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  • #101
  • May 1, 2010 4:32am May 1, 2010 4:32am
Hi David,
first I can tell you that I fixed this problem, thou' I think it might happen again.
I thank you for your detailed help.

Quoting hanover
If the problem has only just started to occur, I think it is probably caused by either bad or missing data.
yes, it happened just 1 week ago, strangely on two different computers (using the same account).

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-- Is it happening on only one currency pair, or all of them?
strangely, on almost all of the pairs - but not on all.

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-- What happens if you try different chart timeframes?
this is what finally fixed it. I went to several different TF's, and suddenly it showed the candles with correct indicator values (starting at ~0, not ~99). I had to switch TFs some time, and scroll back & forth in time to get a consistent result. btw how do you define which values are used for the indi (i.e. 0-105)?

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-- Or change the TimeFrames parameter value in the indicator settings?
-- What happens if you change the NumCandles parameter to a very low number? (i.e. so that hopefully, the bad data is not included)
-- If you switch the chart to the same timeframe as the TimeFrames parameter, can you see any bad data (e.g. a long spike on one of the candles), or is there a candle missing (i.e. on a M30 chart, there should be one candle for EVERY 30 minute period)?
-- If you press F2 and look in the History Center for the pair/timeframe,...
the rest did not help (except different broker, I did not try that. current is FXPro Demo). also, I did not find missing data or spikes.

again, thanks a lot for your assistance,
Regards, Lowen
  • #102
  • May 1, 2010 6:08am May 1, 2010 6:08am
Quoting Lowen
btw how do you define which values are used for the indi (i.e. 0-105)?
The values across the time interval (specified by NumCandles) are re-scaled so that the highest high plots at the 100 level, and the lowest low at the 0 level, in the indicator window.

Hence if there was a zero or missing value on any candle, the 0 value would plot at the 0 level, and the rest of the candles would plot on or near the 100 level. That's why I'm guessing that you problem is being caused by bad data from your broker. This frequently happens with demo accounts.

However, since I can't examine your data myself, I can only guess.

I don't believe the fault lies within the indicator itself, because it's been downloaded by many FF members, and nobody else has reported this error.
  • #103
  • May 1, 2010 6:45am May 1, 2010 6:45am
Quoting hanover
The values across the time interval (specified by NumCandles) are re-scaled so that the highest high plots at the 100 level, and the lowest low at the 0 level, in the indicator window.

I don't believe the fault lies within the indicator itself, because it's been downloaded by many FF members, and nobody else has reported this error.
thanks for the info, david.
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  • #104
  • Edited 4:35pm May 21, 2010 4:22pm | Edited 4:35pm
hi
thanx for the indi it is working very good !
i have only one question
in " strategy" log it shows me couple times "2010.05.21 23:19:59Recent Candles EURUSD,M15: ArrayInitialize function internal error"
when loading or loading template with this indi?
can you tell me why?
regards and thanx for this great stuff !!
  • #105
  • Edited 7:51pm May 21, 2010 7:30pm | Edited 7:51pm
Quoting bbolss
hi
thanx for the indi it is working very good !
i have only one question
in " strategy" log it shows me couple times "2010.05.21 23:19:59 Recent Candles EURUSD,M15: ArrayInitialize function internal error"
when loading or loading template with this indi?
can you tell me why?
regards and thanx for this great stuff !!
This is strange. It seems to happen only if the indy is being loaded from within a template. I'm sorry, I have no idea why.

The only ArrayInitialize statements are those that clear the indicator buffers, prior to their being loaded with data. I guess that the only possible harm is that this initialization process is not occurring, but if the indy is displaying the correct results, then does it matter?

Anyway, thanks for pointing this out.

[EDIT]
I will try removing the ArrayInitialize statements from the code, and test the outcome. Will report my findings later.

[EDIT]
That appears to fix the problem. I will upload an updated version later.
  • #106
  • May 22, 2010 1:40am May 22, 2010 1:40am
Quoting hanover
Your PM and e-mail facilities have been disabled, and I'm unwilling to post this information publicly, for reasons of privacy. It's simple enough to find him using Google, given that you know the name of his website.

I have my own opinions about Skunny and tradefibs, but I'll keep them to myself.
Thank you for kindly replying. I will continue to try to touch bases with him. I'm not sure what the issue is with my email facility. I understand that there are diverse opinions out there, and you are certainly entitled to one.

By the way, I'm an mql programmer and have to say, nice indicator!

Happy pipping!
  • #107
  • May 22, 2010 2:27am May 22, 2010 2:27am

it is no problem for me its working great !
i just thought that i will post what i saw because mayby it may cose some crash or something in some situation i dont known i dont saw the code
best regards!
  • #108
  • May 23, 2010 3:36pm May 23, 2010 3:36pm
Version 1.12 can be downloaded from post #1.

It addresses the following:

1. Fixed "ArrayInitialize function internal error" bug reported in post #104.

2. Added inverted pairs facility, e.g. can now plot USDGBP candles from GBPUSD data.

3. Should now work correctly for GBPUSDm pairs, provided that the full symbol (GBPUSDm) is typed into the CurrencyPairs parameter instead of the abbreviation (GU).

4. Included a zip file of templates (screenshot below shows 'Recent candles d1z' template). These are useful for comparing a currency's strength across all pairs involving the currency. The templates ending in 'z' (e.g. 'Recent candles d1z') have the necessary pairs' candles inverted, so that a bullish move denotes increasing strength in the currency, and a bearish move decreasing strength, right across the entire row. The templates have been configured to fit my 32 inch monitor; you may need to adjust window sizes to suit your own screen resolution.


