Barnumber is supposed to be UNIQUE for every chart bar? Why it is so hard to obtain?

August 17th, 2020, 11:08 AM

Hello everyone,

I'm really getting mad. All I want is to save some barnumber for a future access to the bars in the corresponding position. What I simply want is the UNIQUE "barnumber" located in the DATA WINDOW at the side of the chart.
I would like to save the barnumber ( only if it REALLY IS UNIQUE in a chart ) and use it in the future with the form MYBARATTRIBUTE [ barnumber - savedBarNumber ] where MYBARATTRIBUTE could be O,H,L;C, Time etc....

Now I browsed many posts with barnumber issues and also the MaxBarsBack related issues and I still cannot find a solution.

Let me give you some examples:

I simply tryied to print the barnumber from the first bar of the chart till the last bar on chart and it randomly restart from one in different positions on the chart and exactly it happen every time when the MaxbarsBack change its value (auto-detect mode).

Code

if barstatus(1) = 2 then print ( " bar number = ", BarNumber);

and the output is this:

Code

 bar number =    1.00
 bar number =    2.00
 bar number =    3.00
 bar number =    4.00
 bar number =    5.00
 bar number =    6.00
 bar number =    7.00
 bar number =    8.00
 bar number =    1.00
 bar number =    2.00
 bar number =    3.00
 bar number =    4.00
 bar number =    5.00
 bar number =    6.00
 bar number =    7.00
 bar number =    8.00
 bar number =    9.00
 bar number =   10.00
 bar number =   11.00
 bar number =   12.00
 bar number =   13.00
 bar number =   14.00
 bar number =    1.00
 bar number =    2.00
 bar number =    3.00
 bar number =    4.00
 bar number =    5.00
 bar number =    6.00
 bar number =    7.00
 bar number =    8.00
 bar number =    9.00
 bar number =   10.00
 bar number =   11.00
 bar number =   12.00
 bar number =   13.00
 bar number =   14.00
 bar number =   15.00
 bar number =   16.00
 bar number =   17.00
 bar number =   18.00
 bar number =   19.00
 bar number =   20.00
 bar number =   21.00
 bar number =   22.00
 bar number =   23.00
 bar number =    1.00
 bar number =    2.00
 bar number =    3.00
 bar number =    4.00
 bar number =    5.00
 bar number =    6.00
 bar number =    7.00
 bar number =    8.00
 bar number =    9.00
 bar number =   10.00
 bar number =   11.00
 bar number =   12.00
 bar number =   13.00
 bar number =   14.00
 bar number =   15.00
 bar number =   16.00
 bar number =   17.00
 bar number =   18.00
 bar number =   19.00
 bar number =   20.00
 bar number =   21.00
 bar number =   22.00
 bar number =   23.00
 bar number =   24.00
 bar number =   25.00
 bar number =   26.00
 bar number =   27.00
 bar number =   28.00
 bar number =   29.00
 bar number =   30.00
 bar number =   31.00
 bar number =   32.00
 bar number =   33.00
 bar number =   34.00
 bar number =   35.00
 bar number =   36.00
 bar number =   37.00
 bar number =    1.00
 bar number =    2.00
 bar number =    3.00
 bar number =    4.00
 bar number =    5.00
 bar number =    6.00
 bar number =    7.00
 bar number =    8.00
 bar number =    9.00
 bar number =   10.00
 bar number =   11.00
 bar number =   12.00
 bar number =   13.00
 bar number =   14.00
 bar number =   15.00
 bar number =   16.00
 bar number =   17.00
 bar number =   18.00
 bar number =   19.00
 bar number =   20.00
 bar number =   21.00
 bar number =   22.00
 bar number =   23.00
 bar number =   24.00
 bar number =   25.00
 bar number =   26.00
 bar number =   27.00
 bar number =   28.00
 bar number =   29.00
 bar number =   30.00
