Running Scans vs Explorations vs Applying Indicator

[TX_trader]

Hello all,

I am trying to understand how code is run for an Exploration, Scan, Backtest or Applying an Indicator to a chart. As an example, I want to understand how many times the code is run when applying an indicator, or running a scan.

Could somebody please point me to a resource that I can read? I read a post that Thomasz wrote about the general differences, but not in depth.

Thank you!

[mradtke]

You might find this helpful: Efficient use of multithreading. I'm sure there is other information in the User Guide as well.

This post is also important: How do I debug my formula?

Also, you could simply add one or more _TRACE() statements to your AFL and then monitor the Trace tab of the Log window so you can see each time your code executes.