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  • #21
  • Jun 21, 2012 1:44am Jun 21, 2012 1:44am
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  • #22
  • Jul 14, 2012 5:05pm Jul 14, 2012 5:05pm
Hi Hanover

Just wanted to post to say a massive thank you for this superb indicator.I have used 4 instances of it to finally subdivide each thousand pips into 125pip sections using repeated and recognizable different horizontal lines.
One small question - is it possible to use a 3 digit custom colour eg 100,100,111 as a variation on gray. whenever i try entering any combination of digits i end up with lighter or darker shades of a red/brown. No worries if this is not a feature i just prefer to mute some of the available colours.

Thanks again.
  • #23
  • Aug 9, 2012 7:06am Aug 9, 2012 7:06am
Quoting Ginogee
Hi Hanover

Just wanted to post to say a massive thank you for this superb indicator.I have used 4 instances of it to finally subdivide each thousand pips into 125pip sections using repeated and recognizable different horizontal lines.
One small question - is it possible to use a 3 digit custom colour eg 100,100,111 as a variation on gray. whenever i try entering any combination of digits i end up with lighter or darker shades of a red/brown. No worries if this is not a feature i just prefer to mute some of the available colours.

Thanks again.
Ginogee,

Welcome to the forum, and thanks for your feedback.

I just saw your post now. I'm afraid I don't visit this part of the forum as often as I used to, after getting abuse such as I received from the hothead in post #19.

To answer your question: You can enter custom colors in the form RxxxGxxxBxxx, where the x's represent numeric values for the Red, Green and Blue ordinates. The format is fairly lenient: for example, b60r60 would set blue=60, red=60, green=0. Please feel welcome to experiment.

David
  • #24
  • Sep 1, 2012 10:31am Sep 1, 2012 10:31am
Hi Hanover
Many thanks, have now managed to mute the lines on my charts.

Cheers
  • #25
  • Edited 10:47am Oct 26, 2012 10:37am | Edited 10:47am
I'm a huge fan of this indicator... thanks for posting it. I have a preset file for every pair so only need to tell it which preset file to look at, which got me to thinking of a mod:

if we were able to make the preset name NULL.txt and then have the indicator assign the preset name depending on what chart the indicator was attached to, so if attached to EURUSD it would look for preset file EURUSD.txt. I attached to a GBPUSD chart, it would look for the preset GBPUSD.txt etc

this way, it would automatically place the correct support and resistance onto the correct chart whenever a new chart profile was loaded.

regards

MJL

PS. please don't let the trolls get to you. there are infinitely more people who gratefully appreciate your effort than there are flamers and trolls. I know i do.
  • #26
  • Oct 27, 2012 12:52am Oct 27, 2012 12:52am
Quoting mlewis
I'm a huge fan of this indicator... thanks for posting it. I have a preset file for every pair so only need to tell it which preset file to look at, which got me to thinking of a mod:

if we were able to make the preset name NULL.txt and then have the indicator assign the preset name depending on what chart the indicator was attached to, so if attached to EURUSD it would look for preset file EURUSD.txt. I attached to a GBPUSD chart, it would look for the preset GBPUSD.txt etc

this way, it would automatically place the correct support and resistance...
MJL,

Try the attached. Leaving ParameterFile = %SYMBOL% will look for p-file named Presets---Spaced Lines.EURUSD if attached to EU chart, Presets---Spaced Lines.USDJPY if attached to UJ chart, etc

Haven't done any testing, will leave that to you. Spelling and punctuation of file names must be 100% correct for it to work correctly.

David
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Spaced Lines v3.mq4   10 KB | 1,242 downloads
  • #27
  • Oct 27, 2012 3:11am Oct 27, 2012 3:11am
Oh wow... Amazing! Thank you!! I'll get testing over the weekend!
Warm regards
MJL
  • #28
  • Edited 12:46pm Oct 27, 2012 12:45pm | Edited 12:46pm
David, I really hope posting the mq4 code was intentional? if it wasn't just let me know and i'll delete this part of the post once you have removed the code.

it did allow me to modify the code to get it to work with my set-up though, for some reason i always needed to put EURUSD.txt as the PresetFile so i changed this line in order to get it to work for me:

FileName = "Presets---Spaced Lines." + ParameterFile+".txt";

having the mq4 though also showed me how much trouble you had gone to to impliment my request, for which i'm truley grateful. Time is the most precious comodity in the world, so thank you for being so generous with yours.

kind regards

MJL
  • #29
  • Oct 27, 2012 3:16pm Oct 27, 2012 3:16pm
Quoting mlewis
David, I really hope posting the mq4 code was intentional? if it wasn't just let me know and i'll delete this part of the post once you have removed the code.

it did allow me to modify the code to get it to work with my set-up though, for some reason i always needed to put EURUSD.txt as the PresetFile so i changed this line in order to get it to work for me:

FileName = "Presets---Spaced Lines." + ParameterFile+".txt";

having the mq4 though also showed me how much trouble you had gone to to impliment my request, for which i'm truley grateful....
Posting the source code was intentional.

I'm trying to cut down my time in Platform Tech. Hence I'm making source code available to anybody who finds it helpful.