 bar number =   31.00
 bar number =   32.00
 bar number =   33.00
 bar number =   34.00
 bar number =   35.00
 bar number =   36.00
 bar number =   37.00
 bar number =   38.00
 bar number =   39.00
 bar number =   40.00
 bar number =   41.00
 bar number =   42.00
 bar number =   43.00
 bar number =   44.00
 bar number =   45.00
 bar number =   46.00
 bar number =   47.00
 bar number =   48.00
 bar number =   49.00
 bar number =   50.00
 bar number =   51.00
 bar number =   52.00
 bar number =   53.00
 bar number =   54.00
 bar number =   55.00
 bar number =   56.00
 bar number =   57.00
 bar number =   58.00
 bar number =   59.00
 bar number =   60.00
 bar number =    1.00
 bar number =    2.00
 bar number =    3.00
 bar number =    4.00
 bar number =    5.00
 bar number =    6.00
 bar number =    7.00
 bar number =    8.00
 bar number =    9.00
 bar number =   10.00
 bar number =   11.00
 bar number =   12.00
 bar number =   13.00
 bar number =   14.00
 bar number =   15.00
 bar number =   16.00
 bar number =   17.00
 bar number =   18.00
 bar number =   19.00
 bar number =   20.00
 bar number =   21.00
 bar number =   22.00
 bar number =   23.00
 bar number =   24.00
======================== IT'S A NEW DAY! =========================
 bar number =   25.00
 bar number =   26.00
 bar number =   27.00
 bar number =   28.00
 bar number =   29.00
 bar number =   30.00
 bar number =   31.00
 bar number =   32.00
 bar number =   33.00
 bar number =   34.00
 bar number =   35.00
 bar number =   36.00
 bar number =   37.00
 bar number =   38.00
 bar number =   39.00
 bar number =   40.00
 bar number =   41.00
 bar number =   42.00
 bar number =   43.00
 bar number =   44.00
 bar number =   45.00
 bar number =   46.00
 bar number =   47.00
 bar number =   48.00
 bar number =   49.00
 bar number =   50.00
 bar number =   51.00
 bar number =   52.00
 bar number =   53.00
 bar number =   54.00
 bar number =   55.00
 bar number =   56.00
 bar number =   57.00
 bar number =   58.00
 bar number =   59.00
 bar number =   60.00
 bar number =   61.00
 bar number =   62.00
 bar number =   63.00
 bar number =   64.00
 bar number =   65.00
 bar number =   66.00
 bar number =   67.00
 bar number =   68.00
 bar number =   69.00
 bar number =   70.00
 bar number =   71.00
 bar number =   72.00
 bar number =   73.00
 bar number =   74.00
 bar number =   75.00
 bar number =   76.00
 bar number =   77.00
 bar number =   78.00
 bar number =   79.00
 bar number =   80.00
 bar number =   81.00
 bar number =   82.00
 bar number =   83.00
 bar number =   84.00
 bar number =   85.00
 bar number =   86.00
 bar number =   87.00
 bar number =   88.00
 bar number =   89.00
 bar number =   90.00
 bar number =   91.00
 bar number =   92.00
 bar number =   93.00
 bar number =   94.00
 bar number =   95.00
 bar number =   96.00
 bar number =   97.00
 bar number =    1.00
 bar number =    2.00
 bar number =    3.00
 bar number =    4.00
 bar number =    5.00
 bar number =    6.00
 bar number =    7.00
 bar number =    8.00
 bar number =    9.00
 bar number =   10.00
 bar number =   11.00
 bar number =   12.00
 bar number =   13.00
 bar number =   14.00
 bar number =   15.00
 bar number =   16.00
 bar number =   17.00
 bar number =   18.00
 bar number =   19.00
 bar number =   20.00
 bar number =   21.00
 bar number =   22.00
 bar number =   23.00
 bar number =   24.00
 bar number =   25.00
 bar number =   26.00
 bar number =   27.00
 bar number =   28.00
 bar number =   29.00
 bar number =   30.00
 bar number =   31.00
