Your EA will always load (if it does not have a coding error that would prevent it to compile)

You just have to decide where do you want it to stop doing the "usual job" it does and prevent it from doing it for an unauthorized ones. Normally you put that checking routine at the beginning of the start() - something like this :
But also, this kind of checking is hackable by a decompiler in a matter of minutes.
PS: changed the Alert() to Comment() so you can check it in visual back test

I created a short dll example project to try and show you how this works, unfortunately we cannot attach a dll file in the forum. If you PM me with an e-mail address I could e-mail you the dll to try.

The code for the dll.cpp is as follows:

Then you need to have the linked .def file in your solution:

You put the dll in system32 and the test with a simple mq4 EA (make sure allow dll imports is selected):

Hope this helps, I know how frustrating this can be!

-wolfe

Oh, nice speech. Let me tell you this:

No matter what EA you're looking at, most likely there will be someone with the same idea already have the EA made. Free EA's? Are you kidding me? Which EA right on this forum had that potentials?

Also, there's alot of people calling themselves developers are also copying from others, selling for $3000 club subscriptions. And worst, with EA's that will blow your accounts flat. .... ZERO

Also, I had never took any EA's from here. Which EA is worth for the merge on this forum? Also, if the code is messed up, it could be me asking programmers to code an EA. Then as more features needed, I'm asking different programmers...TO HELP !

Different coding styles could over the time, messed up codes.

Also, I didn't decompile any commercial EA. The reason you said I am, is the fact that you're doing it yourself. I don't know what type of mess a decompiler will caused. But for sure, if you are so sure that a decompiler could caused a mess, then you've probably been using it. Otherwise you'd never know.

One advice, before calling others moron or try to act like a police / hero saving the day, judge yourself first. If not, those words coming from your mouth could forced you to swallow them back in.

Thank you.

Hi,

I'm new to MT4... I've been despeately trying to include the following piece of code in an expert but have been unable to do so

" iMAOnArray(ind_buffer1,Bars,SignalEMA,0,MODE_EMA,i ); "


Yes, i know that the above can't be used directly in an EA, but is it possible to achieve same results by recoding the above MA? if so, i'd really appreciate some help on that.

Regards.

I have tried and tried but can not figure this out so hopefully someone can see the tree through the forest here.

I want to program an EA to use either it's programmed settings or else use an external *.set file.

So if:

extern bool UseExternSet = true;

it will use the settings in the external set file rather than the programmed settings.

Know it can be done but simple lost here.

Any ea example will do

Bernard

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" Those that say it can not be done should leave those that are doing it alone "

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This is the piece of code i'm working on. The compiler says "the variable BarsCount is not defined". What do i do? As far as I can see, the variable has been initialized and given a value.

Is it my compiler problem or code problem ?

[quote=username1;306593][code]
double CMA (int tf,int period, int shift, int method)
{
double MA=iMA(NULL,tf,period,0,method,0,shift);
return(MA);
}

[quote=Michel;306594]Michel,

Thanks. That solved the problem. :-)

Anyone got some code on how to count consecutive buy/sell bars in a row? I want to count how many times on a chart (enter number of bars to check) there are 1 sell bars in a row, 32sell bars in a row, 3 sell bars in a row, 4 sell bars in a row (same w/ buy) etc.

I know I need to loop it, but I can't quite figure out how.

Results can go in a Comment().

thanks.

Wrote a simple prog.
It is supposed to enter only one order at a time,& exit w/ a take profit or a stop loss.
It is set up for M30 on GBPUSD.
Ie: some of the constants sed in the prog are found by "eyeball" estimates. This should not greatly effect the prog... it also does not work w/ different constants. (At least, when tested w/ the Strategy Tester, set on fast or medium: not "tick by tick". (too slow...)
Anyhow the prog, when tested does not enter an order AND does not ever! check in the "up" direction. (This, via the "print"/trace)

(it is supposed to check: enter w/ a buy or enter w/ a sell)

Incidental logic: check 2 consecutive bars. If bar 1 has both: a higher high & a higher low, prog thinks that the next bar will be up.
(Symetrically for down.)
Take profit & stop loss are set accordingly.
The prog also did not work when the "if" statements were nested....

