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[Programming Help] - sc.DateTimeOut[] always returns 30.12.1899

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[2018-05-09 16:20:34] #1 [Go To First Post]
BrMa - Posts: 77
Dear ladies and gentlemen, I'm trying to get the SCDateTime-element for a specific bar when it was finished. The documentation says (http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/ACS_ArraysAndLooping.html#ArrayIndexing) that sc.DateTimeOut[] would be the right array to look at. Unfortunately sc.DateTimeOut[] returns 30.12.1899 00:00:00 (which is equal to a zero-value of the variable) regardless which index I'm passing. However - if I'm using sc.BaseDateTimeIn[] , it returns the right begin-SCDateTime for the bar. Can you give me a hint what I'm doing wrong that sc.BaseDateTimeIn[] works and sc.DateTimeOut[] not, using the same index? I'm also passing you my debug-routine to check the values - maybe it helps to determine the failure: if (debug) { char t_output[254]; int Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second; DATETIME_TO_YMDHMS(sc.DateTimeOut[sc.IndexOfLastVisibleBar - 1], Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second); sprintf(t_output, "* DateTimeOut: %d.%d.%d %d:%d:%d ", Day, Month, Year, Hour, Minute, Second); sc.AddMessageToLog(t_output, 1); DATETIME_TO_YMDHMS(sc.BaseDateTimeIn[sc.IndexOfLastVisibleBar - 1], Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second); sprintf(t_output, " BaseDateTimeIn: %d.%d.%d %d:%d:%d *", Day, Month, Year, Hour, Minute, Second); sc.AddMessageToLog(t_output, 1); }

[2018-05-09 19:02:31] #2 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
No, that is definitely not the right array to use. You need to use: http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/ACSIL_Members_Variables_And_Arrays.html#scBaseDateTimeIn Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

[2019-11-29 14:37:26] #3 [Go To First Post]
scotteza - Posts: 4
I was just reading the documentation for "Working with ACSIL Arrays and Understanding Looping" (Working with ACSIL Arrays and Understanding Looping). I understand what sc.BaseDateTimeIn[] is used for (holding the start times of price data bars). But I don't understand what sc.DateTimeOut is supposed to be used for. What data does this array hold? Thanks in advance!

[2019-11-29 21:46:30] #4 [Go To First Post]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Did you read the documentation for this? Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, change to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

[2019-12-03 12:52:29] #5 [Go To First Post]
scotteza - Posts: 4
I had only read the info on the page Working with ACSIL Arrays and Understanding Looping. Posting for anyone else who comes across this post and wonders the same thing I did: I just realised that there is more extensive documentation on these array at ACSIL Interface Members - Variables and Arrays: sc.DateTimeOut[], and I found my answer there.

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