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  • #1
  • First Post: Edited Nov 18, 2008 5:38am Nov 17, 2008 4:35am | Edited Nov 18, 2008 5:38am
Hi...

I am working on indicators that take the overall average for a currency. For this I need to get a list of all currency pairs a provider allows... I cannot find any function in MQL that will give this... Has anyone done something like this before?

A sample of what I am talking about is attached. I had to list all of the currencies manually...

Regards
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File Type: mq4 OverallADX.mq4   8 KB | 1,100 downloads | Uploaded Nov 18, 2008 5:37am
  • #2
  • Nov 17, 2008 7:44am Nov 17, 2008 7:44am
I'm afraid there isn't such a function in MQL4, probably will be a good addition in MQL5

is there any problem listing them manually? after all, you'll only have to list them once.

if you HAVE to do it programmatically. perhaps you can make use of the 8 major currencies and form the pairs programmatically with for loops into an array. then make use of MarketInfo() to weed out those not offered by your broker. You won't get the exotic pairs listed but the major ones will be in your grasp.

worth I thought.

regards,
Zen
Programming for a better future.
  • #3
  • Nov 17, 2008 8:04am Nov 17, 2008 8:04am
Thanks... I didn't think there would be one... but I thought I would try...


Anyway... the only problem with listing the pairs manually is that you would have to do it every time you used the indicators with a new provider... this would probably become annoying if you had several indicator files...

anyway... thanks... I guess I'll just go on with the others the same way.. or work on your idea first...
  • #4
  • Nov 17, 2008 9:51am Nov 17, 2008 9:51am
Theres nothing OOTB that does this but you CAN write a function for it. Fortunately for you, I happen to have one I use it as a part of my GoHan Scanner: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=124995

Basically, it scrolls through all the possible currency pairs and checks for a price - if a price is returned then it means the broker supports it and puts it in an array that contains all the valid pairs. After you run the function, any time you want access the pairs, just scroll through the array.

Enjoy!

Global variables
Inserted Code
string Symbols[];
int SymbolCount;

Function
Inserted Code
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Creates the array of pair symbols to check                       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+   
string CreateSymbolList()
  {
   string allsyms;
   string Currencies[] = {"AED", "AUD", "BHD", "BRL", "CAD", "CHF", "CNY", "CYP", "CZK", "DKK", "DZD", "EEK", "EGP", "EUR", "GBP", "HKD", "HRK", "HUF", "IDR", "ILS", "INR", "IQD", "IRR", "ISK", "JOD", "JPY", "KRW", "KWD", "LBP", "LTL", "LVL", "LYD", "MAD", "MXN", "MYR", "NOK", "NZD", "OMR", "PHP", "PLN", "QAR", "RON", "RUB", "SAR", "SEK", "SGD", "SKK", "SYP", "THB", "TND", "TRY", "TWD", "USD", "VEB", "XAG", "XAU", "YER", "ZAR"};
   int CurrencyCount = ArrayRange(Currencies, 0);
   int Loop, SubLoop;
   string TempSymbol;
   for(Loop = 0; Loop < CurrencyCount; Loop++)
       for(SubLoop = 0; SubLoop < CurrencyCount; SubLoop++)
         {
           TempSymbol = Currencies[Loop] + Currencies[SubLoop];
           if(MarketInfo(TempSymbol, MODE_BID) > 0)
             {
               ArrayResize(Symbols, SymbolCount + 1);
               Symbols[SymbolCount] = TempSymbol;
               allsyms = allsyms + TempSymbol +"n";
               SymbolCount++;
             }
             
           TempSymbol = Currencies[Loop] + Currencies[SubLoop] +"m";
           if(MarketInfo(TempSymbol, MODE_BID) > 0)
             {
               ArrayResize(Symbols, SymbolCount + 1);
               Symbols[SymbolCount] = TempSymbol;
               allsyms = allsyms + TempSymbol +"n";
               SymbolCount++;
             }
         }
   return(allsyms);
  }
  • #5
  • Nov 17, 2008 10:08am Nov 17, 2008 10:08am
Quoting LongToBeFree
Theres nothing OOTB that does this but you CAN write a function for it. Fortunately for you, I happen to have one I use it as a part of my GoHan Scanner: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=124995

Basically, it scrolls through all the possible currency pairs and checks for a price - if a price is returned then it means the broker supports it and puts it in an array that contains all the valid pairs. After you run the function, any time you want access the pairs, just scroll through the array.

Enjoy!

Nice....
Thanks a lot for this... saves me a lot of time...
I'll use it the init part....

Tell me if I can help you in any way....
  • #6
  • Nov 18, 2008 3:56am Nov 18, 2008 3:56am
For those interested...

There are three lines
Blue and Red show the way the two currencies in a pair are performing overall (Compared to all other currencies possible)
Green shows the adx for the current pair (+ve means the first currency is getting stronger, -ve means the second currency is getting stronger)

regards
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File Type: mq4 OverallADX.mq4   8 KB | 1,060 downloads
  • #7
  • Last Post: Jul 20, 2024 8:59am Jul 20, 2024 8:59am
Thank you, really useful
may I ask you...
Quoting wskanaan
... There are three lines Blue and Red show the way the two currencies in a pair are performing overall (Compared to all other currencies possible)
I suppose in the comparison blue is the first, red is the second, correct?

thank you
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