginDate ( 1090527 );

variables:
bar_num ( 0 ),
LengthBeginTime( 0 );

if Time > BeginTime then
begin
if bar_num = 0 then
bar_num = 1 ;
end
else
bar_num = 0 ;

if bar_num > 0 then
begin
bar_num = bar_num + 1 ;
end;

LengthBeginTime = bar_num ;

Now I have a problem to set BeginDate ( 1090527 )

How to go back in a specified date before ?

Is it possible ?

Any suggestion is welcomed.

[Tams]

Date

Returns a numerical value indicating the closing date of a bar.

The date is indicated in the YYYMMdd format,
where YYY is the number of years since 1900,
MM is the month,
and dd is the day of the month.


Usage

Date


Examples

Date will return a value of 1071030 for October 30th, 2007

Date will return a value of 990402 for April 2th, 1999

[Tams]

e.g.


input:
start.date(1090527);

if date > start.date then
begin

code
code
...

[aaa]

Grrr... always forgotten to join a graph....

How to compute the numbers of bars from a fixed time and date to the LastBarOnChart ?

I've started from your code and here is the result

Is it the right way ?

Input:	
start.date(	1090526),
start_time(	1500	), 
color(		black	), 
text.size(	8	);
 
var:	
bar_num(	0), 
id_txt(	0);

if Time > start_time and date > start.date then 
begin
	if bar_num = 0 then bar_num = 1;
end
else bar_num = 0;

if bar_num > 0 then 
begin
	id_txt = text_new_self( d, time[1], 0, text(bar_num:0:0) );
		text_setcolor(id_txt, color     );
		text_setsize( id_txt, text.size );
	bar_num = bar_num + 1;
end;

[aaa]

In navigator/studies/functions/BarNumber

BarNumber = BarNumber[1] + 1 ;

I'm wondering if it is possible to count bars from a date before

May be a trick is a solution ?

[Tams]

Originally Posted by aaa »

In navigator/studies/functions/BarNumber
BarNumber = BarNumber[1] + 1 ;
I'm wondering if it is possible to count bars from a date before
May be a trick is a solution ?

you can make the indicator to start counting anytime you want.

right now the trigger is time/date based:

if Time > start_time and date > start.date then begin


you can change it to:

if marketposition <> 0 then begin