Hi

There's roughly half the space in each EST formula window as there is for other formula windows (indicators, exploration columns etc.). I forget the actual number but it's easy enough to fill up the space using lines of 50 characters (or so) and making as many copies of that line as MS allows. Such an exercise doesn't require real code because you're going to delete it immediately after establishing the total space avaialable anyway.

Yes it is possible to get around the space limitation but it's not always the easiest thing to do. I wrote an article in the MSTT newsletter three or four years ago setting out how to use global variables (and the GV DLL) to optimise outside the EST. The idea was to keep long code in the Indicator builder instead of trying to cram all code into the EST. The concept is not really appropriate for beginners, nor is it really the best way to go if more basic options are available. Something as simple as reducing variable names to one or two characters is a good place to state. There are 14 letters of the alphabet that can be used as variable names. Expressions that are repeated two or more times should be defined as a variable once and then that variable can be called as often as needed. I could list several more space-saving tips but I'm sure you get the idea.

Roy

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