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  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 18, 2011 1:58pm Apr 18, 2011 1:58pm
One thing that often frustrates me when going over my charts is figuring out what time a certain bar was according to my local time.

I'm wondering if it would be easy enough to create a script such that u could drop it on a certain bar on the chart, and it would tell you what LOCAL time that bar was ?

This possible ?

Thx
  • #2
  • Apr 18, 2011 5:58pm Apr 18, 2011 5:58pm
Something like this could work. Presentation of the data has to be worked out if comment() is not good enough. Ex:
Draw a text object.
Loop for a minute.
Delete the text object and exit the script.

PHP Code
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| script program start function                                    |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start() {
  datetime tBarTime=WindowTimeOnDropped();
  datetime tTimeDiff=TimeLocal()-TimeCurrent();
  Comment("BarTime=",TimeToStr(tBarTime),"  LocalTime",TimeToStr(tBarTime+tTimeDiff)); 
  return(0);
}
Caveat:
TimeCurrent() is the time the last tick was received. No recent ticks means that this time is not current.
TimeLocal() is current.
So the above only works as long MT4 has received ticks recently.
  • #3
  • Edited Apr 19, 2011 12:09am Apr 18, 2011 8:09pm | Edited Apr 19, 2011 12:09am
Attached are two scripts (install in scripts, not indicators, folder).

1. Local Time: drag the script onto a candle. A popup will appear showing the local and MT4 starting time of this candle. If the local time is slightly (e.g. 1 minute) inaccurate, then this reflects a difference between your computer's clock and MT4 time.

2. Candle Start Time: this is the more sophisticated version. Again, drag onto a candle, and a red arrow appears underneath the candle. After a couple of seconds (while the script reads an internet site), a message box will appear showing the times in various FX-related cities of the world, when the candle started to form. Click OK to clear the message box, and the arrow should disappear also.

David

[EDIT]
Note - Daylight Saving bug:
If a city is currently observing daylight saving, but was not at the time of the selected candle, then the time shown will be incorrect by 1 hour. Likewise if a city was observing daylight saving at the time of the selected candle, but currently is not.

This is because the web page, that I gather the city times from, shows only the current time. (All of the displayed times are calculated by difference. The city of Accra has been chosen to represent GMT, as Ghana never observes daylight saving, hence the time in Accra is always GMT).

Fixing the bug would necessitate finding info regarding the dates/times when daylight saving changes over, for each city, and potentially for each historical year. I assume that it's not worth doing. However, I've posted the .MQ4 source, in case anybody wants to.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Local Time.mq4   77 KB | 5,137 downloads
File Type: mq4 Candle start time.mq4   85 KB | 2,882 downloads
  • #4
  • Apr 18, 2011 8:59pm Apr 18, 2011 8:59pm
Outstanding work again!!!!!

Quoting hanover
Attached are two scripts (install in scripts, not indicators, folder).

1. Local Time: drag the script onto a candle. A popup will appear showing the local and MT4 starting time of this candle. If the local time is slightly (e.g. 1 minute) inaccurate, then this reflects a difference between your computer's clock and MT4 time.

2. Candle Start Time: this is the more sophisticated version. Again, drag onto a candle, and a red arrow appears underneath the candle. After a couple of seconds (while the script reads an internet site), a pop up will appear...
  • #5
  • Apr 19, 2011 12:09am Apr 19, 2011 12:09am
Quoting flyer415
Outstanding work again!!!!!
Thanks.
  • #6
  • Apr 19, 2011 12:37am Apr 19, 2011 12:37am
Wow outstanding - thx hanover that is awesome

thx Xaphod also
  • #7
  • Apr 19, 2011 1:20am Apr 19, 2011 1:20am
just tried them now - superb , thx again hanover
  • #8
  • Jun 7, 2011 9:40am Jun 7, 2011 9:40am
As someone who gets confused over time, this local time script is great!!! Works for me in Sydney.
  • #9
  • Nov 2, 2012 4:24pm Nov 2, 2012 4:24pm
Hi, I like to trade hourly chart and wonder if there is an indicator or able to change the time at the bottom of the hourly chart, instead of showing the server or local time, show the base currency country time. This will enable me to know when the price is most active in their country. Thank you. Lodestar
  • #10
  • Nov 4, 2012 4:58pm Nov 4, 2012 4:58pm
Quoting Lodestar
Hi, I like to trade hourly chart and wonder if there is an indicator or able to change the time at the bottom of the hourly chart, instead of showing the server or local time, show the base currency country time. This will enable me to know when the price is most active in their country. Thank you. Lodestar
Hi,

It's not possible to change the prices/times on the MT4 axes.

