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Quoting P.Action

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this indicator saves .csv files in broker's files folder. is there any way to change folder extension.

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Quoting P.Action

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Hello Hanover, i want to ask you sth. about your old indicator that name is output history. i found at this link. https://www.forexfactory.com/showthr...13#post8010713 this indicator saves .csv files in broker's files folder. is there any way to change folder extension. for example C:\csv files i ask you because when i change pc i cant use these csv files because of changing this folder extension. thank you

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Quoting hanover

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{quote} Short answer is no. MT4 writes all output files to the ..../MQL4/Files folder by default. I don't know any way to get around this, short of invoking the Windows API. I do all my coding using MQL4 build 509 compiler, where the above applies. I don't know whether MQL4 build 600 has lifted this restriction. You could copy or move the files to your desired destination using the Windows file manager.

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Quoting b.bedevi

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{quote} Or you can create a symbolic link for the desired folder if you can't find a solution

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Quoting hanover

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{quote} Short answer is no. MT4 writes all output files to the ..../MQL4/Files folder by default. I don't know any way to get around this, short of invoking the Windows API. I do all my coding using MQL4 build 509 compiler, where the above applies. I don't know whether MQL4 build 600 has lifted this restriction. You could copy or move the files to your desired destination using the Windows file manager.

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Quoting abokwaik

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No it hadn't.

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Quoting P.Action

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currency name for example chf=f usd=u can we use usdnok usdsek usdtry....etc i search this in your indicator code to add these currencies but i didnt find.

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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
string ExpandCcy(string str)  {
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
// Expands a currency (e.g. G to GBP) or a currency pair (e.g. EU to EURUSD)
//  as shown in the code
  if (StringLen(str) <= 0)   return(Symbol());
  string suff = "";
  if (StringLen(str) > 6)  {  
    suff = StringSubstr(str,6);
    str  = StringSubstr(str,0,6);
  }  
  str = StringTrim(StringUpper(str));
  string str2 = str;
  if (StringLen(str) >= 1 && StringLen(str) <= 2)  {
    str2 = "";
    for (int i=0; i<StringLen(str); i++)   {
      string char = StringSubstr(str,i,1);
      if (char == "A")  str2 = str2 + "AUD";     else
      if (char == "C")  str2 = str2 + "CAD";     else  
      if (char == "E")  str2 = str2 + "EUR";     else  
      if (char == "F")  str2 = str2 + "CHF";     else  
      if (char == "G")  str2 = str2 + "GBP";     else  
      if (char == "J")  str2 = str2 + "JPY";     else  
      if (char == "N")  str2 = str2 + "NZD";     else  
      if (char == "U")  str2 = str2 + "USD";     else  
      if (char == "H")  str2 = str2 + "HKD";     else  
      if (char == "S")  str2 = str2 + "SGD";     else  
      if (char == "Z")  str2 = str2 + "ZAR";  
  } }
  return(StringTrim(str2+suff));
}
 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
string ReduceCcy(string str)  {
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
// Abbreviates a single currency (e.g. GBP to G) or a currency pair (e.g. EURUSD to EU)
//  as shown in the code. Inverse of ExpandCcy() function
  str = StringTrim(StringUpper(str));
  if (StringLen(str) !=3 && StringLen(str) < 6)   return("");
  string s = "";
  for (int i=0; i<StringLen(str); i+=3)   {
    string char = StringSubstr(str,i,3);
    if (char == "AUD")  s = s + "A";     else
    if (char == "CAD")  s = s + "C";     else  
    if (char == "EUR")  s = s + "E";     else  
    if (char == "CHF")  s = s + "F";     else  
    if (char == "GBP")  s = s + "G";     else  
    if (char == "JPY")  s = s + "J";     else  
    if (char == "NZD")  s = s + "N";     else  
    if (char == "USD")  s = s + "U";     else  
    if (char == "HKD")  s = s + "H";     else  
    if (char == "SGD")  s = s + "S";     else  
    if (char == "ZAR")  s = s + "Z";  
  }  
  return(s);
}

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{quote}Try the attached. Screenshot shows both vertical and horizontal line options switched on. Valid horizontal line options are 0 thru 3 (feel welcome to experiment). Text on horizontal lines is toggled on/off by pressing F8 (Options dialog window) and toggling 'Show object descriptions' on/off (on 'Common' tab). {image} {file}

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Quoting zackery

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I think your fabulous "Year separators"-Indi (as ex4-file) is a bit CPU-eating on my plattform. Is it possible to get the mq4-file as well

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Quoting hanover

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{quote} This is possibly the least CPU intensive indicator that I've ever written! It plots the lines once, when the indicator is attached to the chart, and does nothing on every price tick thereafter [the start() procedure merely does a return(0)]. You can also limit the number of candles it processes using the YearsLookback setting. Even with YearsLookback=999999 on a EURUSD,W1 chart, the plot appears instantly on my computer. I can't think of any reason why it would work differently on exotics. Anyway, I've attached the MQ4. If you're running...

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Quoting zackery

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maybe the Indi is in conflict with some other Indi (thats why I have mentioned the "Unique-ID" -idea for this Indi...)

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Quoting zackery

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think i have found the issue . please have a look at my screenshot of the MetaEditor-compiler. getting so many errors when I compile this Indi. Thanks for your help

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Quoting hanover

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{quote} Please read the last sentence in post #1069. That's why I didn't post the MQ4 file originally. I posted it later only because you asked me for it. Compile errors are not the cause of any subsequent performance issues. If there are compile errors, the EX4 file is not (re)created, and hence the indicator will not load or run at all. If you are still having performance problems, all I can suggest is that you delete both the EX4 and MQ4 files, and find another indicator to do the job.

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Quoting zackery

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Is there someone who could change the code of the attached Indi so that it works with MetaEditor 600?

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Quoting hanover

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{quote} Zack, I've compiled the attached Year separators (b600).mq4 code using Metaeditor/compiler build 600, and there are no errors. However, you will first need to download the two mqh files (that were very generously created by pips4life) into the ..../MQL4/Include folder. The mq4 and ex4 files should be downloaded into the ..../MQL4/Indicators folder. I doubt that this will fix your performance problem, but I guess it's worth a try. Good luck. (Note: I'm largely unfamiliar with MQL4 build 600, but I've given it my best shot. There are other...

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Quoting valter

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I have this Vwap indicator...... Would it be possible to add........

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Quoting hanover

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{quote}Sorry but I'm unable to help. You could try re-posting your request in one of the "I code your indicators for free" threads, where it's more likely to be seen by other programmers. I hope that you can find somebody to do the work.

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Quoting Redeflect

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{quote} Serious question; should I have any actual fucking clue what I'm doing by now? Because I'm still just shuffling money around and working off of shit luck while just trying to avoid blowing up when things start to look bad. Yes, somehow, I think that's what I'm supposed to be doing

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