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Hi Guys - I'm struggling with something that should be really simple and I'm not sure what I am doing wrong here. I have 2 simple Dynamic Arrays.  The first one stores a list of all my "Winning" (positive) trades and works fine after I sort them

Hi guys... My EA has about 30 Arrays - all calculating specific values - which are stored in Global Variables that I use throughout my code. My Question is: - Will my code be faster if I consolidate all (or group) my Arrays and Global Variables in 1

Hi guys... I've just bought a Dell 2850 (2 x 3.6Ghz with 8GB RAM) server to help me optimize my EA. Can anyone give me an indication of how many instances of Mt4 I can run concurrently? Thanx Mike

Hi guys... Can anyone tell me how to insert a small "1/2" symbol into my Text....  string HalfHourSymbol = "?" ; string NFP_HeadsUp = "NFP Starts in 1" +HalfHourSymbol+ " hours" ; ...I'm struggling to work this small thing out... Thanx

Hi Guys... Was just wondering if there is a way to "run" a Function immediately....  ie. If I 'Click' on a Chart 'Button'.... can I tell Mql4 to 'Stop" processing what it is doing and run the Function that I want it to run....  ...if that

Hi Guys... I'm just wondering if anyone has the same issue... my mql4 "Buttons" (OnChartEvent) on my MT4 charts are very delayed or un-responsive.... It's definitely got something to do with the Data Feed but I have no other way to explain this to

Hi guys Could someone tell me why I get a " Possible Loss of Data due to Type Conversion" Error when getting the Chart Height in Pixels... It's not the end of the world, but it is driving me crazy as I have tried everything to get rid of this

Hi Guys... Can any of you give me a few pointers on how to reduce my EA's RAM... specifically Indicators that I use on my GUI ( Graphical Interface )... Most of my heavy "lifting" is done with Arrays and Global variables...but,... I have a GUI that

Does anyone know if it is possible to create objects on the chart that are proportional to the chart screen size....? ie. If I have a rectangle eg. H=20 W=100 when my chart is "Full Screen"... those rectangle stats become H= 10 W=50 when the chart

Maybe this can help someone out sometime.... because I have been losing hair and sleep for that last 5 days... When you are using iCustom(Symbol(),0,"AnyIndicator",BufferNumber,Shift) .... PLEASE don't take it for granted that the indicator in

Hi Guys I'm trying to create a Histogram based on the previous High/Low values of a :ZigZag" type of indicator called Swing_ZZ.mq4... But I'm just not getting it right.... If someone could point me in the right direction here I'd appreciate

Hi guys.. I know that this might seem very simple but for the life of me I cannot work it out... I have an Auto Fibo custom indicator that automatically displays the Fibonacci levels as the market progresses. How can I get it offset from the

Hi Guys Is there any way that I can check the value of a variable while I am working on my code - like some kind of keystroke (Ctr+Alt+something) that will display the variables value...??? It would be quite handy... I usually simply display the

Hi Guys... I've tried to work this out searching the Forum but I can't seem to get a conclusive answer (and the markets are closed so I can't do any testing).... My question is:   If I Modify a position (not a TP or SL).... but the Price ie. I

Hi Guys.... thanx for any input Could someone please point me in the right direction here.... I am trying to create a function (well 2 - Buy and Sell positions) that will provide me with the following information: For all open Buy positions that are

Hi Guys I've finally finished my EA/Bot but (even though I have been anal about keeping it clean) I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right  direction as to how I can clean the code. ie. get rid of variables that are not used etc. It's

Hi Guys.... I suddenly cannot multiply....  '*' - illegal operation use I initially thought this was just a temperamental phase that my computer was going thru... BUT... it's now becoming serious....  Can anyone help me out here.... I

As a matter of interest to Newbies (myself included) There is a blatant  error in the MQL4 Book... where it comes to Loops... It's taken me almost 2 years to become semi-proficient in MQL coding... But, one thing that I have learnt in this game

Hi guys Please can someone point me in the right direction here... I have created a simple indicator using Wingding Arrows which are nested under an OBJ_LABEL  and anchored in CORNER_1. Obviously, there are 3 different iterations of the arrow UP

Hi Guys...(sorry if I am multi posting here but I couldn't find my last post) How do I darken my indi color...? My code is....(don't even know how to do a "code" block)....but anyway...    color    Bottom_Line_Color =