 bar number =   32.00
 bar number =   33.00
 bar number =   34.00
 bar number =   35.00
 bar number =   36.00
 bar number =   37.00
 bar number =   38.00
 bar number =   39.00
 bar number =   40.00
 bar number =   41.00
 bar number =   42.00
 bar number =   43.00
 bar number =   44.00
 bar number =   45.00
 bar number =   46.00
 bar number =   47.00
 bar number =   48.00
 bar number =   49.00
 bar number =   50.00
 bar number =   51.00
 bar number =   52.00
 bar number =   53.00
 bar number =   54.00
 bar number =   55.00
 bar number =   56.00
 bar number =   57.00
 bar number =   58.00
 bar number =   59.00
 bar number =   60.00
 bar number =   61.00
 bar number =   62.00
 bar number =   63.00
 bar number =   64.00
 bar number =   65.00
 bar number =   66.00
 bar number =   67.00
 bar number =   68.00
 bar number =   69.00
 bar number =   70.00
 bar number =   71.00
 bar number =   72.00
 bar number =   73.00
 bar number =   74.00
 bar number =   75.00
 bar number =   76.00
 bar number =   77.00
 bar number =   78.00
 bar number =   79.00
 bar number =   80.00
 bar number =   81.00
 bar number =   82.00
 bar number =   83.00
======================== IT'S A NEW DAY! =========================
 bar number =   84.00
 bar number =   85.00
 bar number =   86.00
 bar number =   87.00
 bar number =   88.00
 bar number =   89.00
 bar number =   90.00
 bar number =   91.00
 bar number =   92.00
 bar number =   93.00
 bar number =   94.00
 bar number =   95.00
 bar number =   96.00
 bar number =   97.00
 bar number =   98.00
 bar number =   99.00
 bar number =  100.00
 bar number =  101.00
 bar number =  102.00
 bar number =  103.00
 bar number =  104.00
 bar number =  105.00
 bar number =  106.00
 bar number =  107.00
 bar number =  108.00
 bar number =  109.00
 bar number =  110.00
 bar number =  111.00
 bar number =  112.00
 bar number =  113.00
 bar number =  114.00
 bar number =  115.00
 bar number =  116.00
 bar number =  117.00
 bar number =  118.00
 bar number =  119.00
 bar number =  120.00
 bar number =  121.00
 bar number =  122.00
 bar number =  123.00
 bar number =  124.00
 bar number =  125.00
 bar number =  126.00
 bar number =  127.00
 bar number =  128.00
 bar number =  129.00
 bar number =  130.00
 bar number =  131.00
 bar number =  132.00
 bar number =  133.00
 bar number =  134.00
 bar number =  135.00
 bar number =  136.00
 bar number =  137.00
 bar number =  138.00
 bar number =  139.00
 bar number =  140.00
 bar number =  141.00
 bar number =  142.00
 bar number =  143.00
 bar number =  144.00
 bar number =  145.00
 bar number =  146.00
 bar number =  147.00
 bar number =  148.00
 bar number =  149.00
 bar number =  150.00
 bar number =  151.00
 bar number =  152.00
 bar number =  153.00
 bar number =  154.00
 bar number =  155.00
 bar number =  156.00
 bar number =  157.00
 bar number =    1.00
 bar number =    2.00
 bar number =    3.00
 bar number =    4.00
 bar number =    5.00
 bar number =    6.00
 bar number =    7.00
 bar number =    8.00
 bar number =    9.00
 bar number =   10.00
 bar number =   11.00
 bar number =   12.00
 bar number =   13.00
 bar number =   14.00
 bar number =   15.00
 bar number =   16.00
 bar number =   17.00
 bar number =   18.00
 bar number =   19.00
 bar number =   20.00
 bar number =   21.00
 bar number =   22.00
 bar number =   23.00
 bar number =   24.00
 bar number =   25.00
 bar number =   26.00
 bar number =   27.00
 bar number =   28.00
 bar number =   29.00
 bar number =   30.00
 bar number =   31.00
 bar number =   32.00
 bar number =   33.00
