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  • #261
  • Mar 28, 2016 10:02am Mar 28, 2016 10:02am
Erebus, thanks for the reply....
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  • #262
  • Mar 28, 2016 12:11pm Mar 28, 2016 12:11pm
Quoting reykuizon
I have a question on your indicator, It says it has an UniqueID so that you can put multiple indication on the same chart, but i could not find it in the properties.
UniqueID was added recently. I'm pretty sure that it was uploaded to post #1, like Erebus says.

Anyway, just to be sure, I've re-compiled and attached the latest version to post #1 again.
  • #263
  • Mar 28, 2016 12:13pm Mar 28, 2016 12:13pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} UniqueID was added recently. I'm pretty sure that it was uploaded to post #1, like Erebus says. Anyway, just to be sure, I've re-compiled and attached the latest version to post #1 again.
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hanover
I have it now. thank you so much!
  • #264
  • Edited 7:07am Mar 31, 2016 6:07am | Edited 7:07am
I have a single horizontal line drawn at the open of a candle, by setting Properties to O2

What do I need to do to write the open price text above the line.
What do I need to type in the Text Properties & Symbol Properties inputs ?

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File Type: ex4 Daily LinesBoxes(1).ex4   43 KB | 499 downloads


Thanks.
It never gets easier, you just get better
  • #265
  • Mar 31, 2016 12:18pm Mar 31, 2016 12:18pm
Quoting Shabs19
I have a single horizontal line drawn at the open of a candle, by setting Properties to O2 What do I need to do to write the open price text above the line. What do I need to type in the Text Properties & Symbol Properties inputs ?
I'm sorry, but this indicator has become so unmanageably complex, due to its being repeatedly enhanced to meet so many FF members' requirements, that the code is now a total mess. Worse, there are several different versions floating around now, including two on my own computer, and I've lost track of which version includes which features. Anyway, what I've attempted to do is merge the features in the two versions of the .mq4 that I have, and I've compiled and uploaded the result to post #1, so that hopefully everything behaves as per in the instructions in post #1. However, it's all largely untested and there are no guarantees.

The screenshot below was produced using the newly uploaded version, with the parameter settings shown, i.e. TextProperties =
Verdana,9,Silver,1,S,w: ,T3.5'; ',4

SymbolProperties is irrelevant unless Properties contains one or more Ws
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  • #266
  • Mar 31, 2016 12:59pm Mar 31, 2016 12:59pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} I'm sorry, but this indicator has become so unmanageably complex, due to its being repeatedly enhanced to meet so many FF members' requirements, that the code is now a total mess. Worse, there are several different versions floating around now, including two on my own computer, and I've lost track of which version includes which features. Anyway, what I've attempted to do is merge the features in the two versions of the .mq4 that I have, and I've compiled and uploaded the result to post #1, so that hopefully everything behaves as per in...
I also have 2 versions of this indicator, tried my best to figure out the settings from post #1
Thanks again for your help, appreciated.
It never gets easier, you just get better
  • #267
  • Apr 27, 2016 4:39am Apr 27, 2016 4:39am
hanover, I'm trying to make your indicator show the time (hours and minutes) for the highest high and the lowest low of the the range, however, it only calculates the time for StartHours. Is there a way to achieve my goal? Thank you!
  • #268
  • Apr 27, 2016 12:04pm Apr 27, 2016 12:04pm
Quoting abrjake
I'm trying to make your indicator show the time (hours and minutes) for the highest high and the lowest low of the the range
Sorry, this is not currently possible. Valid entries are listed in post #1:
Quoting _
<data type> valid entries are P=height of box in pips; H=price at Highest point of box; L=price at Lowest point of box; S=price at open of Start candle; E=price at close of End candle; X=price at close of Extend candle. You may use upper or lowercase, multiple entries (e.g. HL) are permitted
  • #269
  • Apr 28, 2016 4:43am Apr 28, 2016 4:43am
Is there an .mq4 file of the latest version of this indicator as posted in the first post?
I’m not a coder and I have no motives to recode and redistribute it. I just need the ability to set the external values inside the code so I can plot/remove it directly from the charts. Saving those settings in a template doesn't quite help me since they override any previous work done on the charts.
Thanks in advance,
Diki
  • #270
  • Edited 9:04am Apr 28, 2016 8:53am | Edited 9:04am
Quoting Diki
Is there an .mq4 file of the latest version of this indicator as posted in the first post?
I still do all my coding in build 509. Hence the .mq4 would compile with errors if anybody was to attempt to compile or run it on the latest MT4 builds. That is why it has not been posted.

