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Tristen Shaw #: I will give it a try. I will use the framework we built in this post and try to redo what I was initially attempting. Then I'll post back with what happens.

Ok! Then, good coding! 👍

Fernando Carreiro #:

Ok! Then, good coding! 👍

Thank you very much for taking the time to help out, it's nice to see there are a few experienced coders that will help a new person out without the need to make us feel like crap first.

One thing I've been looking at as far as this code is this part:

// Calculate bar counting variables
         int
            // Adjust number of previously calculated bars accounting for incomplete current bar
               nPrevCalc    =   prev_calculated > rates_total ? rates_total     - 1
                            : ( prev_calculated > 1           ? prev_calculated - 1 : 0 ),
            // Calculate how many bars need to be updated
               nBarsUpdate  = rates_total - nPrevCalc;

My understanding of prev_calculated is that it's value is equal to the last value of rates_total. So, in what situation would prev_calculated be greater than rates_total? It just seems that it would always be equal or less than.

First Cycle:

rates_total = Bars;

prev_calculated = 0;

Second Cycle:

rates_total = Bars;

prev_calculated = Bars;

Candle Close:

rates_total = Bars (+1 from last cycle);

prev_calculated = Bars;


Another thing I was toying with was calling the REX indicator at a different timeframe. However, obviously a different timeframe isn't going to have the same number of bars as the current timeframes rates_total.

Would there be a way to rewrite that code block so that nBarUpdates could be used to call a different timeframe?

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Tristen Shaw #: So, in what situation would prev_calculated be greater than rates_total? It just seems that it would always be equal or less than.

There can be rare cases where that happens. Say a user reduced the number of bars for charts, or a broker reduced the number of available historical data. So, it's a precautionary measure.

Tristen Shaw #: Another thing I was toying with was calling the REX indicator at a different timeframe. However, obviously a different timeframe isn't going to have the same number of bars as the current timeframes rates_total. Would there be a way to rewrite that code block so that nBarUpdates could be used to call a different timeframe?

For a different time-frame, I would not recommend you store the copied data into a buffer, because obviously none of it will sync up with the other buffers.

It would have to be handled in a completely different way.

At your current level of coding, I would recommend you wait until your skill and knowledge has improved somewhat more.

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