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The return type for the following ACSIL functions has been changed from a double type to SCDateTimeMS. Previously this was not done when the new integer based SCDateTime/SCDateTimeMS were released since using these types as a return value would lead to an invalid return value when using other compilers other than Visual C++. We have tested again with the compiler used for the Sierra Chart Remote Build functionality and do not observe any problem with this. So we have now changed the return type to SCDateTimeMS. It was necessary to make this change because there is a small degree of floating-point error when using a double type that would lead to a time value being off by a microsecond which can cause a problem when that is not expected. Therefore, any ACSIL study which uses these functions needs to be recompiled for version 2195 or higher. If the study is not recompiled, then the functions will do nothing and add an error message to the Sierra Chart Message Log.:

sc.GetStartDateTimeForTradingDate, sc.GetTradingDayStartDateTimeOfBar, sc.ConvertDateTimeToChartTimeZone, sc.DateStringToSCDateTime, sc.AdjustDateTimeToGMT, sc.TimePeriodSpan, sc.TimeStringToSCDateTime, sc.DateStringDDMMYYYYToSCDateTime, sc.CalculateTimeSpanAcrossChartBars, sc.GetEndingDateTimeForBarIndex, sc.GetEndingDateTimeForBarIndexFromChart, sc.ConvertDateTimeFromChartTimeZone, sc.ConvertDateTimeFromChartTimeZone.

https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/Whats_New.php#SCVer2195