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  • #1
  • First Post: Jan 10, 2011 8:22pm Jan 10, 2011 8:22pm
Has anyone modified the B-Clock or PriceBar Clock indicators to put them into a seperate indicator window?

I have an EA that reports information about my trades, but when I put any dynamic indicator such as a clock (which keeps painting new times), or any other indicator that constantly updates, the EA stops showing up-to-date information.

As far as I can tell the EA is still working fine, but not able to post info on the screen because of the clock etc.


AT
  • #2
  • Jan 10, 2011 11:26pm Jan 10, 2011 11:26pm
Quoting aussietrader
Has anyone modified the B-Clock or PriceBar Clock indicators to put them into a seperate indicator window?

I have an EA that reports information about my trades, but when I put any dynamic indicator such as a clock (which keeps painting new times), or any other indicator that constantly updates, the EA stops showing up-to-date information.

As far as I can tell the EA is still working fine, but not able to post info on the screen because of the clock etc.


AT
AT,

I've never used the B-Clock or PriceBar Clock indicators. I can't comment without seeing their source code.

However, if they are somehow managing to interfere with the EA (which seems a little odd), then I'd guess that it's unlikely that attaching them to a different window on the same chart would fix the problem. You'd probably need to attach them to another chart.

But unless I see the source code (.mq4 files) for both the indys, and the EA, I can't say for sure.

David
  • #3
  • Jan 11, 2011 12:06am Jan 11, 2011 12:06am
Hi David,

Thanks for the reply. It's actually any indicator that updates... such as Dynamic S&R or Pivot Points or Parabolic SAR or any with arrows etc.

The EA seems to work, but the trade info it displays (like TP and SL figures) goes blank.

The b-clock.mq4 is freely available, but I think the problem may lie in the EA?? I'm no programmer though. The reason why I say that putting the clock into the Indicator windows might work is simply that any indicator that updates like Spread and Session, or ADX MTF etc work fine.

Cheers.
  • #4
  • Edited 12:24am Jan 11, 2011 12:16am | Edited 12:24am
Quoting aussietrader
Hi David,

Thanks for the reply. It's actually any indicator that updates... such as Dynamic S&R or Pivot Points or Parabolic SAR or any with arrows etc.

The EA seems to work, but the trade info it displays (like TP and SL figures) goes blank.

The b-clock.mq4 is freely available, but I think the problem may lie in the EA?? I'm no programmer though. The reason why I say that putting the clock into the Indicator windows might work is simply that any indicator that updates like Spread and Session, or ADX MTF etc work fine.

Cheers.
AT,

There's possibly either a conflict with object names (unlikely, i.e. it would be something of a fluke if two programmers were to give their objects identical names); or there's (more likely) an ObjectsDeleteAll() statement in the EA, which is deleting the all of the objects on the chart (as a lazy way of clearing everything, before it plots its own objects); or possibly the reverse, i.e. one of the indys is performing an ObjectsDeleteAll(), which is removing all of the EA's objects (along with everybody else's). Hope that makes sense!

Objects include all lines, text, arrows etc - pretty much everything except what's plotted in indicator buffers.

If my guess is correct, then the only way around it (that I can think of, apart from modifying the program code) would be to have the EA run on its own dedicated chart.

Happy New Year to you - many pips in 2011!
David

[EDIT] It looks like ObjectsDeleteAll() without any parameters will delete all objects, regardless of their window.
However, ObjectsDeleteAll(window#) will delete only the objects in the specified window#.
Hence, putting the indys in another window MIGHT fix the problem, depending on how the programmer has coded it.
  • #5
  • Jan 11, 2011 12:23am Jan 11, 2011 12:23am
Thanks David,

What about placing the time to next bar (or similar clock indicator) in a seperate indicator window as another way around it?
  • #6
  • Jan 11, 2011 12:25am Jan 11, 2011 12:25am
Quoting aussietrader
Thanks David,

What about placing the time to next bar (or similar clock indicator) in a seperate indicator window as another way around it?
You could try that; see the addendum to my previous post.
  • #7
  • Edited 1:00am Jan 11, 2011 12:30am | Edited 1:00am
Cool, thanks!

Okay, I just edited the mq4 file of PriceBarClock indicator and replaced #property indicator_chart_window with #property indicator_seperate_window. It now creates the seperate window but the time still goes to the main window.

Cheers

I'll keep working on it, and thanks for the help.
  • #8
  • Jan 11, 2011 1:29am Jan 11, 2011 1:29am
Try this indicator if you still have the problem.
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File Type: mq4 BarTimeLeft v1.03.mq4   4 KB | 1,301 downloads
  • #9
  • Edited 10:29pm Jan 11, 2011 1:35am | Edited 10:29pm
Quoting Xaphod
Try this indicator if you still have the problem.
Thanks Xaphod, just tried your indicator... still the same problem.

Thanks for trying

TA

EDIT: I was a little premature, sorry.... once I actually went into the settings for the indiicator and changed windows, it worked!
  • #10
  • Jan 11, 2011 1:42am Jan 11, 2011 1:42am
Without access to the EA in question, there isn't much more anyone can do to help.
  • #11
  • Last Post: Jan 11, 2011 6:39am Jan 11, 2011 6:39am
Quoting aussietrader
As far as I can tell the EA is still working fine, but not able to post info on the screen because of the clock etc.


AT
hey at..... yes both are workin fine..... the trouble is in the conflict of comments......

this happens very often when 2 separate items each with their own comments are placed on the same chart.....

the b-clock has time remaining is shown in both locations..... in comments section and at far right edge..... if you could live with only the far right edge clock, you could turn off it's comments.....

then the ea's comments would rule....

there are other more elaborate ways to solve the conflict.....h
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 b-clock comments.mq4   2 KB | 863 downloads
to trade and code, keep both simple... no call to impress....h
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