Ensuring bands always appear on autoscaled charts

[Wat Tyler]

I need to ensure that a band created using the addBand() function will always appear on an autoscaled chart, regardless of where it is relative to charted price action. Can I do this?

[ACM]

Re: Ensuring bands always appear on autoscaled charts

Wat Tyler
You will not be able to do that using the addBand() function. You need to plot the line by returning its value from the script
Alex

Originally posted by Wat Tyler
I need to ensure that a band created using the addBand() function will always appear on an autoscaled chart, regardless of where it is relative to charted price action. Can I do this?

[Wat Tyler]

Re: Re: Ensuring bands always appear on autoscaled charts

Thanks Alex . I've just tried using addLineTool(LineTool.HORZ, y, nThickness, Color, name) but still don't get the line always appearing. Which function should I be using?

Originally posted by Alexis C. Montenegro
Wat Tyler
You will not be able to do that using the addBand() function. You need to plot the line by returning its value from the script
Alex

[ACM]

Re: Re: Re: Ensuring bands always appear on autoscaled charts

Wat Tyler
As I indicated in my previous reply you need to return the value from the script [ie plot the line rather than drawing it]. IOW it needs to be in the return statement
Alex

Originally posted by Wat Tyler
Thanks Alex . I've just tried using addLineTool(LineTool.HORZ, y, nThickness, Color, name) but still don't get the line always appearing. Which function should I be using?

[Wat Tyler]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Ensuring bands always appear on autoscaled charts

Ah, - I see what you mean. Thanks!

Originally posted by Alexis C. Montenegro
Wat Tyler
As I indicated in my previous reply you need to return the value from the script [ie plot the line rather than drawing it]. IOW it needs to be in the return statement
Alex

[ACM]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Ensuring bands always appear on autoscaled charts

Wat Tyler
You are most welcome
Alex

Originally posted by Wat Tyler
Ah, - I see what you mean. Thanks!

[Wat Tyler]

One more thing - can I make the plot invisible somehow (other than by making it's coloe equal to the background)?

[ACM]

Wat Tyler
Not that I am aware of [assuming you are using the plot for the purpose discussed in this thread]
Alex

Originally posted by Wat Tyler
One more thing - can I make the plot invisible somehow (other than by making it's coloe equal to the background)?