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  • #421
  • Edited 1:45am Apr 23, 2022 12:37am | Edited 1:45am
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Don't load a template from another instance of MT4 do a separate template for each MT4. Switching templates between MT4 platforms is just asking for trouble with the template trying to load something that does not exist on that MT4 platform.

I always copy same stuffs into another MT4 instance folder so I never had issue at all except with this symbol changer indicator. This sounds like a cache issue with the loaded symbols setting from market watch in the template. I think this can be fixed by forcing the symbol changer indicator to always re-load the symbols from the market watch on Init phase if the "Auto select pairs from the Market Watch" option is enabled.

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All you need to do is set the order you want for the Symbols in your Market watch list then the indicator will load them on the chart in the same order.

The problem with doing this is it's tedious. I have to sort the symbols on market watch in each MT4 instance for sake of the symbol changer indicator. Not to mention each MT4 account in each MT4 instance has their own settings too. It'll be nice if the symbol changer indicator can just sort the symbols automatically.
  • #422
  • Apr 23, 2022 2:53am Apr 23, 2022 2:53am
Quoting minview
The problem with doing this is it's tedious. I have to sort the symbols on market watch in each MT4 instance for sake of the symbol changer indicator. Not to mention each MT4 account in each MT4 instance has their own settings too. It'll be nice if the symbol changer indicator can just sort the symbols automatically.
I use the Manually Select option on Symbol Changer, then save a preset for use in other instances of Metatrader

Here is an example; make the list in Excel, copy & paste

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And the Presets folder

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  • #423
  • May 11, 2022 7:22am May 11, 2022 7:22am
Quoting ahhamidz
{quote} was working . Up to two days ago. It's actually two days that does not work right. In these two days sometimes works correctly. Thanks sir {image} {image}
what indicator this?
  • #424
  • May 16, 2022 1:26pm May 16, 2022 1:26pm
HI Guys

How do i put this indicator into a seperatw indicator window as opposed to it being in the top right hand corner of my screen?

many thanks
  • #425
  • May 16, 2022 3:32pm May 16, 2022 3:32pm
Quoting zaine
HI Guys How do i put this indicator into a seperatw indicator window as opposed to it being in the top right hand corner of my screen? many thanks
Wow, your 1st post ever, long road ahead of you.

I suggest learning how to use Metatrader 4, the User Manual or HELP has a lot of information.

Many indicators have complex settings, big challenge for a brand new user, check all of them to learn.

To answer this question, you need to have an indicator in the sub-window before the Symbol Changer can be set to be there.

See this example; it can be any indicator in the sub-window, an oscillator is okay.

Good Luck

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  • #426
  • May 17, 2022 2:44am May 17, 2022 2:44am
or use this indicator



Quoting Erebus
{quote} Wow, your 1st post ever, long road ahead of you. I suggest learning how to use Metatrader 4, the User Manual or HELP has a lot of information. Many indicators have complex settings, big challenge for a brand new user, check all of them to learn. To answer this question, you need to have an indicator in the sub-window before the Symbol Changer can be set to be there. See this example; it can be any indicator in the sub-window, an oscillator is okay. Good Luck {image}
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  • #427
  • Jun 9, 2022 11:11am Jun 9, 2022 11:11am
exactly what i was missing, thanks CJA for the great work.
  • #428
  • Jun 20, 2022 10:13am Jun 20, 2022 10:13am
Quoting cja
{quote} Yes you are correct, I cannot think of anything that would have stopped the profit/loss colors from working so I started from the beginning and re-coded it and now it appears to be working correctly. What I find amazing is 98 downloads and you are the first to notice an issue?? {file}{image} {file}
Hi,

Can you code the latest version of Symbol changer to can be put on the bottom of the screen, left corner?


Thank you
  • #429
  • Jul 13, 2022 1:13am Jul 13, 2022 1:13am
I found this cool and simple indicator just like the one posted in this thread but its more simple. Can you tweak it to toggle hide/show the timeframe? thank you
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  • #430
  • Sep 2, 2022 12:51am Sep 2, 2022 12:51am
Quoting cja
{quote} Yes you are correct, I cannot think of anything that would have stopped the profit/loss colors from working so I started from the beginning and re-coded it and now it appears to be working correctly. What I find amazing is 98 downloads and you are the first to notice an issue?? {file}{image} {file}
hi Cja
Sorry for bother you, can you add shortcut button for the indicator? Same like this, picture below. Get for tab key only it just fine.
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  • #431
  • Edited 4:06pm Feb 7, 2023 11:19am | Edited 4:06pm
Quoting cja
{quote} And what exactly does "those where analysis has been placed on the chart" actually mean???? please explain in detail. Give an example of this analysis and how you think this would be useful.
Hi Cja,
I've also really been wanting this. I think an easy solution is just to have a hotkey, that when pressed will put a colored border around the current pair in the symbol changer (like it does when you have a pending order on the pair, but a different color), so you can note that you should come back to it to check it later. (Right now I use post-its =) )
Best regards,
WT
  • #432
  • Mar 26, 2023 6:54pm Mar 26, 2023 6:54pm
This is next level useful Spread Indicator, because it is also Symbol Changer

Totally FREE



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  • #433
  • Apr 9, 2023 12:35am Apr 9, 2023 12:35am
Hello, is there mt5 version of symbol changer as in #1?

