Registered User Joined: 6/18/2016 Posts: 7
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As a new user, it took me a long time to figure out how to create and manage my custom formulas. I use Version 12.5 on a Mac via the web, and some features are rather different from what is described in the TC2000 12.4 User Guide (which I discovered by accident a week after I joined). Below are my notes, in the hope that they might help others.
Intro to Creating and Managing Formulas:
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A formula can yield either a true /false (Boolean) result or a Numeric result.
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In TC2000 a true /false (Boolean) formula is sometimes called a Condition, and a numeric formula may be called an Indicator or a condition. The terminology is not consistent and may create some confusion.
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There are different ways you can create, access, edit and delete formulas. Some of these ways are described below, but see the Hint near the end!
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Formulas can be created at New (top left). You can click on either Condition or Indicator but which you choose doesn't matter much. What does matter is whether its a Boolean or a Numeric formula and this over-rides your starting point. They cannot be edited here.
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Formulas can also be created at the big green + (Add Plot) in front of the ticker at the top left of the chart area, under the Formulas tab.
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Your numeric and boolean formulas can both be accessed at New EasyScan to add them to a scan. (Here, they are all called Conditions). For the numeric formulas, you need to specify min and max values. They cannot be edited here.
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Your Numeric and Boolean formulas can be accessed via the big green + (Add Plot) window via the Formulas. This is intended to add them to your chart, but they can also be Edited and Deleted here. Note: A similar Add Plot window can be accessed at Library, but it provides access to only the Numeric formulas.
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Your Boolean formulas (only) can be accessed at Library / Conditions under either All or My Formulas. They can also be Edited and Deleted here. (They are not displayed at My Conditions, which seems strange.)
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Formulas can also be created at Library / Conditions by clicking New Condition Formula. Curiously they do not appear under the My Conditions tab! (although they appear under the All and the My Formulas tabs).
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Hint: The big green “+” (Add Plot) / Formulas can be used to Create, Edit and Delete both Boolean and Numeric formulas. This is where I usually go to do anything with formulas.
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When you click the Orange + to add a column to a scan result, your Booleans and Numerics are displayed in separate columns (My Conditions and My Indicators). This makes it easier to find your personal formulas.
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If you Edit a formula, you need to add it again to any Scan that uses it. TC2000 copies the formula into each scan.
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I prefix my formula names with k.bool or k.260.20 etc. to indicate their type. (The k is my initial.)
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When you add a Plot with one of your custom indicators, the formula shows but not the name. I prefix each indicator with an ID code, eg 260.20, and put this in both the Name and in the Formula (followed by *0+). Can I get the name to show instead? There is No comment feature in the language.
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Registered User Joined: 7/25/2017 Posts: 3
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That helped me, thanks.
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Registered User Joined: 7/29/2010 Posts: 417
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QUOTE (morink27)
As a new user, it took me a long time to figure out how to create and manage my custom formulas. I use Version 12.5 on a Mac via the web, and some features are rather different from what is described in the TC2000 12.4 User Guide (which I discovered by accident a week after I joined). Below are my notes, in the hope that they might help others.
Intro to Creating and Managing Formulas:
-
A formula can yield either a true /false (Boolean) result or a Numeric result.
-
In TC2000 a true /false (Boolean) formula is sometimes called a Condition, and a numeric formula may be called an Indicator or a condition. The terminology is not consistent and may create some confusion.
-
There are different ways you can create, access, edit and delete formulas. Some of these ways are described below, but see the Hint near the end!
-
Formulas can be created at New (top left). You can click on either Condition or Indicator but which you choose doesn't matter much. What does matter is whether its a Boolean or a Numeric formula and this over-rides your starting point. They cannot be edited here.
-
Formulas can also be created at the big green + (Add Plot) in front of the ticker at the top left of the chart area, under the Formulas tab.
-
Your numeric and boolean formulas can both be accessed at New EasyScan to add them to a scan. (Here, they are all called Conditions). For the numeric formulas, you need to specify min and max values. They cannot be edited here.
-
Your Numeric and Boolean formulas can be accessed via the big green + (Add Plot) window via the Formulas. This is intended to add them to your chart, but they can also be Edited and Deleted here. Note: A similar Add Plot window can be accessed at Library, but it provides access to only the Numeric formulas.
-
Your Boolean formulas (only) can be accessed at Library / Conditions under either All or My Formulas. They can also be Edited and Deleted here. (They are not displayed at My Conditions, which seems strange.)
-
Formulas can also be created at Library / Conditions by clicking New Condition Formula. Curiously they do not appear under the My Conditions tab! (although they appear under the All and the My Formulas tabs).
-
Hint: The big green “+” (Add Plot) / Formulas can be used to Create, Edit and Delete both Boolean and Numeric formulas. This is where I usually go to do anything with formulas.
-
When you click the Orange + to add a column to a scan result, your Booleans and Numerics are displayed in separate columns (My Conditions and My Indicators). This makes it easier to find your personal formulas.
-
If you Edit a formula, you need to add it again to any Scan that uses it. TC2000 copies the formula into each scan.
-
I prefix my formula names with k.bool or k.260.20 etc. to indicate their type. (The k is my initial.)
-
When you add a Plot with one of your custom indicators, the formula shows but not the name. I prefix each indicator with an ID code, eg 260.20, and put this in both the Name and in the Formula (followed by *0+). Can I get the name to show instead? There is No comment feature in the language.
Many thanks for taking the time to write this out.
I appreciate your efforts.
Don
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