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Is it difficult to add an expiry date to mt5 indicator?
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hi GiLR,

my suggestion 

int OnCalculate(....)

{ 

      MqlDateTime urustime;
      TimeCurrent(urustime);

  if(urustime.mon<=12 &&  urustime.year<=2012) return;

 .............

} 

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jelam:

hi GiLR,

my suggestion 

int OnCalculate(....)

{ 

      MqlDateTime urustime;
      TimeCurrent(urustime);

  if(urustime.mon<=12 &&  urustime.year<=2012) return;

 .............

} 

Thank you- Indicator would expire last day in Dec 2012 - Correct? 

In this is the code below, where would I add the above code? I know nothing about coding 

 

Thanks 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//                                              SchaffTrendCycle.mq5 |
//|                                  Copyright ?2011, EarnForex.com |
//|                                        http://www.earnforex.com/ |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright ?2011, EarnForex.com"
#property link      "http://www.earnforex.com"
#property version   "1.0"

#property description "Schaff Trend Cycle - Cyclical Stoch over Stoch over MACD."
#property description "Falling below 75 is a sell signal."
#property description "Rising above 25 is a buy signal."
#property description "Developed by Doug Schaff."
#property description "Code adapted from the original TradeStation EasyLanguage version."

#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 3
#property indicator_plots 1
#property indicator_minimum 0
#property indicator_maximum 100
#property indicator_level1 25
#property indicator_level2 75
#property indicator_width1 2
#property indicator_type1 DRAW_LINE
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
#property indicator_color1 DarkOrchid
#property indicator_label1 "STC"

//---- Input Parameters
input int MAShort = 23;
input int MALong = 50;
input int Cycle = 10;

//---- Global Variables
double Factor = 0.5;
int BarsRequired;

//---- Buffers
double MACD[];
double ST[];
double ST2[];

//---- MA Buffers
double MAShortBuf[];
double MALongBuf[];

int myShortMA, myLongMA;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnInit()
{
   IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME, "STC(" + IntegerToString(MAShort) + ", " + IntegerToString(MALong) + ", " + IntegerToString(Cycle) + ")");

   SetIndexBuffer(0, ST2, INDICATOR_DATA);
   SetIndexBuffer(1, ST, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
   SetIndexBuffer(2, MACD, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
   
   myShortMA = iMA(NULL, 0, MAShort, 0, MODE_EMA, PRICE_CLOSE);   
   myLongMA = iMA(NULL, 0, MALong, 0, MODE_EMA, PRICE_CLOSE);   
   BarsRequired = MALong + Cycle * 2;
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Schaff Trend Cycle                                               |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[],
                const int &spread[])
{
   if (rates_total <= BarsRequired) return(rates_total);
   
   int counted_bars = prev_calculated;
   
   double LLV, HHV;
   int shift, n = 1, i;
   // Static variables are used to flag that we already have calculated curves from the previous indicator run
   static bool st1_pass = false;
   static bool st2_pass = false;
   int st1_count = 0;
   bool check_st1 = false, check_st2 = false;
   
   if (counted_bars < BarsRequired)
   {
      for (i = 0; i < BarsRequired; i++) ST2[i] = 0;
      for (i = 0; i < BarsRequired; i++) ST[i] = 0;
   }

   if (counted_bars > 0) counted_bars--;

   shift = counted_bars - BarsRequired + MALong - 1;
   
   if (shift < 0) shift = 0;

   
   if  (CopyBuffer(myShortMA, 0, 0, rates_total, MAShortBuf) != rates_total) return(0);
      
   if  (CopyBuffer(myLongMA, 0, 0, rates_total, MALongBuf) != rates_total) return(0);
    
   while (shift < rates_total)
   {
           MACD[shift] = MAShortBuf[shift] - MALongBuf[shift];
           
      if (n >= Cycle) check_st1 = true;
      else n++;
        
      if (check_st1)  
      {
         // Finding Max and Min on Cycle of MA differrences (MACD)
         for (i = 0; i < Cycle; i++)
         {      
            if (i == 0)
            {
               LLV = MACD[shift - i];
               HHV = MACD[shift - i];
            }
            else
            {
               if (LLV > MACD[shift - i]) LLV = MACD[shift - i];
               if (HHV < MACD[shift - i]) HHV = MACD[shift - i];
            }
         }
         // Calculating first Stochastic
         if (HHV - LLV != 0) ST[shift] = ((MACD[shift] - LLV) / (HHV - LLV)) * 100;
         else {ST[shift] = ST[shift - 1];}
         
