Parsing Error when Call Value from Indicator

• 10/05/2023 at 12:42 PM #222060
  SkySurferBlue

  I have been researching this topic and also tried creating the indicator with parameters but I still get this error when calling the value from the indicator into my code. Now I know the code of the indicator could have been done in the Builder itself but this is just the beginning and I wanted to keep it simple so we can get to the bottom of the problem.

  Error: Backtest cant start because of a parsing error in the code : line 1, column 0.

  Here is the Pro Builder code.

  Call value TradeOk from indicator TurnofMonth

  Tradeok = Call "TurnofMonth"[22,4] // Conditions to enter long positions IF NOT LongOnMarket AND Tradeok THEN BUY 1 CONTRACTS AT MARKET ENDIF // Conditions to exit long positions If LongOnMarket AND Not Tradeok THEN SELL AT MARKET ENDIF

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  Tradeok = Call "TurnofMonth"[22,4]   // Conditions to enter long positions IF NOT LongOnMarket AND Tradeok THEN BUY 1 CONTRACTS AT MARKET ENDIF   // Conditions to exit long positions If LongOnMarket AND Not Tradeok THEN SELL AT MARKET ENDIF

  Here is the indicator code

  Tradeok between days leading to month end and just thereafter

  Timeframe(Daily) IF Openmonth<>openmonth[1] Then Dayofmonth =1 else Dayofmonth= Dayofmonth+1 endif Tradeok=1 If Dayofmonth > End and Dayofmonth<Start Then Tradeok = Tradeok-1 else Tradeok = Tradeok endif Return Tradeok as "Tradeok"

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  Timeframe(Daily) IF Openmonth<>openmonth[1] Then Dayofmonth =1 else Dayofmonth= Dayofmonth+1 endif   Tradeok=1 If Dayofmonth > End and Dayofmonth<Start Then Tradeok = Tradeok-1 else Tradeok = Tradeok endif   Return Tradeok as "Tradeok"

  Thank you

  

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  10/05/2023 at 5:12 PM #222065
  JS

  Hi,

  Adjust the following in your indicator:

  Remove: Timeframe(Daily)

  Verander “If Dayofmonth>End OR Dayofmonth<Start then

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  10/05/2023 at 9:01 PM #222072
  SkySurferBlue

  How dumb of me, thank you.

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  JS

  

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  10/10/2023 at 9:41 AM #222224
  SkySurferBlue

  Just a follow up question why do the Timeframe(Daily) code line also cause an error?

  

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  10/10/2023 at 10:04 AM #222226
  SkySurferBlue

  SkySurferBlue wrote:

  Just a follow up question why do the Timeframe(Daily) code line also cause an error?

  So from further testing it looks like the Timeframe command is only to be used in ProBuilder not in ProBackTest or the Indicator module. Please confirm.

  

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  10/10/2023 at 2:53 PM #222236
  Nicolas

  the Timeframe instruction can be used in any editor (backtest, indicator or screener).

  I think you have a problem somewhere else in your code or maybe there is a typo?

  

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