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Several of the Script Sections in RealTest serve to define items which are both calculated and displayed.
These sections include: Charts, Graphs, Results, Trades and Scan.
In each of these sections, the format in which to display the value of the calculated formula can be optionally specified by including a special kind of comment within the formula definition.
A format specification comment must use the squiggly-brace comment style.
If no format specification is provided, the "general" format will be used (as in Excel).
As one quick example, the NetProfit formula in Results.rts is defined as {$0} S.Equity - S.StartEquity. The $0 tells RealTest to display this stat as a whole dollar value.
You can see other examples of these codes in the section links above.
Available Formatting Codes
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Code
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Used In
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Shows This
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Digits (if present) Specify
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#
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scans, trades, charts, graphs, results
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general-purpose numeric value
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number of decimal places
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##
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scans, trades, charts, graphs, results
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general-purpose number without commas
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number of decimal places
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$
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scans, trades, charts, graphs, results
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value as currency
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number of decimal places
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%
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scans, trades, charts, graphs, results
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value * 100 as a percent
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number of decimal places
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-
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with any of the above codes
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value as above, use red if negative
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the ABS is the number of decimal places
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//
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scans, trades, charts, graphs, results
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value as a date string
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n/a
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~
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scans, trades, charts, graphs, results
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value as "True" or "False"
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n/a
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^
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charts
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show this indicator in the upper indicator pane
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n/a
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charts
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show this indicator in the volume pane
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n/a
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graphs
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draw bars rather than a line
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base value (x-axis) for bar chart
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results
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show this item in the status bar
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n/a
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"name"
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any
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override the default item name
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n/a
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An output format specification comment can be inserted anywhere within the item's formula.
Any unrecognized character in the comment cancels its interpretation as an output format.
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