Predefined and user-supplied strings
Script
Name of the script without the ".c" extension. Can be
changed for generating or loading parameters, rules, and factors from files
with a different name, this way sharing training data with other scripts. Script names must not contain spaces or special characters.
Algo
The current algorithm identifier, set up by the algo function or a TMF (read/only). Algo
identifiers should be short and must not contain spaces or special characters.
Asset
The current asset name, set up initially by the [Asset] scrollbox.
Is automatically
changed at runtime with the asset function, a tick function, a TMF or a trade loop.
AssetPrev
The name
of the previously selected asset; in a trade loop
the name of the asset that was selected before the loop.
Assets
A NULL-terminated string array containing the names of all available assets in the asset list (read/only). Can be used
either as a loop parameter, or for enumerating
assets, f.i. for(N = 0; Assets[N]; N++). The asset names are valid after the first asset or assetList call. The number of assets in the list is returned by assetList. AssetBox
The name of the currently visible asset in the [Asset]
scrollbox (read/only).
When trading with multiple brokers, the account
associated with the last selected asset.
Factors
Name suffix and extension of the file containing the OptimalF factors; can be set for selecting between different sets of factors. If not set up otherwise, the file begins with the script name and ends with ".fac", f.i. "Z12.fac". Set Factors f.i. to "oos.fac" for reading the factors from the file "Z12oos.fac".
History
User-supplied string with path, name suffix, and extension of the historical data files, for selecting between different sets
and types (.t1, .t2, .t6,
.t8) of price histories. If not set, defaults to .t6
and the HistoryFolder. A
'*'
character at the begin of the name represents the asset name and an optional year number,
'?' represents the asset name with no year number. History must be set before
the first asset() or
assetHistory() call. Examples (for AAPL 2015):
History = "*a.t6";
reads price history from AAPL_2015a.t6; if not
found, uses AAPLa.t6.
History = "?.t6"; reads price history from
AAPL.t6.
History = "History\\Temp\\*.t1"; reads
tick data history from History\Temp\AAPL_2015.t1.
History = "D:\\Data\\Options\\*.t8"; reads price history from
option chains in D:\Data\Options\AAPL.t8.
Curves
User-supplied string with path, name, and extension of the file containing the exported equity or balance curves of all optimize parameter variants in [Train] mode (see export). Also used for storing the daily equity curve in [Test] mode. The LOGFILE flag must be set for
exporting curves. If the file already exists, the curves are appended to the end. If Curves is not set, no curves are exported in [Train] mode, and in [Test] mode the equity/balance curve is exported to a *.dbl file in the Log folder.
SymbolTrade
The trading symbol of the current asset as set up in the asset list; or the asset name when the asset has no assigned
trading symbol. Does not contain the optional broker or price source name.
Can be modified with strcpy.
SymbolLive
The symbol of the current asset for live prices, without broker or price source
name. Can be modified with strcpy.
SymbolHist
The symbol of the current asset for historical prices, without broker or price
source name. Can be modified with strcpy.ZorroFolder
The folder in which Zorro was installed, with trailing backslash, f.i. "C:\Program Files\Zorro\" (read/only). This is not necessarily the root folder of the data files - see the remarks about UAC.
WebFolder
The folder for the HTML page that displays the trade status. If not set up otherwise, the HTML documents are generated in the Log folder. Can be set up in the Zorro.ini file.Type:
string
Remarks:
- Make sure not to assign temporary strings to the above string constants.
They will lose their content after the next command. For assigning
script-generated strings, use a static char array of
sufficient size.
- More strings, performance data and trade lists, broker/account info, and file contents are available through the
report function.
Examples:
Script = "MyScriptV2"; // store and load parameters under "MyScriptV2.par"
History = "*s1.t6"; // read historical data from f.i. "EURUSD_2013s1.t6"
History = "?.t6"; // enforce historical data with no year number, f.i. "EURUSD.t6"
WebFolder = "C:\\inetpub\\vhosts\\httpdocs\\trading"; // VPS web folder
See also:
algo, asset,
report,
LogNumber, included scripts