icustom indicator: help with this bit of code

Hi hope someone can help i have never used icustom indicator before
the indicator generates 3 variables in data window

bullentry
Value 2 - StopLoss value ie 0.9628
Value 3 - TakeProfit value ie 0.9698

bearentry
Value 5 - Stop Loss value ie 0.9698
Value 6 - TakeProfit value ie 0.9628

i am trying to test for Signal ie is current candle showing "bullentry" or "bearentry" and pass the variable value 2 and value 3 inthe case of "bull entry" to StopLossand take TakeProfit values or if "bearentry" values 5 and 6 respectivly

to use for trade entry


here is what i have written so far but does not work

//Long


string Signal=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",1,0));
double StopLoss=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstorichesf",2,0));
double TakeProfit=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",3,0));

if (Signal ="bullentry")
{

if (StopLoss > 0) stop = NormalizeDouble(Ask - (StopLoss * Point), Digits);
type = OP_BUY;
price = Ask;
SendTrade = true;
}

//Short
string Signal=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",4,0));
double StopLoss=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstorichesf",5,0));
double TakeProfit=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",6,0));
if (Signal ="bearentry")

{
if (TakeProfit > 0) take = NormalizeDouble(Bid - (TakeProfit * Point), Digits);
if (StopLoss > 0) stop = NormalizeDouble(Bid + (StopLoss * Point), Digits);
type = OP_SELL;
price = Bid;
SendTrade = true;
}
Hope someone can help with this seems it is harder than i thought

Is there anyone who can help here is icustom so hard to use

Read the following article, particularly the section on iCustom:
http://articles.mql4.com/516

You need to provide the input parameters of the custom indicators you are calling as parameters in iCustom:

... - Parameters set (if necessary). The passed parameters and their order must correspond with the desclaration order and the type of extern variables of the custom indicator.

You need to specify which of the data buffers you want to read from the custom indicators:

mode – the operation mode of the custom indicator. Actually it is the number of the data buffer, the value of which you want to get. The numeration starts from zero (not like in directives). If the custom indicator has only one data buffer, this parameter should be equal to 0.

http://docs.mql4.com/indicators/iCustom

with iCustom you are working with different buffers of indi & its very important to understand what inside of this buffers. But Im already seeing some mistakes in you code. And its impossible to correct without indi and you strategy logic.

But you sure that iCustom can be string?

=========================================

bullentry
Value 2 - StopLoss value ie 0.9628
Value 3 - TakeProfit value ie 0.9698

bearentry
Value 5 - Stop Loss value ie 0.9698
Value 6 - TakeProfit value ie 0.9628

==========================================
==========================================

string Signal=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",1,0));
double StopLoss=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstorichesf",2,0));
double TakeProfit=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",3,0));

if (Signal ="bullentry")
{

if (StopLoss > 0) stop = NormalizeDouble(Ask - (StopLoss * Point), Digits);
type = OP_BUY;
price = Ask;
SendTrade = true;
}

//Short
string Signal=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",4,0));
double StopLoss=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstorichesf",5,0));
double TakeProfit=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",6,0));
if (Signal ="bearentry")

==========================================


I think you are referencing the wrong buffers.....

Value 2 is normal referencing buffer 1..... remember Buffers start at 0, with Value 1 calling Buffer 0.

So it should ideally be:-

string Signal=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",0,0));
double StopLoss=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstorichesf",1,0));
double TakeProfit=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstoriches",2,0));


Also as previously indicated, not sure about the String iCustom... never seen it like that... but best way is to test it out.

string Signal=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragstori ches",1,0));
double StopLoss=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"ragsto richesf",2,0));
double TakeProfit=(iCustom(NULL,NULL,"rags toriches",3,0));

As you have posted them above you are calling 3 different custom indicators which are:
"ragstori ches"
"ragsto richesf"
"rags toriches"

Is this what you intend to do?

The problem is the way the forum editor handles code when its not enclosed in tags. The poster's original call is to the same indicator - but spaces were inserted on posting. This wouldn't happen with the use of code tags like so.



The second indicator's name is curious. I suspect the problem is lack of indicator parameters for the iCustom function.

I see. My bad. But yes, the second indicators name is not the same as the other two.