However, you can use an indicator like the attached one to display the time on each candle. (This indy gets its data from this webpage, and will no longer work correctly if the developers change the HTML format of the webpage). Indicator's .mq4 source is available here.

David
Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 TimeZones.ex4   44 KB | 1,854 downloads
  • #11
  • Nov 4, 2012 6:37pm Nov 4, 2012 6:37pm
Thanks Hanover.
  • #12
  • Jun 1, 2015 11:47pm Jun 1, 2015 11:47pm
Any idea if these 2 Scripts work on MT4 builds after 600? I'm currently on build 830. The Indi works fine, however.

Cheers
  • #13
  • Sep 4, 2015 10:29am Sep 4, 2015 10:29am
Just what I was looking for
I'll give this a go later today.

Thanks for sharing Hanover
  • #14
  • Sep 4, 2015 11:20am Sep 4, 2015 11:20am
I can't get the 2 scripts to work either.
Perhaps it's not compatible with the current version of MT4?
  • #15
  • Nov 15, 2015 2:25am Nov 15, 2015 2:25am
Indeed if anyone can update this for current version that would be great - cannot seem to message Hanover, but any help much appreciated.
  • #16
  • Nov 15, 2015 5:07am Nov 15, 2015 5:07am
Quoting pipmyride
Indeed if anyone can update this for current version that would be great - cannot seem to message Hanover, but any help much appreciated.
It's not clear from your post which indicator or script you're referring to.

I've downloaded the 2 scripts attached to post #3 and compiled them. They compile without errors using the build 509 compiler, and the resulting .ex4s are attached below. I don't know whether these will work correctly on build 600 onward, especially the 'Candle start time' script, as it gets its data from a webpage whose format might have changed since the script was originally posted 4.5 years ago. I have never used these scripts myself, and I don't want to spend time troubleshooting, so the attached files are offered on a 'take it or leave it' basis.

I've also attached the latest version of the 'Time Zones' indicator (see post #10). I use this indy myself, and the attached version works fine on my computer (Pepperstone MT4 build 745).
Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 Local Time.ex4   19 KB | 2,139 downloads
File Type: ex4 Candle start time.ex4   20 KB | 1,329 downloads
File Type: ex4 TimeZones.ex4   32 KB | 1,626 downloads
  • #17
  • Nov 16, 2015 3:50am Nov 16, 2015 3:50am
much appreciated hanover, I will figure something out - I have fxpro demo build 902
  • #18
  • Nov 21, 2015 9:12pm Nov 21, 2015 9:12pm
Hello
this is a call to anyone with the time to try and fix either local time indicator on the latest mt4 builds - these versions have HEAPS of errors on build 910 I'm on, a lot look like simple language/syntax errors which are surprising given that I wouldn't have thought the mql language would have changed ?

If anyone is able to fix, would be very helpful, these scripts are extremely handy for testing ..
  • #19
  • Sep 4, 2016 1:37pm Sep 4, 2016 1:37pm
This indicator will convert and display your local time at the bottom or top of your screen, regardless of how the chart shifts or scaled. The cursor will also display the day and local time as it moves. May it enhance your trading; please pass it on.
Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 TraderBotMarketplace Local Time Generator.ex4   279 KB | 2,660 downloads
  • #20
  • Sep 13, 2016 6:49pm Sep 13, 2016 6:49pm
Quoting renner1984
This indicator will convert and display your local time at the bottom or top of your screen, regardless of how the chart shifts or scaled. The cursor will also display the day and local time as it moves. May it enhance your trading; please pass it on. {file}

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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