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      LastBlockTradeLineBarIndex = sc.Index;
          LastBlockTradeLinePrice = currPrice;
          Tool.Clear(); // reset tool structure for our next use
          Tool.AddAsUserDrawnDrawing = 1;
          Tool.ChartNumber = ChartNumberToDrawLines.GetInt();
          Tool.DrawingType = DRAWING_HORIZONTAL_RAY;
          //Tool.DisplayHorizontalLineValue = 1;
          Tool.LineNumber = LastBlockTradeLineNumUsed;
          Tool.BeginIndex = sc.Index;
          Tool.BeginValue = currPrice;// *sc.RealTimePriceMultiplier;
          //Tool.EndValue = Tool.BeginValue;
          Tool.Color = RGB(255, 0, 255); // Magenta
          //Tool.Text = "bid";
          Tool.LineStyle = LINESTYLE_DOT;
          //Tool.LineWidth = 3;
          Tool.AddMethod = UTAM_ADD_OR_ADJUST;
          sc.UseTool(Tool);
          SCString Buffer;
          Buffer.Format("Created line chart: %d w/line num: %d @ index:%d price:%f", Tool.ChartNumber, Tool.LineNumber, Tool.BeginIndex, Tool.BeginValue);
          sc.AddMessageToLog(Buffer, 0);

      int chartsFound = sc.UserDrawnChartDrawingExists(targetChartNum, i);
      if (chartsFound > 0)
      {
        BlockTradeLine.Clear();
        sc.GetUserDrawnChartDrawing(targetChartNum, DRAWING_RAY, BlockTradeLine, 0);
        SCDateTime lineTime = BlockTradeLine.BeginDateTime;
        SCString timeStr = sc.FormatDateTime(lineTime).GetChars();
        Buffer.Format(" deleting chart: %d w/line num: %d -> index: %d, price:%f, date:%s", targetChartNum, i, BlockTradeLine.BeginIndex, BlockTradeLine.BeginValue, timeStr);
        sc.AddMessageToLog(Buffer, 0);

//create a drawing
s_UseTool MyDrawing;
MyDrawing.Clear();
MyDrawing.ChartNumber = sc.ChartNumber;
MyDrawing.DrawingType = DRAWING_MARKER;
MyDrawing.MarkerType = MARKER_POINT;
MyDrawing.MarkerSize = 10;
MyDrawing.Color = RGB(255,0,0);
MyDrawing.AddMethod = UTAM_ADD_OR_ADJUST;
MyDrawing.BeginIndex = sc.Index;
MyDrawing.BeginValue = sc.High[sc.Index];
sc.UseTool(MyDrawing);

//access the created drawing to obtain the value of its s_UseTool structure members
s_UseTool ExistingDrawing;
for (int i = 0; i < sc.GetACSDrawingsCount(0, 1); i++)
{
ExistingDrawing.Clear();
int Result = sc.GetACSDrawingByIndex(0, i, ExistingDrawing, 1);
SCString ExistingDrawingInfo;
ExistingDrawingInfo.Format("Drawing Index %i GetACSDrawingResult %i BeginIndex %i BeginValue %f", i, Result, ExistingDrawing.BeginIndex, ExistingDrawing.BeginValue);
sc.AddMessageToLog(ExistingDrawingInfo, 0);
}

[quote]How to Capture the Bar Index (date) of a User Drawn Vertical Line[/quote]

I need to capture the date that corresponds to a manually drawn Vertical Line; a line NOT created by ACSIL.

I use [b]a single vertical line[/b] to mark the new Earnings Date for each symbol I'm evaluating.

These earnings dates vary greatly, but it's an integral part of my analysis.

Seems like it should be simple, but I can't seem to find an answer.

The latest function I've tried is sc.GetUserDrawnChartDrawing()... but this seems only useful for capturing text.

I notice the Anchor text displays the date, so I could use that data or the actual date, the bar index or even another drawing tool if need be.

Thanks!!!

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