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Cannot Open a 2 Minute Offline Chart

  • #1
  • First Post: Jan 21, 2011 12:43pm Jan 21, 2011 12:43pm
Greetings,

I have opened a 1-minute chart and scrolled back several months. But when I go to open an offline chart of the same currency there is no option to open a 2 minute chart. There are options for 1 minute, 5 minute, etc. but 2 minute is not an option.

Any suggestions?
  • #2
  • Jan 21, 2011 12:46pm Jan 21, 2011 12:46pm
did you apply a period converter to the M1...then go to offline charts?

Thats what you need to do
  • #3
  • Jan 21, 2011 12:48pm Jan 21, 2011 12:48pm
Quoting pilotui
did you apply a period converter to the M1...then go to offline charts?

Thats what you need to do
I don't know how to apply a period convertor. How do I do that? Usually I just scroll back a couple months and then open a 2 minute offline. Can you give me step by step how to do this then?
  • #4
  • Jan 21, 2011 1:13pm Jan 21, 2011 1:13pm
OK I have searched through MT4 and can find no place to "apply a period converter" to the one minute chart. I can apply a period separator to the chart, is that what you are referring to? It must not be, because when I apply the period separator to the one minute chart I still cannot open the 2 minute offline chart. It simply is not an option to choose. Any further ideas?
  • #5
  • Jan 21, 2011 1:32pm Jan 21, 2011 1:32pm
hi DL,
run a script named "period_converter" to M1 chart. this is standard script that comes with MT4 installation.

on input box, use Multiplier = 2.

hth
  • #6
  • Jan 21, 2011 1:44pm Jan 21, 2011 1:44pm
Ah yes, I do see that as a script now. However, I cannot attach it to any chart. By the way, I also cannot attach any custom indicators to any chart, though I see many custom indicators listed in the Navigator as well. They just simply will not attach to the chart.

By the way, I can do all this, no problem, using numerous broker's MT4 platform, but I cannot do it on Oanda's new MT4 platform. I cannot apply the "Period Convertor" script, and I cannot apply any custom indicators, only on Oanda's new platform. This is the one I'm asking about.

So any other help would be appreciated, as to why I cannot apply a script, or any custom indicators to Oanda's new MT4 platform. (I asked Oanda already and they told me to send them screenshots via email and would get back to me within a couple of days).

Quoting sangmane
hi DL,
run a script named "period_converter" to M1 chart. this is standard script that comes with MT4 installation.

on input box, use Multiplier = 2.

hth
  • #7
  • Jan 21, 2011 1:48pm Jan 21, 2011 1:48pm
sounds like Oanada doesn't allow custom scripts then...time for a new broker!
  • #8
  • Jan 21, 2011 1:50pm Jan 21, 2011 1:50pm
The "Period Converter" is a "custom script?" I thought it came standard on all MT4 platforms. (I just cannot attach it to any chart).

Quoting pilotui
sounds like Oanada doesn't allow custom scripts then...time for a new broker!
  • #9
  • Jan 21, 2011 9:54pm Jan 21, 2011 9:54pm
Quoting Dreamliner
Ah yes, I do see that as a script now. However, I cannot attach it to any chart. By the way, I also cannot attach any custom indicators to any chart, though I see many custom indicators listed in the Navigator as well. They just simply will not attach to the chart.
If you are running windows 7 or vista, this kind of problem can be a result of MT4 not having write access to the program files folder or from folder visualization. Either MT4 is unable to compile the custom indicators or they are being moved into a virtual folder or something. See this thread for possible solutions:

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=260982
or
http://forum.mql4.com/17184#152618
http://forum.mql4.com/21597#159527
  • #10
  • Last Post: Jan 22, 2011 8:09am Jan 22, 2011 8:09am
Thank you very much for this, these threads seemed like they would help. One suggestion was to run MT4 as administrator. That did not help. The other suggestion was to move the installation outside of the programfiles folder. I wasn't sure where to move it TO so I'm still trying on that one. It is odd that this only happens with Oandas MT4, nobody else.

Quoting Xaphod
If you are running windows 7 or vista, this kind of problem can be a result of MT4 not having write access to the program files folder or from folder visualization. Either MT4 is unable to compile the custom indicators or they are being moved into a virtual folder or something. See this thread for possible solutions:

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=260982
or
http://forum.mql4.com/17184#152618
http://forum.mql4.com/21597#159527
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