 bar number =   34.00
 bar number =   35.00
 bar number =   36.00
 bar number =   37.00
 bar number =   38.00
 bar number =   39.00
 bar number =   40.00
 bar number =   41.00
 bar number =   42.00
 bar number =   43.00
 bar number =   44.00
 bar number =   45.00
 bar number =   46.00
 bar number =   47.00
 bar number =   48.00
 bar number =   49.00
 bar number =   50.00
 bar number =   51.00
 bar number =   52.00
 bar number =   53.00
 bar number =   54.00
 bar number =   55.00
 bar number =   56.00
 bar number =   57.00
 bar number =   58.00
 bar number =   59.00
 bar number =   60.00
 bar number =   61.00
 bar number =   62.00
 bar number =   63.00
 bar number =   64.00
 bar number =   65.00
 bar number =   66.00
 bar number =   67.00
 bar number =   68.00
 bar number =   69.00
 bar number =   70.00
 bar number =   71.00
 bar number =   72.00
 bar number =   73.00
 bar number =   74.00
 bar number =   75.00
 bar number =   76.00
 bar number =   77.00
 bar number =   78.00
 bar number =   79.00
 bar number =   80.00
 bar number =   81.00
 bar number =   82.00
 bar number =   83.00
 bar number =   84.00
 bar number =   85.00
 bar number =   86.00
 bar number =   87.00
 bar number =   88.00
 bar number =   89.00
 bar number =   90.00
 bar number =   91.00
 bar number =   92.00
 bar number =   93.00
 bar number =   94.00
 bar number =   95.00
 bar number =   96.00
 bar number =   97.00
 bar number =   98.00
 bar number =   99.00
 bar number =  100.00
 bar number =  101.00
 bar number =  102.00
 bar number =  103.00
 bar number =  104.00
======================== IT'S A NEW DAY! =========================
 bar number =  105.00
 bar number =  106.00
 bar number =  107.00
 bar number =  108.00
 bar number =  109.00
 bar number =  110.00
 bar number =  111.00
 bar number =  112.00
 bar number =  113.00
 bar number =  114.00
 bar number =  115.00
 bar number =  116.00
 bar number =  117.00
 bar number =  118.00
 bar number =  119.00
 bar number =  120.00
 bar number =  121.00
 bar number =  122.00
 bar number =  123.00
 bar number =  124.00
 bar number =  125.00
 bar number =  126.00
 bar number =  127.00
 bar number =  128.00
 bar number =  129.00
 bar number =  130.00
 bar number =  131.00
 bar number =  132.00
 bar number =  133.00
 bar number =  134.00
 bar number =  135.00
 bar number =  136.00
 bar number =  137.00
 bar number =  138.00
 bar number =  139.00
 bar number =  140.00
 bar number =  141.00
 bar number =  142.00
 bar number =  143.00
 bar number =  144.00
 bar number =  145.00
 bar number =  146.00
 bar number =  147.00
 bar number =  148.00
 bar number =  149.00
 bar number =  150.00
 bar number =  151.00
 bar number =  152.00
 bar number =  153.00
 bar number =  154.00
 bar number =  155.00
 bar number =  156.00
 bar number =  157.00
 bar number =  158.00
 bar number =  159.00
 bar number =  160.00
 bar number =  161.00
 bar number =  162.00
 bar number =  163.00
 bar number =  164.00
 bar number =  165.00
 bar number =  166.00
 bar number =  167.00
 bar number =  168.00
 bar number =  169.00
 bar number =  170.00
 bar number =  171.00
 bar number =  172.00
 bar number =  173.00
 bar number =  174.00
 bar number =  175.00
 bar number =  176.00
 bar number =  177.00
 bar number =  178.00
 bar number =  179.00
 bar number =  180.00
 bar number =  181.00
 bar number =  182.00
 bar number =  183.00
 bar number =  184.00
 bar number =  185.00
 bar number =  186.00
 bar number =  187.00
 bar number =  188.00
 bar number =  189.00
 bar number =  190.00
 bar number =  191.00