.mq4 source for all of my indys can now be found here. I encourage everybody to make whatever mods they wish. These are offered free to the public domain on an "as is; take it or leave it; use at your own risk" basis.
  • #30
  • Edited 4:27am Mar 9, 2014 4:22am | Edited 4:27am
Hi Hanover, Just to show my appreciation. I have been following your threads and they are really great,wonderful, awesome, I don't know how to describe it. Although I recently started learning mql4 programing, how I wish I can be like you, lol. I will be more happier if any other resources that can hasten my learning from you. You are a great programer and a great teacher. Thanks once more.

Usman
  • #31
  • Apr 25, 2014 2:41pm Apr 25, 2014 2:41pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} MJL, Try the attached. Leaving ParameterFile = %SYMBOL% will look for p-file named Presets---Spaced Lines.EURUSD if attached to EU chart, Presets---Spaced Lines.USDJPY if attached to UJ chart, etc Haven't done any testing, will leave that to you. Spelling and punctuation of file names must be 100% correct for it to work correctly. David {file}
Hi, you clearly know what you're talking about when it comes to coding EA's. I'd love to learn how to create Expert Advisors for myself, but I have no idea where to start. Could you possibly recommend a good place to start? Perhaps a book, course, or series of video's that covers the basics?
Regards
  • #32
  • Apr 26, 2014 6:26pm Apr 26, 2014 6:26pm
Quoting Ponzi Jr
{quote} Hi, you clearly know what you're talking about when it comes to coding EA's. I'd love to learn how to create Expert Advisors for myself, but I have no idea where to start. Could you possibly recommend a good place to start? Perhaps a book, course, or series of video's that covers the basics? Regards
Hi,

You could perhaps start with some of Jim Dandy's videos here.

Here are some old links from my archives, not sure how many of them still exist:
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=6011 (zip files with full tutorials)
http://www.metatrader.info/node/34
http://articles.mql4.com/404
http://articles.mql4.com/417
http://articles.mql4.com/466
http://articles.mql4.com/516
http://articles.mql4.com/536
http://book.mql4.com/
http://docs.mql4.com/ (MQL4 reference manual)
http://www.forexfactory.com/showpost.php?p=2160415

N.B. However, with regard to all of the above, I expect that this material applies to MT4 builds 509 and earlier (the MQL4 programming language was overhauled in build 600, persuading me to quit using MT4). Nonetheless, many of the basic principles may still hold good.

David
  • #33
  • Apr 26, 2018 10:08am Apr 26, 2018 10:08am
Hanover,
Can I give the Start Price line a different color and thickness?
One of the best indicators, I really appreciate using it.

Roy
  • #34
  • Apr 26, 2018 1:47pm Apr 26, 2018 1:47pm
Quoting earlroy63
Can I give the Start Price line a different color and thickness?
Roy,

Yes, you can. The Start Price is always the one where PriceLevels = 0 in the list or entries; just change the matching entry in LineColors and LineStyles accordingly. Perhaps best explained by a diagram -- see the screenshot below. Hope that makes sense. More instructions in post #1.

Glad you like the indicator. The latest version can be found here.

David
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  • #35
  • Apr 26, 2018 4:39pm Apr 26, 2018 4:39pm
David,
Thanks very much, worked exactly like I wanted it.

Roy
  • #36
  • Aug 7, 2018 9:04pm Aug 7, 2018 9:04pm
Hanover,

Thank you for the indicator.

If i may ask, would it be possible to add an ID to the indicator so we can add several to the chart? I have no clue how to add that function.. it would be amazing!

Regards
  • #37
  • May 18, 2019 4:49pm May 18, 2019 4:49pm
Hanover,
Could line labels be added to be part of this indy? I have used this indy for years in all features of my strategy.
Thanks if you can.

Roy
  • #38
  • May 19, 2019 5:16am May 19, 2019 5:16am
Hi David,
Thank you very very much for your quick response. The price label feature is well appreciated. I had in mind text labels for each line eg R1, R2, R3 above start price and say S1, S2, etc below start price. I know you have limited time but if such an addition could be made I would be extremely grateful.
Thanks, Roy
  • #39
  • Oct 19, 2020 7:03am Oct 19, 2020 7:03am
Hi, it is possible to add new function to StartPrice parametr? I want assign automatically StartPrice to current H1(H4,D1) candle open price.
For example: I'm looking at a 1MIN chart. So when new H1 appears, The StartPrice changes to the current H1 open price.

I think it will be a great function for this indicator. Thank you.
  • #40
  • Oct 19, 2020 2:25pm Oct 19, 2020 2:25pm
Quoting speci
Hi, it is possible to add new function to StartPrice parametr? I want assign automatically StartPrice to current H1(H4,D1) candle open price. For example: I'm looking at a 1MIN chart. So when new H1 appears, The StartPrice changes to the current H1 open price. I think it will be a great function for this indicator. Thank you.
I'm no longer doing coding requests. I've attached the latest mq4 file, if anybody wants to look at it.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Spaced Lines b600.mq4   320 KB | 874 downloads
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