Need advice on how to do this more "neatly".

[Joey Wheeler]

Greetings experts,

I'm a noob on MQL.  So far, had created more than 3 dozen EAs (very simple ones mind you).  My problem is I need to uniformly display information on each chart/each EA goes on like the one below.  Every time I need to add more info to be displayed I need to go to each EA and change it.  

Is there a way that I can put CreateInfo into a file somewhere and just reference it from each of my EA?

Thank you in advance and apologies for the noob question.

  void CreateInfo()

  {

   int Y=30;

   int YSpace=12;

   int fontsize=8;

   ObjectCreate("EA",OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0);

   ObjectSetText("EA","Forex Gump USDJPY H15 v1.50",fontsize,"Verdana",Yellow);

   ObjectSet("EA",OBJPROP_CORNER,0);

   ObjectSet("EA",OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,20);

   ObjectSet("EA",OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,Y);

   Y=Y+YSpace;

   ObjectCreate("Leverage",OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0);

   ObjectSetText("Leverage","Leverage : "+IntegerToString(ActLev),fontsize,"Verdana",Lime);

   ObjectSet("Leverage",OBJPROP_CORNER,0);

   ObjectSet("Leverage",OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,20);

   ObjectSet("Leverage",OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,Y);

   Y=Y+YSpace;

   ObjectCreate("ATR",OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0);

   ObjectSetText("ATR","ATR : "+ DoubleToString(ATR) ,fontsize,"Verdana",Lime);

   ObjectSet("ATR",OBJPROP_CORNER,0);

   ObjectSet("ATR",OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,20);

   ObjectSet("ATR",OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,Y);

   ...

   }

void OnTick()

  {

   CreateInfo();

  }

[lippmaje]

#include <MyFolder/CreateInfo.mqh>

void OnTick()
  {
   CreateInfo();
   ...
  }

where MyFolder is located in the Include dir and CreateInfo.mqh contains your function from above or maybe a class definition with your function.

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/basis/preprosessor/include

[Joey Wheeler]

lippmaje:

where MyFolder is located in the Include dir and CreateInfo.mqh contains your function from above or maybe a class definition with your function.

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/basis/preprosessor/include

You sir are AWESOME!  You just saved me!  Thank you and stay safe.