Now... I found this other piece of code in another related post and I also tryed this:

Code

if barstatus(1) = 2 then print ( " bar number = ", maxbarsback+currentbar-1,"   Data= ",FormatDate("dd-MM-yyyy", ELDateToDateTime(Date))," --Time ",NumToStr(time,0)," MBB=", MaxBarsBack);

and this is the output (as you can see even "maxbarsback+currentbar-1" is resetting somewhere during the counting process):

Code

bar number =    6.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 325 MBB=   6.00
 bar number =    7.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 335 MBB=   6.00
 bar number =    8.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 345 MBB=   6.00
 bar number =    9.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 355 MBB=   6.00
 bar number =   10.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 405 MBB=   6.00
 bar number =   11.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 415 MBB=   6.00
 bar number =   12.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 425 MBB=   6.00
 bar number =   13.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 435 MBB=   6.00
 bar number =   12.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 425 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   13.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 435 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   14.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 445 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   15.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 455 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   16.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 505 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   17.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 515 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   18.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 525 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   19.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 535 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   20.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 545 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   21.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 555 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   22.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 605 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   23.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 615 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   24.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 625 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   25.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 635 MBB=  12.00
 bar number =   21.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 555 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   22.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 605 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   23.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 615 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   24.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 625 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   25.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 635 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   26.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 645 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   27.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 655 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   28.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 705 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   29.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 715 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   30.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 725 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   31.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 735 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   32.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 745 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   33.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 755 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   34.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 805 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   35.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 815 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   36.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 825 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   37.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 835 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   38.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 845 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   39.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 855 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   40.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 905 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   41.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 915 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   42.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 925 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   43.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 935 MBB=  21.00
 bar number =   35.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 815 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   36.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 825 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   37.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 835 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   38.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 845 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   39.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 855 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   40.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 905 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   41.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 915 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   42.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 925 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   43.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 935 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   44.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 945 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   45.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 955 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   46.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1005 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   47.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1015 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   48.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1025 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   49.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1035 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   50.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1045 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   51.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1055 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   52.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1105 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   53.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1115 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   54.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1125 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   55.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1135 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   56.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1145 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   57.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1155 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   58.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1205 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   59.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1215 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   60.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1225 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   61.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1235 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   62.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1245 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   63.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1255 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   64.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1305 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   65.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1315 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   66.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1325 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   67.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1335 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   68.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1345 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   69.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1355 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   70.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1405 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   71.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1415 MBB=  35.00
 bar number =   58.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1205 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   59.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1215 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   60.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1225 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   61.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1235 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   62.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1245 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   63.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1255 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   64.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1305 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   65.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1315 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   66.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1325 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   67.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1335 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   68.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1345 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   69.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1355 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   70.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1405 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   71.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1415 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   72.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1425 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   73.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1435 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   74.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1445 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   75.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1455 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   76.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1505 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   77.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1515 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   78.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1525 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   79.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1535 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   80.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1545 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   81.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1555 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   82.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1605 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   83.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1615 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   84.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1625 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   85.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1635 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   86.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1645 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   87.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1655 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   88.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1705 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   89.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1715 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   90.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1725 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   91.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1735 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   92.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1745 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   93.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1755 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   94.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1805 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   95.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1815 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   96.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1825 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   97.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1835 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   98.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1845 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   99.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1855 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  100.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1905 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  101.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1915 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  102.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1925 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  103.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1935 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  104.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1945 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  105.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1955 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  106.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2005 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  107.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2015 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  108.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2025 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  109.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2035 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  110.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2045 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  111.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2055 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  112.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2105 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  113.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2115 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  114.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2125 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  115.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2135 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  116.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2145 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =  117.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2155 MBB=  58.00
 bar number =   95.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1815 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =   96.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1825 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =   97.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1835 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =   98.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1845 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =   99.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1855 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  100.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1905 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  101.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1915 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  102.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1925 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  103.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1935 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  104.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1945 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  105.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 1955 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  106.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2005 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  107.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2015 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  108.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2025 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  109.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2035 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  110.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2045 MBB=  95.00
 bar number =  111.00   Data= 12-08-2020 --Time 2055 MBB=  95.00

Then I simply tryed to use JUST A NORMAL COUNTER with this code:

Code

Print ("Date/time = ", 19000000+ Symbol_Date, "-", Symbol_Time, ", ii = ", ii, ",  MBB=", MaxBarsBack);     

ii = ii + 1;

and the output shows that even a counter reset itself:

