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  • #621
  • May 27, 2025 4:22pm May 27, 2025 4:22pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} @Erebus: LOL, I'm not as old as this guy --
Ah HA, now it's a contest
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  • #622
  • May 28, 2025 3:14am May 28, 2025 3:14am
Quoting hanover
{quote} 1. Sorry I don't know how to do this programmatically.

hi..don't know if this works in mql4 build 600, but .. i use this to make a object no selectable.

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ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_SELECTABLE,false);


perhaps it works and will do the job

have a nice day (:
  • #623
  • May 28, 2025 12:34pm May 28, 2025 12:34pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} 1. Sorry I don't know how to do this programmatically. It's possible in MT4 options (press Ctrl-O) to choose between selecting objects with a single or double mouse click. {image} 2. Only indicators written (or updated) after MQL4 build 600 was released in Feb 2014 have Load/Save buttons. Looks like Erebus has found other version(s) of the indicator that have been kindly updated by pips4life. However, these probably won't have the "U" option that I just added for you. There was a version somewhere that allows the use of parameter files (that...
I understand. I'd like to ask if it's alright with you to share the mq4 of the latest version so that others can help improve it. I love the latest addition you did such as the midline and weekdays.

Thank you so much for your feedback!
  • #624
  • May 28, 2025 5:57pm May 28, 2025 5:57pm
Somewhere in New Zealand
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  • #625
  • May 28, 2025 7:12pm May 28, 2025 7:12pm
hanover is a legend.
  • #626
  • May 28, 2025 9:58pm May 28, 2025 9:58pm
Quoting TraderGamer
I'd like to ask if it's alright with you to share the mq4 of the latest version so that others can help improve it.
No problem, here it is, although I expect that in its existing form it will be more of a nuisance than a help to anybody. As it was written earlier than Feb 2014, it needs to be compiled using the MT4 build 509 compiler. Unless the code is updated for use in the latest MT4, then using the latest MT4 compiler will likely cause a zillion errors. I don't have time to fix this, as the indicator is of no use to me personally. The mq4 code also contains several unused utility functions that potentially have errors.

The .ex4 file provided in post #1 should work 100%, with all of the new features, as long as the .mq4 file does NOT exist in the ...\MQL4\Indicators folder. This is because, at least as far as I know, MT4 attempts to compile any .mq4 files that it finds there, every time it is re-started.

Finally, if I may anticipate the next question, somebody is going to ask for a MT5 version. Sorry, but I have no experience coding MQL5.

I don't wish to repeat explaining all this to everybody over and over.
To anybody who chooses to load the .mq4, if it causes unpredictable results, you have been WARNED.
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  • #627
  • May 29, 2025 3:44am May 29, 2025 3:44am
hi

took a look in the indicator .. fortunately it only gave one error ..
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.. because they change the way they do things ..

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.. so i replace the "S" by an "s" and ...

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.. inserted that line of code in your plot functions and now the plots are unselectable.. i think it is working as intended
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have a nice day (:


conclusion: Hanover is a great coder .. good codes .. just this little change and it works (: (:
  • #628
  • May 29, 2025 5:04am May 29, 2025 5:04am
Quoting hanover
{quote} No problem, here it is, although I expect that in its existing form it will be more of a nuisance than a help to anybody. As it was written earlier than Feb 2014, it needs to be compiled using the MT4 build 509 compiler. Unless the code is updated for use in the latest MT4, then using the latest MT4 compiler will likely cause a zillion errors. I don't have time to fix this, as the indicator is of no use to me personally. The mq4 code also contains several unused utility functions that potentially have errors. The .ex4 file provided in post...

Thank you so much for your generosity Hanover!! I appreciate you sharing your code. Again, thanks a lot!
  • #629
  • May 29, 2025 5:07am May 29, 2025 5:07am
Quoting luisinho
hi took a look in the indicator .. fortunately it only gave one error ..{image} .. because they change the way they do things .. {image} .. so i replace the "S" by an "s" and ... {image} {image} .. inserted that line of code in your plot functions and now the plots are unselectable.. i think it is working as intended {image} {file} have a nice day (: conclusion: Hanover is a great coder .. good codes .. just this little change and it works (: (:

I was about to make some tweaks but you shared yours and did a wonderful job! Made my life easier haha

Thank you very much for the improvements you did with the indicator Luisinho!
  • #630
  • Edited 11:24am May 29, 2025 6:00am | Edited 11:24am
Helloo everyone!

