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  • #1
  • First Post: Edited 10:05pm Feb 2, 2010 10:00pm | Edited 10:05pm
If you want odd time frames on MT4 such as 3 min, 8 hr, 12 hour, etc, I just found out how to do it.

On a 1 hour chart, go to Navigator on your l/h side (or Cont N) go to "scripts" then "period converter." Then in the inputs page put in "extperiodmultiplier" 12. Then Ok.

Then go to the top L/H corner-File, "open offline" & you will see, for eg, AUDUSDH12. Click on this & you have an AUDUSD 12 hr chart.

so, if you want a 3 min chart, go to the 1 min & put in extmultiplier 3, & so on. This just multplies the time frame you are on.
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  • #2
  • Feb 2, 2010 10:05pm Feb 2, 2010 10:05pm
Quoting bazza
If you want odd time frames on MT4 such as 3 min, 8 hr, 12 hour, etc, I just found out how to do it.

On a 1 hour chart, go to Navigator on your l/h side (or Cont N) go to "scripts" then "period converter." Then in the inputs page put in "extperiodmultiplier" 12. Then Ok.

Then go to the top L/H corner-File, "open offline" & you will see, for eg, AUDUSDH12. Click on this & you have an AUDUSD 12 hr chart.

so, if you want a 3 min chart, go to the 1 min & put in extmultiplier 3, & so on. This just multplies the time frame you are...
Thats useful Baz, I knew about the second 1min to 3min but didn't realize that it works for the hour. Thanks, I have a use for that.
  • #3
  • Feb 3, 2010 7:56am Feb 3, 2010 7:56am
Probably the best indicator for this is the one in the thread right above this one.

Have a look at http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=206301
  • #4
  • May 16, 2012 7:41pm May 16, 2012 7:41pm
You may not even see this post, since you put up that info 2 years ago ...but I do appreciate it

I must have skipped a step ...

(1) I opened a new 1 min chart
(2) went to the "scripts" and "period converter" feature
(3) created what turned out to be "3 min.set" and saved it (also tried loading it, but that didn't help)
(4) went back to my new 1 min chart and went to upper L/H corner to "open offline"
(5) but there was nowhere to be seen a "3 min.set" or anything even offering a 3 min chart

So I have no idea what I did wrong If anybody does, please let me know.
  • #5
  • Jul 22, 2014 4:48pm Jul 22, 2014 4:48pm
Quoting al-1852
You may not even see this post, since you put up that info 2 years ago ...but I do appreciate it I must have skipped a step ... (1) I opened a new 1 min chart (2) went to the "scripts" and "period converter" feature (3) created what turned out to be "3 min.set" and saved it (also tried loading it, but that didn't help) (4) went back to my new 1 min chart and went to upper L/H corner to "open offline" (5) but there was nowhere to be seen a "3 min.set" or anything even offering a 3 min chart So I have no idea what I did wrong If anybody does, please...
Lets see...

step 1 through to 4.. seemed to work for me
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  • #6
  • Feb 29, 2016 4:52pm Feb 29, 2016 4:52pm
Was able to do it on 1 hr chart to 3 hr in 3 steps, worked okay with no problems, just followed the above steps
  • #7
  • Oct 6, 2016 9:25pm Oct 6, 2016 9:25pm
Thank you so much Bazza for this thread. Now, only one issue here, it doesn't update, not even after refreshing the chart. Well, every 2 years someone stumble with this thread so I guess in 2018 someone will reply me, hopefully I will have figured it out by then lol.
  • #8
  • Nov 12, 2016 10:35pm Nov 12, 2016 10:35pm
Quoting Venepipz
Thank you so much Bazza for this thread. Now, only one issue here, it doesn't update, not even after refreshing the chart. Well, every 2 years someone stumble with this thread so I guess in 2018 someone will reply me, hopefully I will have figured it out by then lol.
Doesn't it also if you leave the first chart open? So with the basic MT timeframe the odd timeframe is based upon, apparently. So the M1, M5, M15, M30, H1 etc chart.

As far as I know this should be it.
  • #9
  • Nov 15, 2016 2:25am Nov 15, 2016 2:25am
Exactly in order for the odd timeframe to work the normal Timeframe should stay open.
  • #10
  • Nov 20, 2017 4:47am Nov 20, 2017 4:47am
thank you for the useful thread, however if I want a 2m chart how shall I do this.. I change the input to 2 but nothing happens, please help
  • #11
  • Nov 20, 2017 5:16am Nov 20, 2017 5:16am
I continue to struggle to get a 2 min time frame added to my platform ..I have to open a 2m chart offline... I can not get it right can you help?
thank you
  • #12
  • May 26, 2018 1:16am May 26, 2018 1:16am
please can someone enlightened me as what does offline chart useful for?
  • #13
  • Oct 7, 2018 2:27pm Oct 7, 2018 2:27pm
Quoting Venepipz
Thank you so much Bazza for this thread. Now, only one issue here, it doesn't update, not even after refreshing the chart. Well, every 2 years someone stumble with this thread so I guess in 2018 someone will reply me, hopefully I will have figured it out by then lol.
Strangely it's 2018 and true enough i've stumble upon this thread, just downloaded an indicator and wanted to try but figuring out the 2M offline chart. So have you figured out by now? lol
  • #14
  • Oct 8, 2018 12:23pm Oct 8, 2018 12:23pm
Quoting Littleghost
{quote} Strangely it's 2018 and true enough i've stumble upon this thread, just downloaded an indicator and wanted to try but figuring out the 2M offline chart. So have you figured out by now? lol
Use updated period converter (since the dll calls to trigger the offline chart update have changed for new builds of MT4)
  • #15
  • Oct 30, 2019 11:49am Oct 30, 2019 11:49am
Quoting mladen
{quote} Use updated period converter (since the dll calls to trigger the offline chart update have changed for new builds of MT4)
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  • #16
  • Oct 30, 2019 3:55pm Oct 30, 2019 3:55pm
nice tool guys , but truth be told , offline charts are such a pain

what would be a very good thing instead , would be to have MT5 time frames built-in in MT4 and get rid of all offline charts altogether
  • #17
  • Jun 25, 2020 11:40pm Jun 25, 2020 11:40pm
Bazza

Thnx mate.

Ain't there a way for auto-refresh? The application works nicely, but you need to manually refresh every time to see the updated data.
  • #18
  • Edited 12:10pm Aug 28, 2020 9:49am | Edited 12:10pm
Could anyone care to explain how to get yearly, quarterly timeframes. I tried the period converter MN but couldn't get it to work at all on the offline chart. I tried the another A1 M-Yearly indicator which has worked but with some weirdness
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  • Sep 4, 2020 9:35pm Sep 4, 2020 9:35pm
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  • #20
  • Feb 5, 2021 4:48pm Feb 5, 2021 4:48pm
Quoting dingoman-two
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please does this indicator repaint?
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