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  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 18, 2009 3:11pm Apr 18, 2009 3:11pm
Been a lurker for a while. Been doing a bit of programming, but somebody has asked me to program something I thought would be simple and I am stuck.

I have been given 2 HMA indicators, and the plan is to have a crossover. I thought it would be a simple case on switching a few bits into the example MA crossover code, no luck.

Had a look at HMA crossover EAs and still no luck. Thoughts/help?

Attached are the HMAs. Don't want to put anyone out, but just rather confused and it seems like a good bunch here.

Cheers guys.
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File Type: mq4 hma.mq4   4 KB | 350 downloads
File Type: mq4 Hma2.mq4   4 KB | 337 downloads
  • #2
  • Apr 19, 2009 10:21am Apr 19, 2009 10:21am
Quoting Hotch
Been a lurker for a while. Been doing a bit of programming, but somebody has asked me to program something I thought would be simple and I am stuck.

I have been given 2 HMA indicators, and the plan is to have a crossover. I thought it would be a simple case on switching a few bits into the example MA crossover code, no luck.

Had a look at HMA crossover EAs and still no luck. Thoughts/help?

Attached are the HMAs. Don't want to put anyone out, but just rather confused and it seems like a good bunch here.

Cheers guys.
I want to help you, but your PM is disabled and also your emailing is disabled. Sorry.
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  • #3
  • Apr 19, 2009 10:59am Apr 19, 2009 10:59am
I haven't looked at them, but....

If they're colored HMAs, then there are two buffers, one for color 1, and the other for color two. All you need to do is programmatically, recombine them into a third phantom buffer.

  1. Figure out what the 0 value for each buffer is, its either EMPTY, EMPTY_VALUE, 0, or something else. Figure out what the value of that buffer is when it's not being painted.
  2. Set up a new function which automatically recombines the two buffers.

Inserted Code
double CombinedFunction (Parameter1, Parameter2, etc)[indent]{
if(iCustom(Parameter1,Parameter2,etc,BUFFER1) != EMPTY_VALUE) return(iCustom(BUFFER1);
if(iCustom(Parameter1,Parameter2,etc,BUFFER2) != EMPTY_VALUE) return (iCustom(BUFFER2);
 }
[/indent]

All you need to do now is instead of calling iCustom in the code, use "CombinedFunction()"

Questions?

And Oksana, I respect your work as a programmer, but why do you have to be secretive? Better to put the solution here out in the forums so you don't have to repeatedly provide solutions.
  • #4
  • Apr 19, 2009 11:56am Apr 19, 2009 11:56am
Quoting Oksana17
I want to help you, but your PM is disabled and also your emailing is disabled. Sorry.
and your mail folder is full so I couldn't reply to your PM to me.

and also....

please don't try to promote your services via PM to me when not asked for. I'm sure FF would not take kindly to this promotion of your website !!
  • #5
  • Apr 19, 2009 3:47pm Apr 19, 2009 3:47pm
Quoting Ronald Raygun
I haven't looked at them, but....

If they're colored HMAs, then there are two buffers, one for color 1, and the other for color two. All you need to do is programmatically, recombine them into a third phantom buffer.[list=1][*]Figure out what the...
Ronald,
I agree with you. Thanks for the tip.
But what I wonder is why do people block PMing and emailing here in FF. Is it because they have more than 1 account here in FF?
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  • #6
  • Apr 19, 2009 3:48pm Apr 19, 2009 3:48pm
Quoting Willowgal
and your mail folder is full so I couldn't reply to your PM to me.

and also....

please don't try to promote your services via PM to me when not asked for. I'm sure FF would not take kindly to this promotion of your website !!
Calm down please.
How am I supposed to know if my inbox in PM is full? It doesn't say that. But thanks for that! I will clear out my inbox fully!
So did Ronald's help solve your problems Willowgal?
How long you trading forex?
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  • #7
  • Apr 19, 2009 6:06pm Apr 19, 2009 6:06pm
Quoting Oksana17
Ronald,
I agree with you. Thanks for the tip.
But what I wonder is why do people block PMing and emailing here in FF. Is it because they have more than 1 account here in FF?
There's a section called "Folder Options"

Inserted Code
Inbox contains X messages.
You have X messages stored, of a total 1000 allowed.

They even give a nice colored status bar to match.

There is no way you couldn't have noticed.

As for people who block PMing or e-mail, or other means of contacting them, don't bother. There are many other members here on FF that also "need" (Read:Want) help. There's no reason why they should be ignored because they had to wait in line.
  • #8
  • Apr 19, 2009 6:15pm Apr 19, 2009 6:15pm
hey hotch.... is there any particular reason your wanting to use the colored hma...

using the standard version would be far simplier..... here is a brief example.... i've included the standard HMA, mechanically it should be comparable.....

it's a no frills ea, just for iCustom example....h
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File Type: mq4 HMA.mq4   3 KB | 423 downloads
to trade and code, keep both simple... no call to impress....h
  • #9
  • Last Post: Apr 20, 2009 4:50am Apr 20, 2009 4:50am
Thanks for all the help guys, hopefully I'll be able to repay the community, thinking of sticking around.

Reason I wanted to use the indicators I posted was that when i went looking for HMAs previously, I didn't get the same lines.

As for not allowing PMs, I just didn't realise it was off.

Thanks again.
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