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Custom indicator that loads other indicators?

  • #1
  • First Post: Sep 30, 2015 9:13am Sep 30, 2015 9:13am
I have 3 custom indies that use all 8 drawing buffers. I want to load them all into the same chart with one simple movement. Is there a way to make one custom indie all and load the three others assuming that all four of them are in my indicators folder?
  • #2
  • Sep 30, 2015 9:26am Sep 30, 2015 9:26am
  •  FerruFx
  • Joined May 2007 | Status: MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder | 6,542 Posts | Online Now
Code a single indicator calling the 3 others ... Or if you have the source for the 3, recode everything in 1.
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  • #3
  • Sep 30, 2015 9:34am Sep 30, 2015 9:34am
Quoting Pipologist
I have 3 custom indies that use all 8 drawing buffers.
FYI: the limit on buffers is now 512
  • #4
  • Sep 30, 2015 9:49am Sep 30, 2015 9:49am
Quoting honestknave
{quote} FYI: the limit on buffers is now 512
What about for lines? Is it still maxed at 8 or extended to 512?

I noticed that and tried doing 16 lines but something in my code was messed up I couldn't get all of them to render. I'll try again but is there any way to call 3 and load three other custom indies with one other custom indie?
  • #5
  • Sep 30, 2015 9:51am Sep 30, 2015 9:51am
Quoting FerruFx
Code a single indicator calling the 3 others ... Or if you have the source for the 3, recode everything in 1.
how to call the other indies within an indie? can i do this with one line of code or do i have to call all 8 buffers? each indie has 8 buffers.
  • #6
  • Sep 30, 2015 10:04am Sep 30, 2015 10:04am
  •  FerruFx
  • Joined May 2007 | Status: MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder | 6,542 Posts | Online Now
Quoting Pipologist
{quote} how to call the other indies within an indie? can i do this with one line of code or do i have to call all 8 buffers? each indie has 8 buffers.
iCustom(...) ... for each buffer you want to call.

Yes now MT4 doesn't limit at 8 buffers !
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  • #7
  • Sep 30, 2015 10:05am Sep 30, 2015 10:05am
  •  FerruFx
  • Joined May 2007 | Status: MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder | 6,542 Posts | Online Now
Quoting honestknave
{quote} FYI: the limit on buffers is now 512
Yes that was a great improvement when they released the new 600+ builds !
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  • #8
  • Sep 30, 2015 10:06am Sep 30, 2015 10:06am
Quoting Pipologist
{quote} What about for lines? Is it still maxed at 8 or extended to 512? I noticed that and tried doing 16 lines but something in my code was messed up I couldn't get all of them to render.
I've drawn 26 buffers with no problems...
  • #9
  • Sep 30, 2015 10:08am Sep 30, 2015 10:08am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} Yes that was a great improvement when they released the new 600+ builds !
I agree.
Lots of people were very resistant to the change (which was understandable given how nobody was really sure how it would all pan out) but I think it was very much worth it for the improvements that have come along
  • #10
  • Last Post: Sep 30, 2015 10:25am Sep 30, 2015 10:25am
  •  FerruFx
  • Joined May 2007 | Status: MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder | 6,542 Posts | Online Now
Quoting honestknave
{quote} I agree. Lots of people were very resistant to the change (which was understandable given how nobody was really sure how it would all pan out) but I think it was very much worth it for the improvements that have come along
Fully agree!
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