Updating Calculations Each Bar

[PeterBrazel 10]

I recently had a contractor produce a function which is an adjusted swing high swing low function that returns bars that meet certain criteria. I require this to be used on tick charts and the function will be called to extract the bar reference run some simple math calculations and plot the results as text on the chart. I require these calculations to be completed on each bar in realtime as the market progresses. On receiving the function and inserting it into my code I discovered that the values were not updating. My query resulted in the following response from my contractor.

 

"There is a known issue in TradeStation with the LastBarOnChart function. If

two bars have the same time, it will run the program from the first time

that time is hit, so the last pivot may not show up. This issue only occurs

with tick charts and when the time is the same as the time from the previous

bar."

 

This is the first time I have heard of any limitations of this kind and I need to have my calculations updating bar by bar.

 

Can somebody verify that this limitation exists and advise if there is a workaround?

[PeterBrazel 10]

oops thought I was posting this to the coders forum

[Tams 20]

oops thought I was posting this to the coders forum

 

 

press the "Report Post" button and tell the mod to transfer the thread.