iCustom() problem

billritz · #1 (**permalink**) 08-22-2006, 07:59 AM

I'm having problems using iCustom() - I can't get the arrows in my indicator buffers to show. They're fine when I drop the indicator on the chart, but don't show when I call it from the EA. My text objects do show, so I know the call is finding the custom indicator. Any ideas why? Also - if I call an indicator from my EA, how does my EA get the values that the indicator is displaying? Any help would be appreciated.

newdigital · #2 (**permalink**) 08-22-2006, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by billritz

I'm having problems using iCustom() - I can't get the arrows in my indicator buffers to show. They're fine when I drop the indicator on the chart, but don't show when I call it from the EA. My text objects do show, so I know the call is finding the custom indicator. Any ideas why? Also - if I call an indicator from my EA, how does my EA get the values that the indicator is displaying? Any help would be appreciated.

I am using icustom in EA but just to call custom indocator. Not to display indicator in the chart as it is not necessary for EA in most cases.

billritz · #3 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 02:54 AM

I develop my strategies with an indicator, and want to verify that the EA is working the way the indicator did. If I get a little more experience with MT4 under my belt, maybe I can make the meat of the indicator logic a subroutine or a DLL and then call it from both my indicator and EA.

When you use the tester, you can open a chart. If I could override that logic I could put objects on that chart as well.

Does anybody know of some EAs that show you graphically what they're doing?

richx7 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 03:44 AM

I made my first ICustom using Fisher m11 as the custom. It shows the indicator in the tester which is nice chart but is a loser most of the time. Fisher m11 is an indicator and needs to be in that folder. Fisher Auto EA m11 must be in the experts folder. Here is the way I placed it in the EA:

iCustom(NULL,0,"Fisher_m11",Fisher_Period, IndexSmoothing,PriceSmoothing,0);

Here is the format to use it : double iCustom( string symbol, int timeframe, string name, ..., int mode, int shift)

It may help some who are working on creating their own EAs.

jimmyking · #5 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 04:05 AM

I have a similar question.
Does any one know how to use
SHI_SilverTrendSigAlert
and
SilverTrend_Signal With Alert v3
in a EA?
I need a professional help.

richx7 · #6 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 08:22 AM

SilverTrend is nice for trading but the signal will go on and off until the bar closes which can be hard on making an EA. I have included a zip of 12 Silver EAs for you to look at.