Code

Date/time = 20200812.00- 225.00, ii =    1.00,  MBB=   0.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 325.00, ii =    1.00,  MBB=   6.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 335.00, ii =    2.00,  MBB=   6.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 345.00, ii =    3.00,  MBB=   6.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 355.00, ii =    4.00,  MBB=   6.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 405.00, ii =    5.00,  MBB=   6.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 415.00, ii =    6.00,  MBB=   6.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 425.00, ii =    7.00,  MBB=   6.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 435.00, ii =    8.00,  MBB=   6.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 425.00, ii =    1.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 435.00, ii =    2.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 445.00, ii =    3.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 455.00, ii =    4.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 505.00, ii =    5.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 515.00, ii =    6.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 525.00, ii =    7.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 535.00, ii =    8.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 545.00, ii =    9.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 555.00, ii =   10.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 605.00, ii =   11.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 615.00, ii =   12.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 625.00, ii =   13.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 635.00, ii =   14.00,  MBB=  12.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 555.00, ii =    1.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 605.00, ii =    2.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 615.00, ii =    3.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 625.00, ii =    4.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 635.00, ii =    5.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 645.00, ii =    6.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 655.00, ii =    7.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 705.00, ii =    8.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 715.00, ii =    9.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 725.00, ii =   10.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 735.00, ii =   11.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 745.00, ii =   12.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 755.00, ii =   13.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 805.00, ii =   14.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 815.00, ii =   15.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 825.00, ii =   16.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 835.00, ii =   17.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 845.00, ii =   18.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 855.00, ii =   19.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 905.00, ii =   20.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 915.00, ii =   21.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 925.00, ii =   22.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 935.00, ii =   23.00,  MBB=  21.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 815.00, ii =    1.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 825.00, ii =    2.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 835.00, ii =    3.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 845.00, ii =    4.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 855.00, ii =    5.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 905.00, ii =    6.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 915.00, ii =    7.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 925.00, ii =    8.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 935.00, ii =    9.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 945.00, ii =   10.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00- 955.00, ii =   11.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1005.00, ii =   12.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1015.00, ii =   13.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1025.00, ii =   14.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1035.00, ii =   15.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1045.00, ii =   16.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1055.00, ii =   17.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1105.00, ii =   18.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1115.00, ii =   19.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1125.00, ii =   20.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1135.00, ii =   21.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1145.00, ii =   22.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1155.00, ii =   23.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1205.00, ii =   24.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1215.00, ii =   25.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1225.00, ii =   26.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1235.00, ii =   27.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1245.00, ii =   28.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1255.00, ii =   29.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1305.00, ii =   30.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1315.00, ii =   31.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1325.00, ii =   32.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1335.00, ii =   33.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1345.00, ii =   34.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1355.00, ii =   35.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1405.00, ii =   36.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1415.00, ii =   37.00,  MBB=  35.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1205.00, ii =    1.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1215.00, ii =    2.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1225.00, ii =    3.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1235.00, ii =    4.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1245.00, ii =    5.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1255.00, ii =    6.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1305.00, ii =    7.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1315.00, ii =    8.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1325.00, ii =    9.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1335.00, ii =   10.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1345.00, ii =   11.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1355.00, ii =   12.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1405.00, ii =   13.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1415.00, ii =   14.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1425.00, ii =   15.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1435.00, ii =   16.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1445.00, ii =   17.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1455.00, ii =   18.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1505.00, ii =   19.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1515.00, ii =   20.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1525.00, ii =   21.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1535.00, ii =   22.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1545.00, ii =   23.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1555.00, ii =   24.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1605.00, ii =   25.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1615.00, ii =   26.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1625.00, ii =   27.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1635.00, ii =   28.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1645.00, ii =   29.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1655.00, ii =   30.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1705.00, ii =   31.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1715.00, ii =   32.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1725.00, ii =   33.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1735.00, ii =   34.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1745.00, ii =   35.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1755.00, ii =   36.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1805.00, ii =   37.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1815.00, ii =   38.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1825.00, ii =   39.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1835.00, ii =   40.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1845.00, ii =   41.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1855.00, ii =   42.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1905.00, ii =   43.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1915.00, ii =   44.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1925.00, ii =   45.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1935.00, ii =   46.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1945.00, ii =   47.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-1955.00, ii =   48.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-2005.00, ii =   49.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-2015.00, ii =   50.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-2025.00, ii =   51.00,  MBB=  58.00
Date/time = 20200812.00-2035.00, ii =   52.00,  MBB=  58.00

This is frustrating. I also tryed to save the counter inside an Array and increment the value of the last element of the array at every bar but somewhere it is also resetting its value as in the examples above.

BTW: I'm building and indicator based on the zig zag concept and I'm saving the swing points of my interest. To do that I'm saving the bar number so wherever in the code I want to access for example to the Close value of a Bar , my using my SavedBarNumber I can retrieve that value doing :

C[ barnumber - SavedBarNumber]

What can I do to simply obtain the UNIQUE bar number that you can see in the DATA WINDOW??
Plaese let me know, every suggestion is appreciated.

Thanks,

David

August 21st, 2020, 02:13 PM

Dvdkite

What can I do to simply obtain the UNIQUE bar number that you can see in the DATA WINDOW??

1: Create an indicator that plots only the Barnumber; example:

Code

plot1(Barnumber, "BarNumber");

2: Add the indicator to your chart
3: Click Properties tab; select Hide in the SubChart section

Check to see if it appears. This is what it looks like in the data window for one of my indicators:

September 9th, 2020, 05:34 PM

Dvdkite

What can I do to simply obtain the UNIQUE bar number that you can see in the DATA WINDOW??

Had the same madness before.

Go to Format Study: click the Properties tab, choose "User Specified" (max number of bars study will reference) and give a value that is large enough for your indicator, like 100. Don't worry if you are wrong, MultiCharts will throw an error and you can try a different number.

This would disable the auto-detect mechanism.

Barnumber is supposed to be UNIQUE for every chart bar? Why it is so hard to obtain?

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Barnumber is supposed to be UNIQUE for every chart bar? Why it is so hard to obtain?