Tutorial: Writing Custom Functions and Entry/Exit Systems

Introduction

Write a Simple Function

Write a Basic Entry/Exit System

Use the Special Processing Sub-page

Export Functions for Another User

Export Functions for Another User

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Export a custom function to a file.

Once you have created function definitions and entry/exit systems that you find useful, you may want to share them with other TradingSolutions users. This can be accomplished by exporting these definitions to a file, sending that file to another user, and having that user import the file into their version of TradingSolutions.

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Step-by-step Instructions

1.    Select Export Functions… from the File menu.

Figure 1. Selecting “Export Functions…” from the File menu.

2.    On the Export Function Selection Dialog, place a check next to the “Average Absolute Difference” function under the “My Functions” group and press OK.

Figure 2. “Average Absolute Difference” function selected.

3.    On the Export Functions As Dialog, press the Save button to save the selected function.

Ä    Note: This exported file could now be imported into another portfolio or sent to another TradingSolutions user to recreate this function on another computer.

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