Note: to avoid possible confusion, there is no version 1.10 or 1.11
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  • #109
  • May 23, 2010 4:18pm May 23, 2010 4:18pm
yep now it is all ok !
milion x thanx
and lots of pips
regards
  • #110
  • May 24, 2010 3:45am May 24, 2010 3:45am
Hi Hanover
I have spacing between candles set at 2 and when the next candle opens it dupicates the candles as attached. Would you be able to rectify? Thanks.
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  • #111
  • May 24, 2010 3:44pm May 24, 2010 3:44pm
Quoting Vantage
Hi Hanover
I have spacing between candles set at 2 and when the next candle opens it dupicates the candles as attached. Would you be able to rectify? Thanks.
V 1.13 can now be downloaded from post #1. It should fix this bug.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
  • #112
  • May 25, 2010 10:10am May 25, 2010 10:10am
Quoting hanover
V 1.13 can now be downloaded from post #1. It should fix this bug.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Looks like you've just invented a new type of candlestick. From now on any candlestick of such type shall be known as the DoubleWickCandleStick hanover.
  • #113
  • May 26, 2010 3:09am May 26, 2010 3:09am
Quoting hanover
V 1.13 can now be downloaded from post #1. It should fix this bug.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Thanks for the quick fix.
  • #114
  • May 27, 2010 2:05am May 27, 2010 2:05am
very beautiful and useful!!Many 3KS for you,great job and man!
This afternoon was spend on studying the usage of this tool which superised me.
It is very conviniet to trade EJ,by display EU,UJ,EJ together.EJ is my best favorate ,second is GU.As you know,scanning different TF is important in judging large trend.
Excusing for my english,thank you very much again!
  • #115
  • May 28, 2010 12:09am May 28, 2010 12:09am
Quoting mizuno
Looks like you've just invented a new type of candlestick. From now on any candlestick of such type shall be known as the DoubleWickCandleStick hanover.
I did it so that I could sell the indicator at double the price.
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@Robert3144: thanks for the feedback.
  • #116
  • Jun 7, 2010 2:05pm Jun 7, 2010 2:05pm
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  • #117
  • Jun 9, 2010 3:54am Jun 9, 2010 3:54am
Hello!

Hanover, thank you again for exellent indicator.

Now, is anybody having Crash issues while using this indicator?

I have regular crash issues on LIVE account (not often, once per week), and am looking for possible reasons. Crash occours all of the suden, when I even do not look at the MT4 program?! Not good on LIVE account.

I do not have screenshot, I quickly restarted MT4. Would screenshot of Crash Report help to identify possible error?

Thank you all for your help,

Have fun,

Simon
Slovenia

PS: I do remember a LOT of win32 mentioned in lines of report.
  • #118
  • Jun 9, 2010 5:54am Jun 9, 2010 5:54am
Quoting Chistabo
Hello!

Hanover, thank you again for exellent indicator.

Now, is anybody having Crash issues while using this indicator?

I have regular crash issues on LIVE account (not often, once per week), and am looking for possible reasons. Crash occours all of the suden, when I even do not look at the MT4 program?! Not good on LIVE account.

I do not have screenshot, I quickly restarted MT4. Would screenshot of Crash Report help to identify possible error?

Thank you all for your help,

Have fun,

Simon
Slovenia

PS: I do remember a LOT of win32 mentioned...
I haven't had it crash on me. The latest version has been downloaded 24 times, and yours is the first crash reported. It's the same indy; the same code.

I can't try to troubleshoot without more info.

 

  1. Who is your br0ker?
  2. What version of MT4? (use menu option Help.... About....)
  3. What version of Windows?
  4. What parameters did you enter?
  5. Are there any errors being reported in MT4's log file?
  6. What other indicators are you using that might be clashing with Recent Candles?
  7. You say it crashes on a live account. What happens if you run it on your br0ker's demo account?

I'm running Win XP Home Edition SP3, Go Markets MT4 build 226, and it works fine for me.

David

  • #119
  • Jun 10, 2010 3:16am Jun 10, 2010 3:16am
Hi!

- Alpari UK, MT4 regulary updated, build 226 I believe
- no additional indicators, EA Blessing 3 running
- OS Vista Bussines??? could this be a problem?
- about 10 charts open, each has RecentCandles attached, with more Blessing 3 EA running, and one RecentStrenght indicator / chart
- is there separate log file, because when MT4 restarts after crash, there are no notifications in Terminal tabs, just ''...RecentCandles loaded successfully...'
- Alpari UK Demo and GoMarket AUD Demo run without any problem.

I have .txt file in Files (I think, anyway in the folder where it is supposed to be) folder, for all RecentCandles indicators on those charts to run same settings. About this - I noticed that in this .txt file I have No. of candles = 13, while on chart there are 12 candles?

I am not at my trading computer so this informations could be out of sync.

I guess I will re-install MT4, hope this will help.

Thank you for your help,

Have fun,

Simon
Slovenia
  • #120
  • Jun 10, 2010 5:27pm Jun 10, 2010 5:27pm
Quoting Chistabo
Hi!

- Alpari UK, MT4 regulary updated, build 226 I believe
- no additional indicators, EA Blessing 3 running
- OS Vista Bussines??? could this be a problem?
- about 10 charts open, each has RecentCandles attached, with more Blessing 3 EA running, and one RecentStrenght indicator / chart
- is there separate log file, because when MT4 restarts after crash, there are no notifications in Terminal tabs, just ''...RecentCandles loaded successfully...'
- Alpari UK Demo and GoMarket AUD Demo run without any problem.

I have .txt file in Files (I think,...
Simon, thanks for the info. I'm sorry, I have no idea why it would run OK on demo but not on live, as it's the same indy. Try installing the live version of MT4 (like you said) and see if this makes a difference.

I can't troubleshoot with Vista as I only run Win XP.

David
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