Scroll open orders in full screen.

[GrumpyDuckMan]

Hello everyone,

I have recently made a multi currency trading code. I have limited it 8 pairs, currently I use "alt+r" to show all the charts with opened positions.

How could I make the program scroll through the open positions with a full screen for a short period of time of each opened order?

FYI  I am using MQL4.

[nicholish en]

#property strict
#property script_show_inputs
#include <arrays/arraystring.mqh>
#include <charts/chart.mqh>
#include <chartobjects/chartobjectstxtcontrols.mqh>

input uint sleep_seconds = 5;
CChart puppet_chart;

void OnStart()
{ 
   puppet_chart.Open(_Symbol, PERIOD_CURRENT);
   CChartObjectLabel puppet_label;
   puppet_label.Create(puppet_chart.ChartId(), "__ID__", 0, 5, 5);
   puppet_label.Anchor(ANCHOR_RIGHT_UPPER);
   puppet_label.Corner(CORNER_RIGHT_UPPER);
   puppet_label.Description("CHART IS BEIING CONTROLED BY PUPPET MASTER");
   puppet_label.Color(clrRed);
   while(!IsStopped() && chart_exists(puppet_chart))
      if(!cycle_charts())
         Sleep(1000); 
}

bool chart_exists(CChart &chart)
{
   for(long i=ChartFirst(); i>=0; i=ChartNext(i))
      if(i == chart.ChartId())
         return true;
   return false;
}

class StrSet : public CArrayString
{
   public: bool Add(const string str) {
      if(this.SearchLinear(str) >= 0)
         return false;
      return CArrayString::Add(str);
   }
};

bool cycle_charts() 
{
   StrSet symbols;
   for(int i=0; OrderSelect(i, SELECT_BY_POS); i++)
      symbols.Add(OrderSymbol());
   int total = symbols.Total();
   if(total == 0)
      return false;
   int i = symbols.Total() - 1;
   int j = 0;
   for(; i>=0; --i) {
      j = OrdersTotal() - 1;
      for(; j>=0; --j) {
         if(OrderSelect(j, SELECT_BY_POS) && symbols[i] == OrderSymbol()) {
            puppet_chart.SetSymbolPeriod(OrderSymbol(), puppet_chart.Period());
            Sleep(sleep_seconds * 1000); 
            break;
         }
      }
   }
   if(j < 0)
      return false;
   return true;
}

[GrumpyDuckMan]

Hello again,

I think I have gotten a little bit closer to what I want to do with the charts.

void Check(){

TotalSymbols=SymbolsTotal(true);
    for (int TotalOrders=OrdersTotal();TotalOrders>0;x--)
  {
    Watch=SymbolName(x,true); 
    trade=OrderSelect(x,SELECT_BY_POS)==true;
    ticket= OrderTicket();
    Symbol_Ticket_Num[x]=ticket;
    symbols[x]=Watch;
    Chart_ID=ChartFirst();          
    Chart_ID =ChartNext(Chart_ID);       
 if(x==0) break;     
   }
   }

[GrumpyDuckMan]

Hello again,

I'm not sure how to set this property correctly atm. I only what one chart viewed at any time while the program is running.

 ChartSetInteger(Chart_ID,CHART_IS_MAXIMIZED,0,5);

[GrumpyDuckMan]

Hello again,

Now I am very confused.

From the sample in the MQL4 reference.

   if(!ChartGetInteger(Chart_ID,CHART_IS_MINIMIZED,true))
     {
      //--- display an error message in the Experts log
      Alert(__FUNCTION__+", Error Code = ",GetLastError());
      //  Unknown chart property
     }