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Date/Time: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:06:17 +0000
ACSIL Currency conversion
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| [2020-04-05 12:45:40] |
| ACWalker - Posts: 6 |
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Hello, I am working on a position sizer, and I would like to be able to convert an account balance in a currency to the currency relevant to the chart. I suspect the ConvertCurrencyValueToCommonCurrency() function could do this, but I can't seem to get it to work. For example, for an account balance in GBP on a EURUSD chart I am calling it like this: SCString outputCurrency; SCString sourceCurrency = "GBP"; float currency = sc.ConvertCurrencyValueToCommonCurrency(Input_AccountBalance.GetFloat(), sourceCurrency, outputCurrency); However, the returned currency value is the same value as the inputted currency and the outputCurrency is an empty string. Am I calling the function wrong? Thanks, Alex |
| [2020-04-05 13:18:55] |
| ForgivingComputers.com - Posts: 1152 |
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If your account is in GBP (output currency), and the chart symbol is EURUSD (source Currency), then try this: SCString outputCurrency = "GBP";
SCString sourceCurrency = "EURUSD"; Date Time Of Last Edit: 2020-04-05 13:19:09
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| [2020-04-05 14:34:08] |
| ACWalker - Posts: 6 |
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Thanks for your reply, I have tried it as you mentioned, but unfortunately still getting the same result. I'm using a value now for the example, and the currency value being returned is 500. SCString outputCurrency = "EURUSD"; SCString sourceCurrency = "GBP"; float currency = sc.ConvertCurrencyValueToCommonCurrency(500.0f, sourceCurrency, outputCurrency); |
| [2020-04-05 16:32:26] |
| User907968 - Posts: 847 |
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Did you set the 'Common Profit/Loss Currency' to GBP? Global Trade Settings Windows: Common Profit/Loss Currency (Global Settings >> General Trade Settings >> General) |
| [2020-04-12 01:33:01] |
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You have the second parameter wrong. The second parameter is as follows: const SCString& SourceSymbol It needs to be set to EURUSD You also need to set the common currency as explained in post #4. Here is the updated documentation: ACSIL Interface Members - Functions: sc.ConvertCurrencyValueToCommonCurrency() Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing Date Time Of Last Edit: 2020-04-12 01:35:14
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