Thanks for looking at this.

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//----

//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
//----

//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert start function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
//----
bool TrendUp1; double TakeProfitUp; double EE = .00500;
bool OrdTot_OK;double lot;double slip;
double SL_Trailing_Up;bool High2Up;bool Low2Up;
int ticketup;int ticketdown;bool DownAndBig; bool UpAndBig;
bool TrendDown; double SL_Trailing_Down;double TakeProfitDown;
bool High2down; bool Low2down;
int ABC = OrdersTotal();
double Size1 = .00630;bool BigUp; double A = High[1];double B= Low[2];//41
double C= High[2]; double D= Low[1];bool BigDown;





//------------------------------------down order start
if (ABC == 0)// no orders out is true
OrdTot_OK = true;
if (ABC == 0)// no orders out is true
Print ("on down order sequence, no orders were out");
if ((C-D) > Size1)//high of 2 less low of 1 > .0063
BigDown = true;
if ((C-D) > Size1)//high of 2 less low of 1 > .0063
Print ("on down order sequence, found a big breakout down");
if (High[1]< High[2])
High2down=true;
if (High[1]< High[2])
Print ("on down order sequence, the consecutive bars have decreasing highs");
if(Low[1]< Low[2])
Low2down=true;
if(Low[1]< Low[2])
Print ("on down order sequence, the consecutive bars have decreasing lows");
if (High2down && Low2down)
TrendDown=true;
if (High2down && Low2down)
Print ("on down order sequence, TrendDown flag is set");
if (TrendDown)
SL_Trailing_Down = High[1];
if (TrendDown)
Print ("on down order sequence, did set the stop_loss");
if (TrendDown)
TakeProfitDown = Bid - (.005);
if (TrendDown)
Print ("on down order sequence, got a takeprofit", TakeProfitDown);
if (TrendDown && BigDown)
DownAndBig = true;
if (DownAndBig && OrdTot_OK)
ticketdown= OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,lot, Bid,slip,SL_Trailing_Down,TakeProfitDown,Blue);
if (DownAndBig && OrdTot_OK)
Print ("on down order sequence, tried to enter a ticket", ticketdown);
if (ticketdown < 0)
Print("OrderSend_Down failed with error #",GetLastError());
return(0);

//----------------------------------------------down order done
//---------------------------------------------------up order start
if (ABC == 0)
OrdTot_OK = true;
if (ABC == 0)
Print ("on the going up sequence, no orders were out");
if ((A - B) > Size1)
BigUp = true;
if ((A - B) > Size1)
Print ("on the going up sequence, the size test for the two bars was ok");
if (High[1] > High[2])
High2Up = true;//44
if (High[1] > High[2])
Print ("on the going up sequence, the test for increasing highs was ok");
if(Low[1] > Low[2])
Low2Up=true;
if(Low[1] > Low[2])
Print ("on the going up sequence, the test for increasing lows was ok");
if (High2Up && Low2Up)
TrendUp1=true;
if (High2Up && Low2Up)
Print ("on the going up sequence, did set the flag for going up");
if (TrendUp1)
SL_Trailing_Up = Low[1] ;
if (TrendUp1)
Print ("on the going up sequence, established the stoploss");
if (TrendUp1)
TakeProfitUp = Ask + (.005);
if (TrendUp1)
Print ("on the going up sequence, established the takeprofit", TakeProfitUp);
if (TrendUp1 && BigUp)
UpAndBig = true;
if ( UpAndBig && OrdTot_OK)
ticketup = OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_BUY,lot, Ask,slip, SL_Trailing_Up,TakeProfitUp,Red);
if (UpAndBig && OrdTot_OK)
Print ("on the going up sequence, tried to send in an order", ticketup);
if (ticketup < 0)
Print("OrderSend_Up failed with error #",GetLastError());
return(0);

//-------------------------------------------------up order done

//----
return(0);// not sure about this line

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------