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BARTIME

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[2017-01-06 02:59:15]
Crtfyd - Posts: 278
I am using a simple alert
within the alert condition I have this:

=AND( H - L >= 100, C > O ,
BARTIME >= ((09*60+30.00)/(24*60)), BARTIME <= ((09*60+30:04)/(24*60)))


When I delete the BARTIME and replace the comma after C>O with a parenthesis, it works fine, so I know the alert works.
But I only want the alert on my 1 sec chart for the first 4 bars ( 9:30.00 to 9:30.04 )

I swear it worked b4 I updated to the last vs1493, but not 100% sure.
I have copied pasted simple alerts from b4 the update, to new ones I'm adding now, but the arrow(from the alert condition) DISAPPEARS after I put that BARTIME on.
I cant see a missing comma or anything else. What could be the problem for such an easy alert. I know it worked b4.
Thx
[2017-01-06 19:02:05]
Merlin - Posts: 83
This may just be a typo in your post, but do you mean "30.04", not "30:04" ?
[2017-01-06 20:37:13]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
That is going to be the source of the problem what is described in post #2.
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[2017-01-09 17:12:38]
Crtfyd - Posts: 278
That was a typo, still have the problem.
For instance:(I copy/pasted this one)

=AND( ID19.SG1 >= ID19.SG1[-1], ID19.SG1[-1] < ID19.SG1[-2], ID3.SG2=H ,
BARTIME >((09*60+30.03)/(24*60)), BARTIME < ((11*60+00)/(24*60)) )

MY 09:30:02 bar still shows up.
[2017-01-09 17:29:10]
Crtfyd - Posts: 278
Ok, I found part of the problem. When I change the bartime to:

BARTIME >((09*60+30.04)/(24*60)), BARTIME < ((11*60+00)/(24*60))

THEN the 09:30:02 arrow disappears. So it seems 2 bars (2 seconds) off!

There are no Skips in bars or time.

All of my 09:30:00, 09:30:01, 09:30:02, 09:30:03, 09:30:04,09:30:05...etc are there.

So there's some kind of disconnect between the study recognizing/syncing with the actual bartime.
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2017-01-09 17:30:40
[2017-01-09 18:13:32]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
When working with times, you want to use this function when comparing to BARTIME:
http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/SpreadsheetFunctions.html#TIME_Function

Also when doing comparisons involving BARTIME look at the example we give here for how to do this to avoid issues with floating-point error:
http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/StudyChartAlertsAndScanning.php#BaseGraphIdentifiers
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