BarsSince used in different timeframe causing problem

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OneMinute=in1Minute*1;
TimeFrameSet(OneMinute);
barsSinceBullishBreach=BarsSince(L<=cloudSupportPrimary);
TimeFrameRestore();
_TRACE("barsSinceBullishBreach="+barsSinceBullishBreach);

Chart interval is 30 seconds. I select a bar using the mouse cursor and then scroll. Why is the value of the trace change. I use barsSinceBullishBreach for the buy signal and since the value changes the signal too appears and disappears as i scroll back and forth. No such problem when chart is viewed in 1 minute interval.

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Sorry I had missed pasting the timeframeexpand line of code. The problem is elsewhere.

OneMinute=in1Minute*1;
TimeFrameSet(OneMinute);
barsSinceBullishBreach=BarsSince(L<=cloudSupportPrimary);
TimeFrameRestore();
barsSinceBullishBreach=TimeFrameExpand(barsSinceBullishBreach, OneMinute);
_TRACE("barsSinceBullishBreach="+barsSinceBullishBreach);

I think it has to do with zoom level. I mean how the value of the array changes once it is out of focus. I think the focus is being set by 1 minute TF where as the chart is of 30 sec. something in those lines.

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Your variable cloudSupportPrimary is defined somewhere before TimeFrameSet. But you need to define it after TimeFramset and before TimeFrameRestore.

OneMinute=in1Minute*1;
TimeFrameSet(OneMinute);
cloudSupportPrimary = /*your code here*/
barsSinceBullishBreach=BarsSince(L<=cloudSupportPrimary);
TimeFrameRestore();
barsSinceBullishBreach=TimeFrameExpand(barsSinceBullishBreach, OneMinute);
_TRACE("barsSinceBullishBreach="+barsSinceBullishBreach);
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Yes this worked. fxshrat had sent me a message about this.