Error A positive integer field is expected

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02/18/2021 at 3:49 AM #161869 quote
dbl007
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Junior
I got the Calculation error: ‘Error in the indicator… A positive integer field is expected with Count’
```
Decrease = Close < Close[1]
Count = 0
FOR i = 1 TO BarIndex DO
 IF Decrease[Count] THEN
  Count = Count - 1
 ELSE
  BREAK
 ENDIF
NEXT
RETURN Count
```
I have to re-code it as
```
Decrease = Close < Close[1]
Count = 0
FOR i = 1 TO BarIndex DO
 IF Decrease[Count] THEN
  Count = Count + 1
 ELSE
  BREAK
 ENDIF
NEXT
n = 0 - Count
RETURN n
```
Why ?
02/18/2021 at 7:53 AM #161877 quote

robertogozzi
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Legend

If you discovered how to work it out correctly it’s because you got the hang of it!

02/18/2021 at 8:54 AM #161886 quote

Vonasi
Moderator

Master

You answered your own question. If a negative integer is not allowed then don’t use one and use a positive one that is allowed instead!

02/18/2021 at 9:46 AM #161900 quote

Nicolas
Keymaster

Legend

Because COUNT variable is sometimes negative! 😉 Not possible to use a variable with a negative offset!

Decrease[-1] will flash that error.

02/18/2021 at 2:51 PM #161925 quote
dbl007
Participant

Junior
Haha. Now I realized my mistake. I copy this example somewhere without realizing that it use the Count to index. I ‘assume’ it use the variable i to index.

The correct code should be
```
Decrease = Close < Close[1]
Count = 0
FOR i = 0 TO BarIndex - 1 DO
 IF Decrease[i] THEN
  Count = Count - 1
 ELSE
  BREAK
 ENDIF
NEXT

RETURN Count
```
I learn the danger pf copy/paste code.

Thks everyone for taking interest and interesting comments. Cheers.
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