How to get the last x# of highs from a different symbol/interval from the charts

[waynecd]

The code -getValue("High",0,-5);- retrieves the last 5 highs of the charts symbol and interval.
But there doesn’t seem to be a way to get those same values for a different symbol and/or interval.

For example: using -sym(“symbol, interval”)-
The code below outputs:

1168.75,1168.75,1169,1169,1169 -v- 1168.75 -x

Where - getValue("High",0,-5);- outputs five values but high(0,-5, sym(xSymbol));- outputs only one (see debugPrint in the code below).

Article # 1068 of the knowledge base has the syntax for high() as - high([nRelativeOffset] [, nNumBars [, Symbol ] ])- where nNumBars: Number of bars to retrieve (a negative number) with the example:
-high(0, -10, "INTC"); gets the last 10 highs for INTC and places them in an array-

var bInit = false;
var xSymbol = null;
var vSymbol = null;
var Interval0 = 3;

function main(){
    if(bInit == false){
        if(vSymbol == null || vSymbol == "") vSymbol = getSymbol();
        if(Interval0 == "Default" || Interval0 == null) Interval0 = getInterval();
        xSymbol = vSymbol+","+Interval0;
        bInit = true;
    }

    var vHigh = getValue("High",0,-5);
    var xHigh = high(0,-5, sym(xSymbol));
debugPrintln(vHigh+" -v- "+xHigh+" -x");

} 

Thanks in advance.

Wayne

[waynecd]

The only way I've been able to retrieve the last few highs of the higher interval (3 min) on a lower interval chart (100T) was via efsInternal as demonstrated by the variable -zzHigh- below.
I don't know if it is there is a better way but this will have to do.

Both -yHigh- and -zHigh- each only return the last high of the external interval. Only the returned efsInternal series -zzHigh- retrieves the last two highs for the external interval correctly.

the -Formula Output- is:
--------------------------------
1170, 1170.25 -zz
1170,1170.25 -v- 1170,1170.25 -x- 1170 -y
1170,1170.25 -z
--------------------------------
Wayne

var bInit = false;
var xSymbol = null;
var vSymbol = null;
var Interval0 = 3;

function main(){
    if(bInit == false){
        if(vSymbol == null || vSymbol == "") vSymbol = getSymbol();
        if(Interval0 == "Default" || Interval0 == null) Interval0 = getInterval();
        xSymbol = vSymbol+","+Interval0;
        bInit = true;
    }

    var vHigh = getValue("High",0,-2);
    var xHigh = high(0,-2);//, sym(xSymbol));
    var yHigh = high(0,-2, sym(xSymbol));
debugPrintln(vHigh+" -v- "+xHigh+" -x- "+yHigh+" -y");
    var zzHigh = efsInternal("Int_Highs",sym(xSymbol));
debugPrintln(getSeries(zzHigh,0)+", "+getSeries(zzHigh,1)+" -zz");//only one that returns both values for 3 min interval on a 100T chart

}
function Int_Highs(){
    var zHigh = high(0,-2);
    debugPrintln(zHigh+" -z");
    return zHigh;

} 

[waynecd]

Just to close this thread with the correct solution.

both:

    var vHigh = high(0,-3,xSymbol);
    debugPrintln(vHigh[0]+" -0, "+vHigh[1]+" -1, "+vHigh[2]+" -2 "); 

and

    var vHigh = getValue("High",0,-3,xSymbol);
    debugPrintln(vHigh[0]+" -0, "+vHigh[1]+" -1, "+vHigh[2]+" -2 "); 

work fine.

Can't figure out why they gave me so much trouble.

Wayne