[EDIT] Oops, I just noticed that we've had this same discussion before (see posts 456 thru 466 here).
  • #271
  • Apr 28, 2016 9:38am Apr 28, 2016 9:38am
Quoting hanover
{quote} I still do all my coding in build 509. Hence the .mq4 would compile with errors if anybody was to attempt to compile or run it on the latest MT4 builds. That is why it has not been posted. [EDIT] Oops, I just noticed that we've had this same discussion before (see posts 456 thru 466 here).

Hi Hanover, why still coding under this build? What's wrong with the latest ones?
You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
  • #272
  • Apr 28, 2016 10:40am Apr 28, 2016 10:40am
Quoting hanover
{quote} I still do all my coding in build 509. Hence the .mq4 would compile with errors if anybody was to attempt to compile or run it on the latest MT4 builds. That is why it has not been posted. [EDIT] Oops, I just noticed that we've had this same discussion before (see posts 456 thru 466 here).

Hi hanover!
Thank you for your reply. I use an old Pepperstone mt4 build 509 to compile old code and have no problems whatsoever. I understand the errors prevent it to be compiled on newer versions. The quoted issue was with the signal indicator and was caused by someone else's modified .mgh files. Once you gave me your files everything worked as it should.
I see that the previous version of DailyLineBoxes(1).mq4 is available on this thread but it does not have the unique id feature which limits the use of one instance of the indicator on the chart, which is why Im asking for the latest version. However if you prefer not to share it I completely understand, you've helped me plenty already.
  • #273
  • Edited Apr 29, 2016 8:04am Apr 28, 2016 11:03am | Edited Apr 29, 2016 8:04am
Quoting Edorenta
why still coding under this build? What's wrong with the latest ones?
There's nothing wrong that I'm aware of. But I have several thousand lines of fully tested code in indicators, EAs, and libraries, and upgrading them would be a time consuming and unnecessary job, as the build 509-compiled .ex4s continue to run correctly on the latest MT4. These days I'm trying to spend more time on trading and less on programming.

Quoting Diki
Im asking for the latest version.
It's attached. But if you get errors when compiling it, I can not help you.

Note to anybody else: if you download the .mq4 file, and the indicator no longer works, you're on your own.
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File Type: mq4 Daily LinesBoxes(1).mq4   33 KB | 936 downloads
  • #274
  • Edited 3:38am Apr 29, 2016 2:08am | Edited 3:38am
Hi Hanover

Could you post the 'function header' files needed to compile the indicator in build 509.

Sorry, my bad, searched the thread and found............
  • #275
  • Apr 29, 2016 3:08am Apr 29, 2016 3:08am
Quoting hanover
{quote} There's nothing wrong that I'm aware of. But I have around 18,000 lines of fully tested code in indicators, EAs, and libraries, and upgrading them would be a time consuming and unnecessary job, as the build 509-compiled .ex4s continue to run correctly on the latest MT4. These days I'm trying to spend more time on trading and less on programming. {quote} It's attached. But if you get errors when compiling it, I can not help you. Note to anybody else: if you download the .mq4 file, and the indicator no longer works, you're on your own. {file}...
Thank you David, it works perfectly.
  • #276
  • May 12, 2016 3:55am May 12, 2016 3:55am
Hi Hanover,

Love your indi ! , is there a way to set the settings to plot the middle line (50%) of a given session ?

Thanks,
the market is not random but anything can happen.
  • #277
  • May 12, 2016 5:41am May 12, 2016 5:41am
Quoting vspatrick
is there a way to set the settings to plot the middle line (50%) of a given session ?
Sorry, but you would need to find another indicator to do this.
[Note: all of the indicator's capabilities (and limitations) are listed in post #1).]
  • #278
  • May 12, 2016 7:25am May 12, 2016 7:25am
Quoting hanover
{quote} Sorry, but you would need to find another indicator to do this. [Note: all of the indicator's capabilities (and limitations) are listed in post #1).]
Thank you for your time
the market is not random but anything can happen.
  • #279
  • Aug 21, 2016 2:50pm Aug 21, 2016 2:50pm
Hi hanover, thanks a lot for the indicator.
I've just found and read this thread and I think the indy will be of good use for me, it seems to be very flexible.

After playing around with the settings there may be one thing I'm missing:
Is it currently possible to color bullish and bearish boxes differently?

If not, I'm guessing this would be a simple but effective addition.

Thanks a lot for your work!
  • #280
  • Sep 6, 2016 3:54pm Sep 6, 2016 3:54pm
Hi hanover

What a great indicator and what a great person you are doing all this work.

I have used your indicator for about 6 months now and it just makes life a lot easier

I do have difficulties getting unfilled boxes to show as dotted or dashed lines (I can do it with horizontal or vertical lines) even though I put in the . or -. or - but now I've just changed the color so the box is not too visible.

Well, just wanted to thank you for the indi.
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