I'm trying to create a very simple EA which tells me the length of the upper and lower shadows (wicks) of the last periods candlestick. To do this, I've tried using the following code:
However, when I try to compile this, I get the following errors:
What am I doing wrong, and how can I fix this?
Inserted Code
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| PAA (test).mq4 |
//| Copyright 2015, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2015, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version "1.00"
#property strict
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
{
//---
//---
return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
{
//---
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTick()
{
//---
if(NewBar())
{
Alert("New Bar Formed");
// Execute code to analyse last bar
double bod1 = Close[1]-Open[1];
double absbod1 = MathAbs(bod1);
if(bod1 >=0)
{
double uwick1 = High[1]-Close[1];
double lwick1 = Open[1]-Low[1];
}
else
{
double uwick1 = High[1]-Open[1];
double lwick1 = Close[1]-Low[1];
}
Alert("Lower Wick: " , lwick1 , " Upper Wick: " , uwick1);
}
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool NewBar()
{
static datetime lastbar;
datetime curbar = Time[0];
//Print("NewBar(). lastbar="+TimeToStr(lastbar,TIME_DATE|TIME_MINUTES)+" curbar="+TimeToStr(curbar,TIME_DATE|TIME_MINUTES));
if(lastbar!=curbar)
{
lastbar=curbar;
return (true);
}
else
{
return(false);
}
} However, when I try to compile this, I get the following errors:
What am I doing wrong, and how can I fix this?
