Questions re: New EFS2 functions - efs() and efsInternal()

[Tex50]

Hi Alex, nice job! I love eSignal Pro EFS!!!!

I tried your example of the MA on MACD and discovered that when downtiming the study to Daily while viewing the Weeklly chart, the data is truncated. Is this because I don't have the correct 7.9 version or by design?

The reason I ask is this example is exactly what I have been planning to do soon and you've done all the work for me!

Thanks!

Tex

[ACM]

Tex
This is by design to avoid the problem discussed in this thread.
You can override the default by adding a setIntervalsBackfill() statement in preMain()
Another way of overriding the default is by using a Time Template that loads a specific number of days/bars for the desired interval (in your case Daily) rather than a Time Template that is set to Dynamic
Alex

[Tex50]

Alexis,

Thanks for your everlasting tolerance of newbies. Indeed, I adjust my time template to load about 5 years worth of "bars" on the daily and the same on the weekly with correspondingly good results.

I LOVE this EFS Java language, though I am a beginner to the Java specific language. It flows so well and makes so much sense.

My task lately has been to expand my awareness of the available functions; no small task. Yet, there is always a simple method to accomplish what I need most of the time.

Thanks again!

[ACM]

Tex
The pleasure is mine
Alex

[Tex50]

Quicky Question.

Are we limitied (for instance) on using down-timed data for intraday charts, say a 60 minute chart using 15 minute data, because of the simple "lack" of data? I've never seen more than 30 days worth of intraday data available no matter what settings I use. (This has more to do with backtesting more than anything else; ie. using 60 minute data derived signals on a daily chart.) Seems to me I remember something somewhere about historical data limitations...

Thanks again!

Tex

PS: I can imagine the server maximum-overload if a lot of people suddenly wanted 2 years worth of 1-minute data! LOL!

[ACM]

Tex
eSignal provides up to 120 days of intraday data equal to approximately 6 months (see first date in the enclosed image which is 12/28/2004)
Alex

[Tex50]

Okay, now I really feel ignorant. All in the time templates... I readjusted them and there it is.

For some strange reason, I always thought Dynamic would provide all the data available, my mistake.

Thanks again!





(boy do I feel stupid...)