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    During execution of a programme, the running average of a dataset seems to take a very long time to calculate.
    I first tried to get the code to program a running average by recording a macro and to use it in a modified form in my own code. The problem is that I can record it but I can not execute the macro. It crashes on the line that sets the ‘Interval width’ => ‘WindowSize’.
    This is the recorded macro:
    ActiveDatabase.ActiveFolder.Object(“Mean”).Select False
    ActiveDatabase.ActiveFolder.Object(“Mean”).Select
    ActiveDatabase.SelectedObject.WindowSize = 500
    Application.UpdateAll

    Therefore I use the following formula:
    .Formula = “Mean(‘DataSet’ ,MEAN_ARITHMETIC + CALC_RUNNING, 500)”

    This works but is very slow for bigger datasets, especially if the averaging window is big. Is there any way of speeding up this process?

    #8734
    Bernhard KantzBernhard Kantz
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    The macro stops with an error because the generated code is not correct. We will remove this issue. The correct code should be:

    
    ActiveDatabase.SelectedObject.SmoothingWidth = 500 
    

    An alternative to the mean function is the smooth function respectively the Signal Smoothing Analysis Object. This method uses a faster linear algorithm.
    The result of

    
    Mean('DataSet' ,MEAN_ARITHMETIC + CALC_RUNNING, 501)" 
    

    and

    
    Smooth('DataSet' ,250)" 
    

    is similar.
    When the smoothing is calculated, there are insufficient left and right neighbours available for the first or last SmoothingWidth values in DataSet. Unlike the mean function these values are then equated to the first or last value in DataSet.

    Refer to the online help for more information.

    support@weisang.com

    #8735

    Thanks.
    Using the Smooth function instead of the running average function speeds the process up by almost a factor of 10 !!

    #8120

    During execution of a programme, the running average of a dataset seems to take a very long time to calculate.
    I first tried to get the code to program a running average by recording a macro and to use it in a modified form in my own code. The problem is that I can record it but I can not execute the macro. It crashes on the line that sets the ‘Interval width’ => ‘WindowSize’.
    This is the recorded macro:
    ActiveDatabase.ActiveFolder.Object(“Mean”).Select False
    ActiveDatabase.ActiveFolder.Object(“Mean”).Select
    ActiveDatabase.SelectedObject.WindowSize = 500
    Application.UpdateAll

    Therefore I use the following formula:
    .Formula = “Mean(‘DataSet’ ,MEAN_ARITHMETIC + CALC_RUNNING, 500)”

    This works but is very slow for bigger datasets, especially if the averaging window is big. Is there any way of speeding up this process?

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