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Hello folks, I would like to know how do I add an indicator from a script. I wanna that when I run a script some indicators be added to the chart.


thanks in advance,

Cyberglassed.

 
cyberglassed:

Hello folks, I would like to know how do I add an indicator from a script. I wanna that when I run a script some indicators be added to the chart.


thanks in advance,

Cyberglassed.

You have to use CharIndicatorAdd() function. Or you can use the CChart class with the method IndicatorAdd, which is equivalent.
 

thank you very much angevoyageur!

 

One las thing about this...

do you know how to set some indicators's parameters like: "line style" and "line width"?, I have tried with: PlotIndexSetInteger, but no success,


thank you, Cyberglassed.

 
cyberglassed:

One las thing about this...

do you know how to set some indicators's parameters like: "line style" and "line width"?, I have tried with: PlotIndexSetInteger, but no success,


thank you, Cyberglassed.

PlotIndexSetInteger() is for use inside an indicator code.

 
thank you anyway angevoyageur, so I think I'm going to implement a custom indicator with some parameters extra for style and width
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yes, now with your previous post I know how to add an indicator to the chart but also I wanna change the color, style and width of it's line, so I think the only way is create a custom indicator, so, go from:

int iMA(
    string symbol, // symbol name
    ENUM_TIMEFRAMES period, // period
    int ma_period, // averaging period
    int ma_shift, // horizontal shift
    ENUM_MA_METHOD ma_method, // smoothing type
    ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE applied_price // type of price or handle
);

to a custom (and implemented by me) function:

int Custom_iMA(
    string symbol, // symbol name
    ENUM_TIMEFRAMES period, // period
    int ma_period, // averaging period
    int ma_shift, // horizontal shift
    ENUM_MA_METHOD ma_method, // smoothing type
    ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE applied_price, // type of price or handle
   
    color = clrRed, // color of indicator
    ENUM_LINE_STYLE line_style = STYLE_SOLID, // style of indicator line
    int line_width = 1 // style of indicator line
);


I think I have no option, or yes?, I'm totally new on MQL5,


thank you,

Cyberglassed.

 
cyberglassed:

yes, now with your previous post I know how to add an indicator to the chart but also I wanna change the color, style and width of it's line, so I think the only way is create a custom indicator, so, go from:

...


I think I have no option, or yes?, I'm totally new on MQL5,


thank you,

Cyberglassed.

Yes, as far as I know this is the only way.
 
thank you very much angevoyageur.
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