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Why does MT5 not return 60 for H1, 240 for H4 and 1440 for D1?

Why does MT5 not return 60 for H1, 240 for H4 and 1440 for D1? Comment( "PERIOD_CURRENT " + PERIOD_CURRENT + "\n" + "PERIOD_M1 " + PERIOD_M1 + "\n" + "PERIOD_M5 " + PERIOD_M5 + "\n" + "PERIOD_M15 " + PERIOD_M15 + "\n" + "PERIOD_M30 " + PERIOD_M30 + "\n" + "PERIOD_H1 " + PERIOD_H1 +

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Is there an error in the Heikin-Ashi indicator ?

The Heikin-Ashi technique uses a modified formula: xClose = (Open+High+Low+Close)/4 o Average price of the current bar xOpen = [xOpen(Previous Bar) + Close(Previous Bar)]/2 o Midpoint of the previous bar xHigh = Max(High, xOpen, xClose) o Highest value in the set xLow = Min(Low, xOpen, xClose) o

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Date/Time Compiled

Can date/time compiled be referenced by an indicator/EA? Would be nice to be able to display this so when debugging you know exactly which compiled version you are looking at. Or if a trader is using an old version vs. current version. Would be nice if this was displayed on the About Tab

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GLOBAL VARIABLES

Is there a way to list/see all global variables used if you do not know there names? Thanks

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MT4 Enumeration Dilemma

I am using the MT4 enumeration for a selection input: enum ENUM_myChoice { a, b, c, e, f, g }; The problem is if I have to add "d" to the list in alphabetical order, all of my templates using e, f or g are ruined because they are off by 1. Is there an elegant solution to this or only brute force

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MT4 for my Samsung Tablet is missing buttons

MT4 for my Samsung Tablet is missing buttons I downloaded the latest version for Google Play today. There is no TRADE BUTTON on my MT4 on my Verizon Samsung Tablet - at least I don't see it and can't find it. Where is it

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How to check for the existence of an external indicator

Is there a way to check for the existence of an external indicator in MT4? I would like my indicator to make sure the external indicator is there so iCustom works properly

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How do I display the wingdings for values 141, 143, 144?

How do I display the wingdings for values 141, 143, 144? There is no symbol to copy: https://docs.mql4.com/constants/wingdings ArrowNumber[0]= "‹"; // = 0 displays ArrowNumber[1]= "Œ"; // = 1 displays ArrowNumber[2]= "?"; // = 2 DOES NOT display ArrowNumber[3]= "Ž"; // = 3 displays ArrowNumber[4]=

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SOMEONE PUBLISHED MY CODE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION HOW DO I CONTACT THE FORUM ADMIN?

SOMEONE PUBLISHED MY CODE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION HOW DO I CONTACT THE FORUM ADMIN

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OBJ_RECTANGLE - can I use pixels to define the corners?

OBJ_RECTANGLE - can I use pixels to define the corners? If so how? Thanks