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Disapearing Indicators in Mt4 build 220?

  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 19, 2008 3:52am Dec 19, 2008 3:52am
Hi, folks.
I have a problem with indicators disappearing in Mt4 build 220 released Nov.
Using Vista ultimate on Dual core Pentium 3Ghz with 4Gb Ram.


I have reinstalled the KhaosAssault2.mq4 indicator in the Expert/Indicator directory and restarted Mt4 but the indicator is never listed in the indicator directory. It did work but suddenly disappeared. I just downloaded the latest version from the Mt4 site but it still refuses to display.
This is certainly not virus related and I have no problems with any other programs.

Any ideas on how to fix this folks? Thanks in advance.

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/8323/khaosbq3.jpg


http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7307/mt4ap2.jpg
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  • #2
  • Dec 19, 2008 5:20am Dec 19, 2008 5:20am
Quoting Rastaman
Hi, folks.
I have a problem with indicators disappearing in Mt4 build 220 released Nov.
Using Vista ultimate on Dual core Pentium 3Ghz with 4Gb Ram.


I have reinstalled the KhaosAssault2.mq4 indicator in the Expert/Indicator directory and restarted Mt4 but the indicator is never listed in the indicator directory. It did work but suddenly disappeared. I just downloaded the latest version from the Mt4 site but it still refuses to display.
This is certainly not virus related and I have no problems with any other programs.

Any ideas on how to fix...
Perhaps your computer is trying to tell you something...
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  • #3
  • Dec 19, 2008 7:10am Dec 19, 2008 7:10am
Quoting Gaston
Perhaps your computer is trying to tell you something...
Well, thank you for that totally useless comment! Moron!
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  • #4
  • Dec 20, 2008 2:26am Dec 20, 2008 2:26am
Quoting Rastaman
Hi, folks.
I have a problem with indicators disappearing in Mt4 build 220 released Nov.
Using Vista ultimate on Dual core Pentium 3Ghz with 4Gb Ram.

I have reinstalled the KhaosAssault2.mq4 indicator in the Expert/Indicator directory and restarted Mt4 but the indicator is never listed in the indicator directory. It did work but suddenly disappeared. I just downloaded the latest version from the Mt4 site but it still refuses to display.

This is certainly not virus related and I have no problems with any other programs.

Any ideas on how to fix...
I do encounter the same problem. No solution at this moment too.

However, I try to reduce the indicators in the folder, it works well. Therefore, try to maintain the folder and keep the essential indicators only.

Hope this help you a bit.
  • #5
  • Dec 20, 2008 2:46am Dec 20, 2008 2:46am
perhaps you can try reinstalling your MT4 client and update it again to the latest build. It has been known to solve some indicator issues that others have faced.

regards,
Zen
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  • #6
  • Dec 20, 2008 9:38am Dec 20, 2008 9:38am
I thought that would possibly be the only solution to this phenomenon.

Good to know that others are experiencing the same problem with this version.

Many thanks to the folks for your assistance & last but not least a VERY Large Raspberry to the unhelpful idiot. BluurruuuuuuuuHaaaaaaaaa!
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  • #7
  • Dec 20, 2008 10:41am Dec 20, 2008 10:41am
OH you're using VISTA... ok I believe I've read about this somewhere... You should try installing your MT4 in the C: instead of in the "Program Files" folder. I've heard people experiencing problems with Vista not allowing programs to create files if its under the "Program Files" branch of folders.

and since you only place in a .mq4 file, MT4 will attempt to compile and create the ex4 file upon startup of the client. But because its not allow to create files when its residing in the "Program Files" folder, the attempt fails and you never get to see the indicator cos it never got compiled into an ex4 file for the client to retrieve and list.

I just realised I'm rather long-winded in this post. hahaa. hope that solves your problem.

regards,
Zen
Programming for a better future.
  • #8
  • Dec 20, 2008 9:24pm Dec 20, 2008 9:24pm
maybeee ( and I know its true) you have too many indicators


you may have to copy some out of the indicators directory
I think its a limit of 256
  • #9
  • Jan 13, 2009 3:21pm Jan 13, 2009 3:21pm
I've noticed with Alpari's demo that you can download direct from MetaQuotes, when I edit the indicator parameters "indicator list" the platform crashes. I'm using Windows Server 2003 but previous MT4 installations did NOT have this issue. Anyone have any idea what is causing this? Is it maybe a Windows problem with recent updates that have been done? Same problem on XP.
  • #10
  • Jan 13, 2009 3:57pm Jan 13, 2009 3:57pm
Quoting eliteeservices
I've noticed with Alpari's demo that you can download direct from MetaQuotes, when I edit the indicator parameters "indicator list" the platform crashes. I'm using Windows Server 2003 but previous MT4 installations did NOT have this issue. Anyone have any idea what is causing this? Is it maybe a Windows problem with recent updates that have been done? Same problem on XP.
What do you mean by "edit the indicator parameters"? Edit the code for a specific indicator?

My guess is you have one bad indicator in the indicators folder. I have not noticed any problems with b220 running on 2000, 2003 and XP.

Do you have some of the same custom indicators installed on each machine?
  • #11
  • Jan 13, 2009 8:45pm Jan 13, 2009 8:45pm
I have had bad experiences with free code before, just be very cautious as to what you download.
What i did start to do was read the file first before saving to my computer to check it out for anything suspicous in the code, but if its in ex4 that will be hard to do.
A problem I had was accounts appearing out of thin air with very strange characters for the names that was about 30-40 characters long. Usually the login is just 5-8 digit number. Obvoisly some code was malicous and tryin to do somthing but I have no idea what.
If u think u have dodgy indicator delete the last one u know to cause the problem, uninstall mt4 and then re-install. U dnt want anything left behind in the background so do virus scan and disk clean etc.
  • #12
  • Mar 2, 2012 4:28pm Mar 2, 2012 4:28pm
i downloaded an mt4 plat on my windows 7. installed some custom indicators and the platform just vanished. i tried it several times but it keeps disappearing as soon as it connects to the net. i thuoght the brokers platform was faulty, i downloaded two more platforms and same thing happened.any body with an idea on keeping myplatform steady on my desktop
  • #13
  • Last Post: Mar 2, 2012 8:53pm Mar 2, 2012 8:53pm
Delete mqlcache.dat file inside your indicators folder. Restart the mt4 platform.
The new indicator should appear now.
Good luck
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