         // Smoothing first Stochastic
         if (st1_pass) ST[shift] = Factor * (ST[shift] - ST[shift - 1]) + ST[shift - 1];
         st1_pass = true;
                  
         // Have enough elements of first Stochastic to proceed to second
         if (st1_count >= Cycle) check_st2 = true;
         else st1_count++;
         
         if (check_st2)
         {
            // Finding Max and Min on Cycle of first smoothed Stoch
            for (i = 0; i < Cycle; i++)
            {   
               if (i == 0)
               {
                  LLV = ST[shift - i];
                  HHV = ST[shift - i];
               }
               else
               {
                  if (LLV > ST[shift - i]) LLV = ST[shift - i];
                  if (HHV < ST[shift - i]) HHV = ST[shift - i];
               }
            }
            // Calculating second Stochastic
            if (HHV - LLV != 0) ST2[shift] = ((ST[shift] - LLV) / (HHV - LLV)) * 100;
            else {ST2[shift] = ST2[shift - 1];}
            
            // Smoothing second Stochastic
            if (st2_pass) ST2[shift] = Factor * (ST2[shift] - ST2[shift - 1]) + ST2[shift - 1];
            st2_pass = true;
         }
      }
      shift++;
   }

   return(rates_total);
}
//+----------------------------------------------------

 

 
GilR:

Thank you- Indicator would expire last day in Dec 2012 - Correct? 

Yup

 

 

In this is the code below, where would I add the above code? I know nothing about coding 

 

Thanks 

 

 int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[],
                const int &spread[])
{
//suggestion.. try like this

//at beginning stage 

MqlDateTime urustime;
TimeCurrent(urustime);

if(urustime.mon<=12 && urustime.year<=2012) return(0); 

 

 

 
jelam:

Ok - like this

 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Schaff Trend Cycle                                               |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
{
MqlDateTime urustime;
TimeCurrent(urustime);
if(urustime.mon<=12 && urustime.year<=2012) return(0); 
{
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[], 

 

 
GilR:

Ok - like this

 

 

Hi,

First, you need to change the condition. 
This condition - if(urustime.mon<=12 && urustime.year<=2012) return(0); is not correct, it
will make the ea active only from 2013 and on.. (expired until 12/2012).
it also is redundant (month is always less equal 12, no matter what, so you could just replace it with:
if (urustime.year<=2012) return 0;

Which is equivalent to your condition and still does not do what you need. You should code:
if (urustime.year > 2012 || (urustime.year = 2012 && urustime.month >= 8)) return(); // expiry - 08/2012

Second, you need to put the condition at the beginning of OnCalculate.  

 

Hello Amir... Could you please paste the correct code in its place?

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Schaff Trend Cycle                                               |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[],
                const int &spread[])
{ 


 
GilR:

Hello Amir... Could you please paste the correct code in its place?

Hello Gil,

Put the definition in the global definiton area, before the OnInit:

.... 

 MqlDateTime urustime;
 void OnInit()...

..

int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[],
                const int &spread[])
{ 

TimeCurrent(urustime); 

if (urustime.year > 2012 || (urustime.year = 2012 && urustime.month >= 8)) return;

....

} 

 
amir_avatar:

Hello Gil,

Put the definition in the global definiton area, before the OnInit:

.... 

 MqlDateTime urustime;
 TimeCurrent(urustime);

void OnInit()...

..

int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[],
                const int &spread[])
{ 

if (urustime.year > 2012 || (urustime.year = 2012 && urustime.month >= 8)) return;

....

} 

Thanks
 

Do it Simple,  use datetime for date

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