How to Replace Marketposition?

[Jdtrujillo1015 10]

Some easy language functions say: "This function can only be used in the evaluation of strategies." So I'm wondering how this functions can be replaced when the system start to work in a demo or in real money, specially the function marketposition.

 

Thanks.

[BlueHorseshoe 10]

Some easy language functions say: "This function can only be used in the evaluation of strategies." So I'm wondering how this functions can be replaced when the system start to work in a demo or in real money, specially the function marketposition.

 

Thanks.

 

Hello,

 

I think it's just poor wording on behalf of TS.

 

It means you can only use it within a strategy (whether running in sim or live mode) and not within an indicator, paintbar study etc . . .

 

Slightly weirder are a set of reserved words that most commonly refer to the output of a strategy but can only be used outside of the strategy in indicators etc - never understood that!

 

Hope that helps.

 

BlueHorseshoe

[zdo 20]

Some easy language functions say: "This function can only be used in the evaluation of strategies." So I'm wondering how this functions can be replaced when the system start to work in a demo or in real money, specially the function marketposition.

 

Thanks.

 

see getpositionquantity, etc. at

https://community.tradestation.com/Discussions/Topic.aspx?Topic_ID=104475

unlike marketposition which is completely TS 'System testing' bound, these ways are completely non – “system” / unbound from TS back testing

 

other 'position' management objects are in tsdata.trading.______ dictionary.

 

btw platform development for these .order objects is currently still 'fluid' - and that's putting it nicely.

ie bug fixes in newer TS builds can mess up recently developed code...

ie upgrade carefully...

:crap:

 

hth

[Investor 10]

If you're trying to use it in Indicators as opposed to strategies use I_MarketPosition.

 

Gives the same result.

 

Investor