With the code shared by Hanover, I was able to add the midline (U) feature with the version of DailyBoxLine indicator with the button (the one improved by pips4life) as well. I also made the lines and text unselectable so that it won't get mess around accidentally.
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  • #631
  • May 29, 2025 12:03pm May 29, 2025 12:03pm
Quoting TraderGamer
Helloo everyone! With the code shared by Hanover, I was able to add the midline (U) feature with the version of DailyBoxLine indicator with the button (the one improved by pips4life) as well. I also made the lines and text unselectable so that it won't get mess around accidentally. {image} {file}
It gets better & better.

Thanks.
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  • #632
  • Jul 11, 2025 4:35am Jul 11, 2025 4:35am
Quoting Shabs19
{quote} Look at post #1 In properties substitute letter Z for Y this will plot the highest to lowest Bodies in that range. Z includes the highest high to lowest low ( Wicks ).
Hi any possibility of excluding current day daily line box to be plotted?
  • #633
  • Jul 12, 2025 5:08pm Jul 12, 2025 5:08pm
Quoting Dee250250
{quote} Hi any possibility of excluding current day daily line box to be plotted?
Can you explain a bit more about your requirements?

It can do almost anything.
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  • #634
  • Jul 16, 2025 4:54am Jul 16, 2025 4:54am
Quoting Erebus
{quote} Can you explain a bit more about your requirements? It can do almost anything.
Hi again ,thanks let me try to give an example probably i might be clearer.

Its Wednesday I want ONLY daily box line for Tuesday on chart....is that possible
lookback days starts from 1 which is current day Wednesday........... lookback 2 shows wednesday and tuesday
  • #635
  • Edited 6:06pm Jul 16, 2025 5:27am | Edited 6:06pm
Quoting Dee250250
{quote} Hi again ,thanks let me try to give an example probably i might be clearer. Its Wednesday I want ONLY daily box line for Tuesday on chart....is that possible lookback days starts from 1 which is current day Wednesday........... lookback 2 shows wednesday and tuesday
Let me see if I can show example, you must use the Button On / Off version from here -

https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...8#post14338428

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Days are color coded (by me) you can switch on / off as required.
Obviously, here, I show them all on for the example.

Since you didn't answer yet - also read this post where it is also explained -

https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...9#post15256979
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  • #636
  • Jul 17, 2025 1:15pm Jul 17, 2025 1:15pm
hi thanks for help.... I now realise its for mt4 been failing to load it
any mt5 version?
  • #637
  • Jul 17, 2025 4:11pm Jul 17, 2025 4:11pm
Quoting Dee250250
hi thanks for help.... I now realise its for mt4 been failing to load it any mt5 version?
Do a simple search on this thread............

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  • #638
  • Aug 5, 2025 11:24am Aug 5, 2025 11:24am
Quoting Erebus
{quote} Let me see if I can show example, you must use the Button On / Off version from here - https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...8#post14338428 {image} Days are color coded (by me) you can switch on / off as required. Obviously, here, I show them all on for the example. Since you didn't answer yet - also read this post where it is also explained - https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...9#post15256979
Hi everyone.....is this indicator capable of plotting overlapping day in start to end hrs......eg start hour 6am today end hour 4am next day?
  • #639
  • Aug 5, 2025 2:18pm Aug 5, 2025 2:18pm
Quoting Dee250250
{quote} Hi everyone.....is this indicator capable of plotting overlapping day in start to end hrs......eg start hour 6am today end hour 4am next day?
YES

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  • #640
  • Aug 5, 2025 3:20pm Aug 5, 2025 3:20pm
Quoting Erebus
{quote} YES {image}
Wow wow massive thanks I would have never figured that out alone!
now am only left on how to exclude current day daily line box on mt5 chart but am navigating it by removing the day on 'days of week" setting as lookback 1 is current day and lookback 2 is past 2 days
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