InputResizer: edit EA/Indicator settings comfortably

Quoting jmflukeiii

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Its fairly simple... basically it takes a CCI, with a user defined period input, and then prints bars in the indicator window when the CCI is above a certain threshold.

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Quoting tommbstone

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I had to take off my favorite EA today. the input ea is crashing my mt4 to much. Sigh maybe its the new build i don't know. I'm subscribing for new developments in the future.

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Quoting MaryJane

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Hi John,

so if i get it right, it's basically a CCI histo (something like the 'Retracement Finder' indi) painting bars only if it exceeds the thresholds (coloured accordingly) --empty space if below the lowest threshold. If so, do you want the histogram bars height reflect the CCI value (like the Ret Finder), or should they be 'digital' - just -1/+1, different colours??

pls confirm.

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Quoting jmflukeiii

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I think the CCI indi ("Stretch") code could be cleaned up a bit, but hey, not bad for my first go at an MT4 indi.

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 int T3_Period = 1;
 double b = 0.618;   
//----
double e1, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6;
double c1, c2, c3, c4;
double n, w1, w2, b2, b3;

//---- variable reset
    b2 = b*b;
    b3 = b2*b;
    c1 = -b3;
    c2 = (3*(b2 + b3));
    c3 = -3*(2*b2 + b + b3);
    c4 = (1 + 3*b + b3 + 3*b2);
    n = T3_Period;
//----
    if(n < 1) 
        n = 1;
    n = 1 + 0.5*(n - 1);
    w1 = 2 / (n + 1);
    w2 = 1 - w1;

       e1 = w1*cci[i] + w2*e1;
       e2 = w1*e1 + w2*e2;
       e3 = w1*e2 + w2*e3;
       e4 = w1*e3 + w2*e4;
       e5 = w1*e4 + w2*e5;
       e6 = w1*e5 + w2*e6;    
       cci[i] = c1*e6 + c2*e5 + c3*e4 + c4*e3;

Quoting jmflukeiii

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last thing.. whats a chunk of code that I can put in there that will write something, like just a phrase I want, in the upper left corner?

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Quoting MaryJane

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I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm using it every day, all builds up to date, and could not get it to freeze yet. I wonder if the reason is something MT4-- or rather Windows-related. There are many people using it, only the last version has been downloaded over 600 times from post #1 and about 1600 times from the mql4 codebase, even if just every 20th would be using it actually, i wouldn't read anything but complaints if it was a general bug. Please wait for the stand-alone executable early next year.

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Quoting jmflukeiii

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Hey MJ...

If you can point me in the right direction or give me a small script so that I can set two conditions that must be met for the bar to print... for example, stochastic over 90 AND CCI over 200. Is it as simple as adding and AND?

Thank you

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stoch[i] = iStochastic(NULL, 0, Stoch_Period, Signal_Period, Slowing, MODE_SMA, 0, MODE_MAIN, i);
cci[i]   = iCCI(NULL, 0, CCI_Period, PRICE_TYPICAL, i);
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if (stoch[i] > 90 && cci[i] > 200)
   {
   ...
   ...
   }

Quoting jmflukeiii

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...trying to use another indicator as the input for an indicator, for example, using a 10 wma as the input for a TSF line instead of actual price.

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Quoting jmflukeiii

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It'd be great to use a 10wma from a longer time period (its not the same as just increasing the period length on the shorter time period) which I can do in Ninjatrader by placing two different length charts in the same window. Not sure how to do that in MT4, but that's down the road]

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Quoting jmflukeiii

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And then lastly, can I call non-standard indicators to do a logic test on them and then print a histogram?......Basically I'm trying to just create a simple histogram that says if price > gann hilo 10 > gann hilo 50 , print green, and vice versa.

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Quoting jmflukeiii

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Hey thanks again for all your help. I ended up just finding an indicator that does exactly what I was trying to explain to you in those last posts, but for Ninjatrader.

IF you have the time, could you let me know what this attached indicator does? I'm trying to convert it to NinjaTrader - yes I know its strange that I want an indicator that I'm not sure what it actually does other than it works for a purpose I have - and am having trouble because I don't know what it actually does. What I mean is, all I see are a bunch of variables and am not...

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Quoting _BBKing_

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hello MJ
i would like to know if it is possible to build up something to draw semi-cyrcles in mt4 charts.
what i mean is i need to draw something like in the chart i posted here below.