Thank you
  • #434
  • May 19, 2023 11:07am May 19, 2023 11:07am
hello cja
Would you be willing to provide version of symbol changer for mt5? It cannot be done without you....there is no source code for mt4 so depend on you
Thank you
  • #435
  • May 25, 2023 9:34pm May 25, 2023 9:34pm
Quoting mortgagee
hello cja Would you be willing to provide version of symbol changer for mt5? It cannot be done without you....there is no source code for mt4 so depend on you Thank you
At this point in time I am not interested in coding anything in mql5 because most of MT5 indicators I have coded have all had issues with MetaQuotes updates causing them to fail requiring anything from a rewrite of the code to needing a recompile to make them work again. I know other programmers have had similar issues in fact some have stated that they will no longer fix MT5 indicators that have failed due to MetaQuotes updates. Backward compatibility does not appear to be a major concern for MetaQuotes otherwise they would have sorted this out years ago.
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  • #436
  • May 26, 2023 8:10am May 26, 2023 8:10am
Quoting cja
{quote} most of MT5 indicators I have coded have all had issues with MetaQuotes updates causing them to fail requiring anything from a rewrite of the code to needing a recompile to make them work again. I know other programmers have had similar issues
How long ago these things were happening? I finished coding all my programs for MT5 last year, use them constantly, still modify them occasionally, update MT5 regularly even to beta versions (just for lolz) and I never experienced anything like that.
  • #437
  • Edited 11:43pm May 26, 2023 11:29pm | Edited 11:43pm
Quoting Botan626
{quote} How long ago these things were happening? I finished coding all my programs for MT5 last year, use them constantly, still modify them occasionally, update MT5 regularly even to beta versions (just for lolz) and I never experienced anything like that.
Perhaps its only affecting code that was done before you did your coding. You get messages like " this version is obsolete" and " indicator too slow needs to be re-coded"

Feb 3rd 2023
Quoting cja
{quote} All you can try is restart your MT5 platform or refresh the indicator navigator window but I doubt either option will solve the issue. I suspect it can only be recompiled if you have the source file so I do not think you are able to do anything to rectify the problem. This is the wonderful thing about MT5 you never know if what you coded previously is going to work after each new update. As mentioned earlier I cannot do anything at the moment as I am away from my database so cannot access the mq5 file. I will have look next week as time permits.
Feb 5th 2023
Quoting cja
I have recompiled the Signal Bar MT5 indicator and it now appears to be working correctly. This continuing issue is why I have not invested too much time in updating my indicators from MT4 to MT5 because it is simply a lottery if your code is going to work on every new update and unfortunately this has been the case right from the start of MT5 and unfortunately the situation does not appear to be improving as time goes on. NOTE : I have updated this indicator however I am not prepared to do this every time Metaquotes updates cause an issue. {file}
Quoting mntiwana
Guys Do not worry and take it serious,after sometime they (metaquote developer) will be solve the issue if they intended to,codes are OK but the issue coming from metaquote side (terminal) - as usual - https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...3#post13880053
Quoting mladen
Lately some people are having issues with ex5 files They get an "error" message that "this version is obsolete, recompile it" That "error" has nothing to do with the coder and has all to do with nonsense metaquotes is doing. Just one example : protected code (which is an equivalent of ex5 file) made on tradestation 20 years ago is still happily running on newest versions too. That is how the professionals do it Since metaquotes obviously does not think that it is worth doing it like the above, and since it is not any sort of an error from coding side, for any such case ask metaquotes to resolve that. I am not going to be made lifelong responsible for any mess they do with the new builds they make. Sorry guys, no "updates" for cases like that from me
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  • #438
  • Edited 12:00pm Jun 17, 2023 6:07am | Edited 12:00pm
Quoting cja
{quote} Perhaps its only affecting code that was done before you did your coding. You get messages like " this version is obsolete" and " indicator too slow needs to be re-coded" Feb 3rd 2023 {quote} Feb 5th 2023 {quote} {quote} {quote}
All your quoted posts were written in February 2022, not 2023.
I started writing MQL5 code near the beginning of February 2022. Since then, I never had such problems, not a single time.
Perhaps the time has come to give MT5 and MQL5 a new try, taking into account some recent information about MT4.
  • #439
  • Edited 8:50pm Jun 17, 2023 5:23pm | Edited 8:50pm
Quoting Botan626
{quote} All your quoted posts were written in February 2022, not 2023. I started writing MQL5 code near the beginning of February 2022. Since then, I never had such problems, not a single time. Perhaps the time has come to give MT5 and MQL5 a new try, taking into account some recent information about MT4.
Apologies I got the dates wrong however it is still happening. Imagine if you were a seller supplying the ex5 file how often would you be required to recompile the indicator to get it working or if you bought it off MetaQuotes and it no longer worked due to MT5 updates. I have updated a couple of my personal MT4 EA's to mql5 code recently and must admit the execution speed has certainly improved compared to the speed it used to have but I am still not totally convinced.
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  • #440
  • Edited 1:30pm Jun 18, 2023 3:21am | Edited 1:30pm
Quoting cja
{quote}however it is still happening
I wonder, how long ago these 2 indicators from your screenshot were last time compiled before you tried to load them and got errors?
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