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  • #1
  • First Post: Nov 15, 2008 2:17am Nov 15, 2008 2:17am
i'm trying to install an indicator in metatrader4.
i'm digging around help files but i can't seem to figure this
out.
i think i'm supposed to use metoquotes language editor if i'm
not mistaken but it's about as far as i can get.
the indicator is zup.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 ZUP_v77.mq4   345 KB | 542 downloads
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  • #2
  • Nov 15, 2008 2:31am Nov 15, 2008 2:31am
You do not need to use the editor.
http://www.forexfactory.com/showpost...71&postcount=2

After following the above instructions. Open the 'navigator' window in MT4, Ctrl+N , find the indicator and right click on it or grab it with the mouse and slide it onto the chart.
  • #3
  • Nov 15, 2008 2:39am Nov 15, 2008 2:39am
Quoting nvwine
You do not need to use the editor.
http://www.forexfactory.com/showpost...71&postcount=2
thank you, thank you for responding. 1 question.. so i manually put the indicator in the appropriate folder and it will compile when the application restarts?
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  • #4
  • Nov 15, 2008 2:43am Nov 15, 2008 2:43am
i'm actually not sure if this is an indicator or a script..
i guess it is an indicator.
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  • #5
  • Nov 15, 2008 2:43am Nov 15, 2008 2:43am
Quoting england33
thank you, thank you for responding. 1 question.. so i manually put the indicator in the appropriate folder and it will compile when the application restarts?
Yes.

You can compile with the editor but I think it is more complicated when you are starting out.

It is an indicator. Much larger byte size than normal.
  • #6
  • Nov 15, 2008 2:50am Nov 15, 2008 2:50am
Quoting nvwine
Yes.

You can compile with the editor but I think it is more complicated when you are starting out.

It is an indicator. Much larger byte size than normal.
i put it in the indicator folder and restarted the program. i don't see it anywhere. it's not available with the other indicators.
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  • #7
  • Nov 15, 2008 2:55am Nov 15, 2008 2:55am
Are you looking under the 'Custom Indicators' heading in the navigator? There is a heading for 'Indicators' then 'Expert Advisors' then 'Custom Indicators'.
  • #8
  • Nov 15, 2008 3:00am Nov 15, 2008 3:00am
Quoting nvwine
Are you looking under the 'Custom Indicators' heading in the navigator? There is a heading for 'Indicators' then 'Expert Advisors' then 'Custom Indicators'.
yes... insert/indicators/custom but no zup... there is zig zag and various others..
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  • #9
  • Nov 15, 2008 3:06am Nov 15, 2008 3:06am
i just installed a different indicator successfully but no luck with the zup.
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  • #10
  • Nov 15, 2008 3:08am Nov 15, 2008 3:08am
I don't know what to tell you. Do you have more than one platform installed - saved to wrong platform?

I tried saving the indicator and it showed up as a Custom Indicator for me. I attached it to a chart and it works.

You can always choose to open the indicator when you click on it in FF. Then in the editor save it to the correct directory. Click compile. The other way to save an indicator.
  • #11
  • Nov 15, 2008 3:10am Nov 15, 2008 3:10am
Quoting england33
i just installed a different indicator successfully but no luck with the zup.
Are you using an old build of MetaTrader? The platform I used successfully in the previous post was b220.
  • #12
  • Nov 15, 2008 3:20am Nov 15, 2008 3:20am
Quoting nvwine
I don't know what to tell you. Do you have more than one platform installed - saved to wrong platform?

I tried saving the indicator and it showed up as a Custom Indicator for me. I attached it to a chart and it works.

You can always choose to open the indicator when you click on it in FF. Then in the editor save it to the correct directory. Click compile. The other way to save an indicator.
ok i'll try that thanks. i have to take a break. must clean and cook so i'll be gone for an hr or so. i'll come back and let you know how it goes if your still here. i'm not sure what build no but i'll look into that too..
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  • #13
  • Nov 15, 2008 3:23am Nov 15, 2008 3:23am
Good luck.