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#import "user32.dll"  
   void     keybd_event(int bVk,int bScan,int dwFlags,int dwExtraInfo);
   void     mouse_event(int dwFlags,int dx,int dy,int dwData,int dwExtraInfo);   
#import

#define KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY          0x0001
#define KEYEVENTF_KEYUP                0x0002

#define VK_MENU                        18    //ALT key
#define VK_B                           66
#define VK_I                           73

#define MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN           0x0002 // left button down
#define MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP             0x0004 // left button up

void createLblCmd()
{
  // press DOWN "Alt-I-B"
  keybd_event(VK_MENU, 0, 0, 0);
  keybd_event(VK_I   , 0, 0, 0);
  keybd_event(VK_B   , 0, 0, 0);

  // stop pressing "Alt-I-B"
  keybd_event(VK_MENU, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);
  keybd_event(VK_I   , 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);   
  keybd_event(VK_B   , 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);
  
  // send LEFT Click
  mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 1);
  mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP  , 0, 0, 0, 1);

} 

Quoting bandung

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hi MaryJane,...

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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                 #test-create-label-using-api.mq4 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright ""
#property link      ""

#import "user32.dll"
   //int GetForegroundWindow();
   int GetDesktopWindow();
   //int FindWindowA(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName);
   int GetClassNameA(int hWnd, string lpClassName, int nMaxCount);
   //int PostMessageA(int hWnd,int Msg,int wParam,int lParam);
   int GetWindow(int hWnd,int uCmd);
   int GetParent(int hWnd);
   int GetMenu(int hWnd);
   int GetSubMenu(int hMenu, int nPos);
   int GetMenuItemID(int hSubMenu, int nPos);
   int GetMenuItemCount(int hMenu);  
   int GetMenuStringA( int hMenu, int uIDItem, string lpString, int nMaxCount, int uFlag );   
   int SendMessageA(int hWnd,int Msg,int wParam,int lParam);
   
   void mouse_event(int dwFlags,int dx,int dy,int dwData,int dwExtraInfo); 
   
#import
//---- GetWindow() Constants
#define GW_HWNDFIRST                   0
#define GW_HWNDLAST                    1
#define GW_HWNDNEXT                    2
#define GW_HWNDPREV                    3
#define GW_OWNER                       4
#define GW_CHILD                       5
#define WM_COMMAND                     0x0111
#define MF_BYPOSITION  0x400

#define MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN           0x0002 // left button down
#define MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP             0x0004 // left button up

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
   
   //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
   //|search for mt4 hwnd                                               |
   //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
   
   bool found = false;   
   
   int hwndstart = GetDesktopWindow();
   Print("hwndstart ", hwndstart);   
   string cnsearch = "MetaQuotes::MetaTrader::4.00";
   string cn = "123456789012345678901234567890";
   
   //'Get first child window
   int hwnd = GetWindow(hwndstart, GW_CHILD);
   int loop=0;
   while (hwnd>0)
   {
       GetClassNameA(hwnd, cn, 30);
       //Print(cn);
       if (cn==cnsearch)
       {
         Comment(cn, " hwnd", hwnd);
         found = true;
         break;
       }
       loop++;
      //'Get next child window
       hwnd = GetWindow(hwnd, GW_HWNDNEXT);      
   }

   if (!found) return(0);
   Print("found at loop #", loop, " hwnd ", hwnd);
  
   //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
   //|search for main menu, sub menu and menu item                      |
   //+------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  
   int hmenu = GetMenu(hwnd);
   Print("hmenu ", hmenu);

   
   int count = GetMenuItemCount(hmenu);   
   Print("count hmenu ", count);
   
   string menuItem = "123456789012345678901234567890";
   // loop through sub menu...
   for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {    
        GetMenuStringA(hmenu, i, menuItem, 30, MF_BYPOSITION); 

        Print(i, " ", menuItem);
    }   
    
   //Insert is menu number 3
   int hsmenu =  GetSubMenu(hmenu, 3);
   Print("hsmenu ", hsmenu);
   count = GetMenuItemCount(hsmenu);
   
   menuItem = "123456789012345678901234567890";
   // loop through sub menu item...
   for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {    
        GetMenuStringA(hsmenu, i, menuItem, 30, MF_BYPOSITION); 
        Print(i, " ", menuItem);
    }   
   //label is menu number 12 on sub menu insert   

   int menuid = GetMenuItemID(hsmenu,12);
   Print("menuid ", menuid);
   
   //SendMessageA(int hWnd,int Msg,int wParam,int lParam);
   SendMessageA(hwnd, WM_COMMAND, menuid, 0);
   
   // send LEFT Click
   mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 1);
   mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP  , 0, 0, 0, 1);   
   
  
   return(0);
   

  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+