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Date/Time: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:09:22 +0000
help with >2 study collections without clearing existing studies
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| [2022-04-07 23:47:42] |
| User133994 - Posts: 80 |
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Friends, I am working with more than 1 study collection (Study Collections: Adding a Study Collection Without Clearing Existing Studies On The Chart (Prompt to Remove Existing Studies)). Each study collection will likely have up to 100 study ids (i.e. indicators) in it--and of those study ids, some reference each other in a "color bar or background alert" study: (i.e. ID10.SG1 =1, where ID10 = color background that tests ID 7.SG1 for a specific value). Therefore, this study collection intrinsically requires the EXACT order of ID7, ID10 to be exactly the same studies on each chart that the collection is placed. When I "Adding a Study Collection Without Clearing Existing Studies" (yes, I want to combine several study collections --each one having its own internal Study ID dependencies) the Study ID 7 and 10 are already taken by an existing study...so new numbers are assigned...and I have to go back into the Color Bar and Color Background Alert conditions and *manually* change the ID7 to the new ID number generated by SC after I used the add without clearing feature. However, if I force the Study ID of a *new* collection to start at ID200...this will never be an issue--assuming the studies that I already have on my existing chart don't exceed 200. That is a current work around for my issue described above. Is there a method in SC to tell the chart to start counting at 300, 400, 500, etc... instead of 1 each time? Then I would be able to "Adding a Study Collection Without Clearing Existing Studies" and everything would just "work", without having to do any *manual* changes to newly generated study IDs. Maybe you have a different solution to this problem...but my request is a workaround that will save me *HOURS* of repeating work that I have already done. A 2nd request would be to simply make the "studies collection" a flat text file--then I can do a grep/substitute search and instantly update study ID numbers. I don't see this option either. Maybe you have another idea that is just as easy..please let me know. Your thoughts are much appreciated... |
| [2022-04-08 13:45:08] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 38547 |
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There is not a good solution for what you are trying to do. Your idea of having the study IDs starting at a large number is good one. The only thing we can think, which you may have already thought of, would be to add some study you do not care about 100 times, and then start adding the studies you want after that so start at number 101 and then remove the initial 100 after you are complete. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2022-04-08 22:46:02] |
| User133994 - Posts: 80 |
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Yes. I've found that I can create a study collection of 100 studies...(just plain timelines that are hidden)...then I can add that study (of 100) to the current study and whalla...I'm over the 100 mark already and I can add it again...to get to 300, 400, etc.. Deleting the 100+ studies to create the new collection that begins at 300, 400 etc. ...gets tedious...but it is something at least for now. Please let me know if anything ever changes. Any SC update that implements anything similar to what I mentioned in my prior post would be a huge help. |
| [2022-04-09 21:10:02] |
| JohnR - User831573 - Posts: 319 |
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Maybe having the ability to find a study ID via a search for a name? JohnR |
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