Another thought - Using windows explorer go to the indicators folder and open the MQ4 file using MetaEditor. Click compile under the file menu and look down at the bottom of the page to see if there are any errors during compiling.
  • #14
  • Nov 15, 2008 4:09am Nov 15, 2008 4:09am
Quoting nvwine
Are you using an old build of MetaTrader? The platform I used successfully in the previous post was b220.
4.0.2.20
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  • #15
  • Nov 15, 2008 4:37am Nov 15, 2008 4:37am
Quoting nvwine
Good luck.

Another thought - Using windows explorer go to the indicators folder and open the MQ4 file using MetaEditor. Click compile under the file menu and look down at the bottom of the page to see if there are any errors during compiling.
well this will take some time to fix i imagine. i can't figure out what the deal is even with your help. i thank you for your suggestions and please let me know if you have an other ideas. i installed about 5 indicators successfully except the one i wanted of course. i think i might try an older version of zup not that it would make a difference or perhaps the file is bad. no errors unless i'm looking in the wrong place. it says the other indicators compiled and initialized but no mention of the zup.
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  • #16
  • Nov 15, 2008 9:13am Nov 15, 2008 9:13am
Quoting nvwine
Open the 'navigator' window in MT4, Ctrl+N , find the indicator and right click on it or grab it with the mouse and slide it onto the chart.
Quoting nvwine
Are you looking under the 'Custom Indicators' heading in the navigator? There is a heading for 'Indicators' then 'Expert Advisors' then 'Custom Indicators'.
I noticed you do not load your indicators on the chart using the navigator. Give it a try. Sometimes indicators show up in the navigator that do not show up on the 'insert' menu feature.

also
Quoting nvwine
Using windows explorer go to the indicators folder and open the MQ4 file using MetaEditor. Click compile under the file menu and look down at the bottom of the page to see if there are any errors during compiling.
What did you see at the bottom of the page in the 'toolbox' window, the MetaEditor page?
You should see this;
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  • #17
  • Nov 15, 2008 9:28am Nov 15, 2008 9:28am
Quoting nvwine
I noticed you do not load your indicators on the chart using the navigator. Give it a try. Sometimes indicators show up in the navigator that do not show up on the 'insert' menu feature.

also

What did you see at the bottom of the page, the MetaEditor page?
You should see this;
your going to crack up at this... i was just going to do what you just said. i had previously left metatrader off for an extended amount of time. i just started it and the first thing i did was look in the custom indicators. unlike before it spontaneously was available i think were all set. so it for some reason compiled i guess but i installed 5 other indicators but the zup wasn't there everytime i looked in the list and i'm pretty adamant about going over things. all the sudden it shows up. it was the first i installed though. but thanks i couldn't have done anything without you. i guess it was the good luck!!
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  • #18
  • Nov 15, 2008 9:42am Nov 15, 2008 9:42am
I'm glad it worked for you.
I have talked to people before that could not see an indicator on the insert menu. I recommend using the navigator.
For future reference the build number in MT4 is visible when you click on the 'Help' menu and select 'About'. The build number will be in the lower left of the box that opens. There are at times bad builds. For example b219. That is why I asked.
  • #19
  • Nov 15, 2008 9:51am Nov 15, 2008 9:51am
Quoting nvwine
I'm glad it worked for you.
I have talked to people before that could not see an indicator on the insert menu. I recommend using the navigator.
For future reference the build number in MT4 is visible when you click on the 'Help' menu and select 'About'. The build number will be in the lower left of the box that opens. There are at times bad builds. For example b219. That is why I asked.
great info. i appreciate the help.
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  • #20
  • Nov 21, 2008 8:39am Nov 21, 2008 8:39am
i have a new problem with metatrader4.. i have installed too many indicators and when i try to select custom indicator i can only select so many and the one's at the bottom of the menu are shown but not available and are grayed out. they worked before but seems it only allows so many. i tried removing some that i'm not going to use but they are still available. does anyone have a solution to this or could you inform me the proper way to uninstall the indicators from metatrader. taking them out of the indicator folder and restarted the program doesn't work - that is how i installed them. thanks to anyone who is good enough to help.
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