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  • #1
  • First Post: Feb 22, 2009 5:36pm Feb 22, 2009 5:36pm
The attached BarTimer.mq4 displays the percentage of time elapsed for the current bar on the chart using the period() function.

I would like to modify the indicator so the percentage time of D1 can be outputted on a five minute chart. The problem is how to get the seconds elapsed from from a D1 bar while using an M5 chart without using the period function.

I have tried various ideas but never seem to get the correct values outputted.
Is there a neat and obvious solution?

Any suggestions?
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File Type: mq4 BarTimer.mq4   3 KB | 461 downloads
  • #2
  • Feb 23, 2009 7:37am Feb 23, 2009 7:37am
This modified indicator should allow you to display the percentage of any other timeframe candle onto the chart of any other timeframe.

Note the new input "TimeFrame" this is the number of minutes your target candle holds. follow the below for the correct settings for each timeframe you want the indicator to track.

1 - 1 minute.
5 - 5 minutes.
15 - 15 minutes.
30 - 30 minutes.
60 - 1 hour.
240 - 4 hour.
1440 - Daily.
10080 - Weekly.
43200 - Monthly.
0 - Timeframe used on the chart that the indicator is attached on.

The indicator will also display what is the timeframe for the candle it is tracking.

regards,
Zen
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File Type: mq4 BarTimer_MTF.mq4   4 KB | 556 downloads
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  • #3
  • Feb 23, 2009 9:41am Feb 23, 2009 9:41am
Brilliant!
Exactly what was required.
The TimetoString function was the answer I see.

Many thanks for your help!

rolange
  • #4
  • Feb 23, 2009 9:51am Feb 23, 2009 9:51am
Quoting rolange
Brilliant!
Exactly what was required.
The TimetoString function was the answer I see.

Many thanks for your help!

rolange
you're welcome

and... what do you mean by TimeToString function? there's no such function in my codes. If you mean the part where I allow the indicator to show what timeframe its working on, that has nothing to do with the calculations and even if I remove it, the percentage will still be correct.

key code changes are in
Inserted Code
sec=TimeCurrent()-[color="red"]iTime(NULL,TimeFrame,0)[/color];// время в секундах от начала бара
   i=(lenbase-1)*sec/([color="red"]TimeFrame[/color]*60);// позиция ползунка
   pc=100.0*sec/([color="red"]TimeFrame[/color]*60);// время от начала бара в процентах

regards,
Zen
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  • #5
  • Last Post: Feb 23, 2009 9:55am Feb 23, 2009 9:55am
Quoting Zen_Leow
you're welcome

and... what do you mean by TimeToString function? there's no such function in my codes. If you mean the part where I allow the indicator to show what timeframe its working on, that has nothing to do with the calculations and even if I remove it, the percentage will still be correct.

key code changes are in
[code]
sec=TimeCurrent()-iTime(NULL,TimeFrame,0);// время в секундах от начала бара...
Sorry I meant iTime - I was confused because I had been experimenting with
TFtoString before.
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