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  OrderSelect function question  (40   1 2 3 4)
boopa26 can write order send code but cannot write order select function to close orders. wants to write order select function to close orders without for cycles or while cycles. boopa26 wants to write order select function to close orders with if conditions but boopa26 does not understand to
hello mql4 question  by default OrderSelect() is assigned value 0 so what switches OrderSelect() from 0 to 1? documentation reads "if the function succeeds" but that is not enough information thank you 
Code combined from FF SetUpChart + HideCaption. I am not a coder. However - it works. Removes TITLE of chart. Removes AXIS / SCALE PRICE TIME from CHART
hello   i need programmer to make for me an expert for recovery zone with professional tool    comment to me if you can   thanks 
Hello Community   In the attached file you find my very first ea with the indicator. Although the compiler doesnt see any errors it doesnt work on backtesting. Can you tell me whats wrong...?   Thanks a lot   akuh 
Hi, it's me again.    I searched through the forum but did not find anything similiar.  For some reason, some of my Orders do not close even though the conditions are met. In this case, it affects long orders and the SL does not trigger even when the price is far below the SL level. Allowed slippage...
I just logged into my MT4 platform and saw it's been upgraded to version 4.00 build 1010. Now I can't find my custom indicators that used to be under the Navigators tab. the MQL4 folder has also been removed from the Open Data Folder. I can't find that too. Only when I click on the Meta editor...
Hi Guys, I'm trying to write a code so that each trade is executed with the maximum available lots according to my account balance, but I am receiving a '*' constant expected error the whole time. Could anyone giving me some advise on how to fix this? I have LotSize in my OrderSend code...
I modified the closing rule of this EA based on closing rule. However, it's not function. Could any one suggest what I have done wrong? Thank you so much.
Hi folks,  As I'm sure some of you have also had these problems MT4 requires a huge hard drive to store all the testing files for many currencies, I recently found using /portable in the shortcut puts all of the data in the mt4 folder which allows me to move it to any HHD that I choose, GREAT!  Only...
  better Zig Zag  (1)
Is there anyone that is in possession code for any kind of indictor similar or the same as ZZ, which wouldn't omit the some highs/lows? and which would work on closed candles so it wouldn't change its past values(of ZZ).
  ICCI fix value  (5)
Hello,    How to fix, in the iCCI() the value Min/Max?  Example scale value:150 and - 150.  Thanks  
MT4 platform question here. Why is it the the entry price shown while hovering over an EA placed entry marked on the charts is different than the entry price shown in the trade log history? What's more, said hover price changes when re-hovering. I'm seeing this across multiple broker accounts as
Hello fellow traders, I am new to programming and Automated trading, though – I’m keen to keep on learning! I'd love to see your feedback/recommendations on the following code. I am trying to limit my robot to: *Only EURUSD & GDPUSD securities; *Only work on 1 hour period; *Only work on chart using
Hi, I have three arrays: "Pair1", "Pair2", "Profit" For example Pair1{EURUSD,GBPUSD} / Pair2{AUDUSD,NZDUSD} / Profit{100,300} These values are linked, so an output could be: "Index 0: EURUSD-AUDUSD-100" "Index 1: GBPUSD-NZDUSD-300". Now I would sort a single array and then I would that other 2
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Hi, Yesterday I encountered weird string corruption, which I narrowed down to the following code: Fh=begin_head + Fh; Fh was more than 1000 ascii chars long, begin_head was maybe 50 chars. After this code, the resulting string was ok, but on the end contained appended part of the original string
I have been able to get almost every wm command to work except this one:  PostMessageA(hndl, WM_COMMAND, 34100, 0); // for the first profile   is there a different function I should be using? is PostMessageA correct?  
[LOOK] How can I set my indicator to change the time-frame when I switch to other time-frame? I want to know the best way to do it.  Here's my code: iMA("EURUSD", Period(), 14, 0, MODE_SMA, PRICE_CLOSE, 0); // Here I used Period() function to get the current TF  What happen to previous data in other...
Hey Guys, I searched a long time for some examples to close one specified Trade after a specified amount of time. Or in another way, to close this trade at 23:59. Before the new day is beginning.  Can anybody help me please to code that or is there another way? Greetings and Thank you! 
  newbie help  (10)
I need help with adding some code if(Close[1] < ma)   How would I add that the ask is higher by (x) number of points above ma. 
Hey Guys, I want to make a backtest but for that I need to programm my EA so that it is possible to execute more than only one trade? At the moment I have programmed it so that the EA can only trade once. But I have no idea how to programm the EA so that he can trade more than one time but only one...
I'm experimenting with using what I think of as 'triggers'. They are booleans that start at false and then are set to true when certain parameters happen (X line cross Y line etc).  I can then get the EA to place an order when a number of the booleans are all true. The advantage is that it allows...
I am getting the error as described in the title MQL5 community: failed to start thread. You can see this on the attached screenshot.  Restarting MT4 and/or the PC fixes this for a while but the problem always comes back eventually What does the error mean and how best to fix this?
Hey, I´ve been searching quite some time now but didnt find anything, so I hope anyone can help me here   I want to close an order after 24 Hours, but it should be at the end of the current bar(Dailyperiod), not at the start of the new one, in case of gaps.  And I dont want to close all open trades,...
I got this error when trying to upload a chart from MT4 Screenshot: can not save temp file I tried googling that error but nothing helpful came up - what does it mean? Rich
Hello fellow programmers,   I need a EA created for Binary Options based on CCI and RSI in a ranging market. See attached example which explains what I am after. Hopefully not very complicated for someone out there. If you need anymore information please let me know.   Thanks in advance Sham 
  how to refresh symbol data  (24   1 2 3)
Hi, I have a script to scan candlestick pattern on multiple symbols. When I run the script in the morning, it always gives me candlestick pattern the day before. After I run it again, it gives me today's pattern. Seems that the first run did not download the symbols price data. How do I force
Hi   I'm new to programming in mql4 so apologize in advance if I offend anyone with my questions.  My issue is I am trying to use a custom indicator (Pinbar - https://www.mql5.com/en/code/1768) in a EA using the "iCustom" function. For some reason the values shown in Data Window for the buffers used...
Hello,  can I find a script somewhere that counts all open orders? I found a lot of discussion about such features, but no solutions or none that did anything when installed. A simple count of all open orders would do, but additional functions would be lovely as well (total lot size open, buy vs...
Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone could help me with my EA. I want my code to enter a long position if each of the previous 5 bids are all higher than the previous bid. In otherwords: Enter long buy if: PrevBid5<PrevBid4 PrevBid4<PrevBid3 PrevBid3<PrevBid2 PrevBid2<PrevBid1...