Im writing an EA here that takes values from compiled indicators that i do not have the source for.

So i attempt to use iCustom and WindowPriceMax and WindowPriceMin to "scrape" values from these indicators.

Now i cant actually test my EA live today as the markets are closed so im using the strategy tester. But it doesnt seem to load my compiled indicators. Im using the WindowScreenshot function and WindowFind functions to see if my compiled indicators are actually loaded and the screenshots returned are just normal bar charts without any of my specialiased indies and the WindowFind just returns -1 which means it cant find my indies!

This thread here :
Problems with new Expert Advisor in MQL4 - Forex Trading Software Forum

Seems to suggest that the strategy tester uses a "virtual chart" and not the actual loaded chart.

This does fit with the little bit of live testing i did last night when the markets were open as the screenshots returned then were the shots of my real indies.

So the question is really what chart does the strategy tester use? and how do i get it to use my inides and not this "virtual chart"?
Thanks

Get the source code for indies or use iCustom in the EA. If you don't know what buffers the indies have, you can't do anything. Compiled indies are only good for manual trading.
There is no way for you to write an EA that uses indies unless you know what buffers these indies have.

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MQL4 programming is easy ^^

the indie itself it pretty simple, just a moving average but it does *something* special that i cant fully replicate. I wont be getting the source for it anytime soon either.

But i do know what buffers it uses and i can extract them using iCustom sucessfully. Im using the WindowPricemin to help me analyse these values i extract.
So the compiled indie is fine if not ideal. I can work with it in live demo's i think.

It seems to be that i cant load this compiled indie in the stratey tester to allow me to use WindowPriceMin? Do you know anything about this?
What charts do the strategy tester use?
thanks for your help