Need help to convert simple MQL4 indicator to MQL5

First some disclaimers:

1. My MQL4 coding experience is limited to cannibalizing bits and pieces of other peoples' code for use in my own little indicators. Somehow this has worked for me for the past 5 years or so.
2. I have never coded C/C++, which I understand is similar to MQL5. The only language I was ever proficient in was Tradestation's EasyLanguage back in the day.

I'm trying to get my head around coding for MQL5, and need help to convert the attached sample MQL4 indicator to MQL5 as a starting point for me in the learning process.

All the indicator does is the following:

1. print the number of minutes of each timeframe in the top left hand corner of the chart e.g. in the Daily chart it will print 1440, in the H4 chart 240 etc etc.
2. print an arbitrary historical reference price in the bottom left corner of the chart for the currency pair I'm looking at. e.g. for USDJPY it will print 100, for EURUSD 1.2000. All these levels are already arbitrarily fixed in the body of the code itself, so there's no calculation at all.

All in all, a pretty stupid (but little and simple enough) indicator I've cooked up. But it's my first tiny step in understanding MQL5.


The code compiles easily in the latest MT4 updates. I just need a working MT5 version that compiles fully, error-free and if possible, warning-free as well.

Yes I know there are "better" ways of learning a new language, but would appreciate you could just humor me with my humble request!

Many thanks in advance!

Cheers!
Skenobi

Just to understand you right:
are you asking for the equivalent of your code for the mt5 platform?
Or is it for the new mt4 builds with the updated mql4?

Thanks for your response!

There are at least a handful of reasons it's somewhat of a problem for me:

1. The sample codes I have come across involve calculations e.g. calculations of MAs, stochastics etc etc. My request only involves "positioning" (for lack of a better word) of particular artifacts, and there aren't any (?) examples of these that I can find.
2. .... and I can't seem to get my code to work even after following step-by-step the (probably less-than-adequately-translated) English translation of the original Russian text.
3. The examples almost always require the use of 'include' files to facilitate the "emulation" (again, dunno if I'm using the correct term) of MQL4. I'd prefer to port to pure MQL5 if at all possible. (If not possible, then I'd still accept any help I can get.)

I think once I can get the hang of where every component belongs and how they work (e.g. all the init, deinit, start sections and even how oncalculate works despite there being no calculation in my simple example (?) ), I could speed up my learning process!

Again, thanks very much for your views!

My sample code already compiles with the new MT4 builds, and I have no problem with the new MT4 builds so far as I have managed to port most of the indicators I use regularly from b509 to b600+.

My new aim now is to be able to port everything to MT5.

Hope that is clear!

Thanks again!

Yes, now clear.

rockit, you ROCK!

Thanks HEAPS for the MQL5 sample!

Hi, it's possible to convert this indicator in mq5?

Thanks

I found this on the net.....Not sure how good it is.....

Looks like once converted you will still need to fix errors.......

http://www.fx1618.com/mt5/mql4-to-mql5.html

Thanks, I tried to convert, but I can't fix the error, beacuse I don't know the programming code.

Can anybody help me?

not sure, maybe using the build 509 compiler will work? -> http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=470340

Hi, thanks for the link, I tried, but gives me the same errors... UFF...
Do not open it with MT5.

Hi, it's possible to convert this indicator in mq5?

Thanks

Hi, it's possible to convert this indicator in mq5?

Thanks

Hi guys
can some help me convert this EA into MQL5 script i can use in another MQ5 EA. Also please replace the adjusted stop loss with Moving Average trailing stop loss after the first profit target has been hit. attached is the MQ4 file

looking forward to a speedy response and appreciate all the help

Hi, it's possible to convert this indicator in mq5?

Hello there,
with the same Kenoby's raison and story, i humbly request someone to manually convert this usefull pivot point label indicator from ".mq4" to ".mq5".
I already tried with automated converter but it failed.

It can be usefull for others ... and very surely for me... at least : )

Regards

Here is for you, Mada.

Hello Fredix,
I already have answered to your kind post here :
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...79#post8958479

But my response is still in moderation (!?).

Anyway, i tried the conversion you have done for me. Thank you very much....sincerly.

Unfortunatly, it doesen't work properly.

Fredix, could you convert this code to mql5, please?

Sorry, this is too big.