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  • #1
  • First Post: Jun 15, 2010 11:28pm Jun 15, 2010 11:28pm
pls help me, i judt downloaded an application fpr auto pivot points calculator from this forum but i am finding it difficult to attach it to my charts...i have done before but i dont know if alpari has cahnged anything about their platform. pls help
  • #2
  • Jun 16, 2010 1:20am Jun 16, 2010 1:20am
cant find the post
  • #3
  • Jun 16, 2010 3:03am Jun 16, 2010 3:03am
pls help me...this is killing me
  • #4
  • Jun 16, 2010 5:09am Jun 16, 2010 5:09am
What is the file extension for this indicator. If it ends in .ex4 or .mq4 place it in the indicators folder of your MT4. If it is .php or anything else it won't work.
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  • #5
  • Jun 16, 2010 5:35am Jun 16, 2010 5:35am
[quote=Shabs19;3805801]What is the file extension for this indicator. If it ends in .ex4 or .mq4 place it in the indicators folder of your MT4. If it is .php or anything else it won't work.[/qui have two, one ends with .mq4 while the other end with .ex4 but still not working...could somwthing b wrong with my platform
  • #6
  • Jun 16, 2010 6:05am Jun 16, 2010 6:05am
You need to explain the problem a little better. Does the indicator appear in your indicator list and you cannot drag it onto the chart ?

Maybe you have another indicator on your chart that clashes with this one ?
It never gets easier, you just get better
  • #7
  • Edited 7:55am Jun 16, 2010 7:54am | Edited 7:55am
As Shabs said there is very little information to go on and it is very difficult to get a handle on what the cause might be. The possibilities are many and varied.

Anyway, I will take a shot at it. Some people have claimed that MT4 needs to be shut down and restarted when making changes to it. Personally, I only do this as a last resort. It won't hurt to try, but you really need to provide more specific information of what you did and what you saw happen.
  • #8
  • Jun 16, 2010 8:32am Jun 16, 2010 8:32am
Quoting brighty3k
pls help me, i judt downloaded an application fpr auto pivot points calculator from this forum but i am finding it difficult to attach it to my charts...i have done before but i dont know if alpari has cahnged anything about their platform. pls help
Hi brighty 3k

I have also been trying to install a daily pivot point indicator to my MT4.
i went into computer c drive program files metatrader experts indicators and dragged the file (mq4) from desktop into the indicators folder but when i re opened my MT4 it was'nt there. Tried lots of times.

Strangely enough whenever i went back into computer c drive ...... indicators it was showing as there.
Has anyone any idea what i am doing wrong?
Thanks in advance
  • #9
  • Jun 16, 2010 12:39pm Jun 16, 2010 12:39pm
Have you tried shutting down & restarting metatrader after installing the indicator in the indicator folder ?

What other custom indicators that you have on your chart that do work ?

Some indicators do clash, especially ones that draw lines or objects.

Please expalin fully, still not enough info. Try loading another custom indicator and see if that works
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  • #10
  • Jun 16, 2010 1:06pm Jun 16, 2010 1:06pm
Ok my two cents... you most likely need to go into the mt4 editor and recompile the indicator for it to work. Second to that I would go back to the thread I got it from and ask your question there as someone may have had the same problem and figured the answer for you. It is hard to guess without you posting even the indicator or at least the proper name on it. Hope that helps
  • #11
  • Jun 16, 2010 1:16pm Jun 16, 2010 1:16pm
i have two, one ends with .mq4 while the other end with .ex4 but still not working...could somwthing b wrong with my platform

Have two of what ? one of what ?

This is as clear as MUD. I can't help you if you cannot explain yourself. No one can.
It never gets easier, you just get better
  • #12
  • Jun 16, 2010 2:23pm Jun 16, 2010 2:23pm
[quote=brighty3k;3805849]
Quoting Shabs19
What is the file extension for this indicator. If it ends in .ex4 or .mq4 place it in the indicators folder of your MT4. If it is .php or anything else it won't work.[/qui have two, one ends with .mq4 while the other end with .ex4 but still not working...could somwthing b wrong with my platform

You need to put the files in the
Crogram Files.....MetaTrader - Alpari UK.....experts.....indicators

folder and then open restart MT4, drag the pivot indicator from the indicator panel onto the chart...

also are the files both the same name but one is .mq4 and the other .ex4?
  • #13
  • Jun 16, 2010 7:04pm Jun 16, 2010 7:04pm
yes they are coming up at the indicator list showing dat i uploaded correctly, but now, the problem is the fact that i cant drag these indicators to attach it to my chart, i cant even drag any of the original mt4 indicators in the custom indicators list
  • #14
  • Jun 16, 2010 8:56pm Jun 16, 2010 8:56pm
Whenever I see strange unexplained behaviour, I do a reboot of my computer. Drag and drop and double clicking are not controlled by the trading platform. The operating system catches them first and passes them to the platform and maybe something is wrong there.
  • #15
  • Last Post: Jun 17, 2010 9:29am Jun 17, 2010 9:29am
Quoting brighty3k
yes they are coming up at the indicator list showing dat i uploaded correctly, but now, the problem is the fact that i cant drag these indicators to attach it to my chart, i cant even drag any of the original mt4 indicators in the custom indicators list
Also when you drag and drop, in the dialog box in the 'Common' tab
try and have both 'Allow DLL Imports' and 'Allow external experts imports'
as some indys do require that...
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