Change all open charts to template "x.tpl"

Hi,

I have 10 charts open and I made a modification to their template. Is there a quick way of changing/updating templates on them all globally.

Bringing this back to the top.

Did anybody ever find a way of doing this? I guess I am looking for an MT4 equivalent of running a macro in Excel. Push one button, and 10 charts change to a new template. In ProRealTime, there is a link function, that means when you add a line to a cable chart, all the other instances of cable charts also display that line. I know you can't do that in MT4, but is there a way of applying templates faster than going through the drop down menu for each chart?

Try creating different profiles of the same pair, affixed with different templates. Then simply click F5 to scroll through them.

Hope that helps,
MM

I like it, lateral thinking...... I have started to think more along the lines of using a Windows macro, but I don't know anything about them (yet). Some system where you you write the procedure for the first template, and then just apply it to the rest. Know any good macro programmes?

I have found something that automates the process a bit, which is called "Smack Recorder" (...???). The trial version seems like it might do the job.

http://www.cpringold.com/products/smack.html.

I'll give it a whirl, and upgrade if it solves the problem.

I think this could be done with a script? If there's a script to close all open positions independently of their symbol, by executing the script on a single chart even if its symbol hasn't any open position at that time, most probably there is a way to automate with a script the change of the templates at once.

I'm going to do some research on this and if I find something I'll be back to tell.
Up to now the only thing that I found is that if you rename your template as "default.tpl" any charts that you open will use that same template. Could be a temporary solution.

Now if it is only a problem of same template updating, I think closing the platform and reopening maybe would do the trick?

thanks, doblece. I have never really understood how scripts work in MT4, but I did think this might be an avenue to explore. I guess that somewhere within the application there is a facility to automate chart displays.