Calling two function using Icustom from one ex5 file

[DGRL]

Hi 

I would like to ask some help with the iCustom function

I have file A so to speak and file A has these 2 indicators

     EMA13_initial = iMA(_Symbol, TimeFrame, EMAPERIOD, 0, EMAMODELT, PriceType);

     MACD_initial = iMACD(_Symbol, TimeFrame, FASTEMA, SLOWEMA, MACDESMA, PriceType1);  


In File 2 I want to call both of these using

      EMA13A_initial = iCustom(_Symbol,TimeFrame,"Elder Impulse system", TimeFrame, EMAPERIOD, 0, EMAMODELT, PriceType);

      //Print("MA_handle = ",EMA13A_initial,"  error = ",GetLastError());

      MACDA_initial = iCustom(_Symbol, TimeFrame,"Elder Impulse system", TimeFrame, FASTEMA, SLOWEMA, MACDESMA, PriceType1);


if I comment out the MACDA line all is fine 
As soon as I uncomment the MACDA line I get error "cannot load indicator 'Moving Average' [4002]"

I double check the parameters and all seems to be fine.

Anyone know if its possible to use two iCustom function to call two function in the same file (A)?

Kind regards

[Fabio Cavalloni]

Of course it's possible, but you need to take care of several things.

First of all remember to assign indicator handles in OnInit and retreive their buffers in OnTick/OnCalculate using copy buffer. (MT5)

Then, a look on documentation will surely help you with your error code https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/constants/errorswarnings/errorcodes

You are basically passing wrong parameters type, you maybe used wrong variable types, or wrong order. Check it.

[William Roeder]

DGRL: Anyone know if its possible to use two iCustom function to call two function in the same file (A)?

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2. iCustom/CopyBuffer, only reads buffers. It can not call functions. If those two indicator values are not put in buffers, you can't read them from the File A.

3. Read the indicators directly.
   

[DGRL]

Fabio Cavalloni #:
You are basically passing wrong parameters type, you maybe used wrong variable types, or wrong order. Check it.

@Fabio Cavalloni

Thank you for the answer..

I was able to fix the issue now all is working as expected

[DGRL]

William Roeder #:

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2. iCustom/CopyBuffer, only reads buffers. It can not call functions. If those two indicator values are not put in buffers, you can't read them from the File A.

3. Read the indicators directly.
   

@William Roeder

Thank you for the answer.
Ill try to remember for the next post since I cant edit it now anymore.
There is only a few min. timespan to edit post.

[Nardus Van Staden]

DGRL:
Hi 

I would like to ask some help with the iCustom function

I have file A so to speak and file A has these 2 indicators

     EMA13_initial = iMA(_Symbol, TimeFrame, EMAPERIOD, 0, EMAMODELT, PriceType);

     MACD_initial = iMACD(_Symbol, TimeFrame, FASTEMA, SLOWEMA, MACDESMA, PriceType1);  


In File 2 I want to call both of these using

      EMA13A_initial = iCustom(_Symbol,TimeFrame,"Elder Impulse system", TimeFrame, EMAPERIOD, 0, EMAMODELT, PriceType);

      //Print("MA_handle = ",EMA13A_initial,"  error = ",GetLastError());

      MACDA_initial = iCustom(_Symbol, TimeFrame,"Elder Impulse system", TimeFrame, FASTEMA, SLOWEMA, MACDESMA, PriceType1);


if I comment out the MACDA line all is fine 
As soon as I uncomment the MACDA line I get error "cannot load indicator 'Moving Average' [4002]"

I double check the parameters and all seems to be fine.

Anyone know if its possible to use two iCustom function to call two function in the same file (A)?

Kind regards

You can also try to use it like this, if you need to use multiple custom indicators in a file, you'll need to ensure that each iCustom call corresponds to a separate custom indicator. From your code, it looks like you're trying to call two different custom indicators ( Elder Impulse system and Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) ).

EMA13A_initial = iCustom(_Symbol, TimeFrame, "Elder Impulse system", EMAPERIOD, 0, EMAMODELT, PriceType);

MACDA_initial = iCustom(_Symbol, TimeFrame, "MACD", FASTEMA, SLOWEMA, MACDESMA, PriceType1);

[DGRL]

Nardus Van Staden #:
"Elder Impulse system"

@Nardus Van Staden

Thanks for the answer

Elder Impulse system is the file name and short name of the indicator I want to call the functions from.

This file contains both iMA and iMACD

Nevertheless I fixed the code 

Thanks everyone for reaching out!