I want to write something on the LH side of the chart

[Freddie]

Hi, I am too old to learn programming so I wonder if anyone could tell me how to access ????? - don't know what to call it- and write a set of instructions for myself.(Top LH corner)

 

I have Russ Horne's FMM system. Here is the screen area:... I just realised that I need to make a picture and share it. I will do that and come back to add it to the post.

 

Thank you

http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac341/freddieforII/FMM1H_zps86f8e0dc.png

Edited January 3, 2013 by Freddie

[FxNewbie]

I can't attach the file so here is the code. Open notepad (or any other text editor) and paste this into it. Then Save-As "Add_Notes.mq4" (not "Add_Notes.txt") in your Experts | Indicators folder. Then open the *.MQ4 file in MetaEditor and compile it. You'll need to re-start MT4 to make the compiled ex4 available for use. Then you can attach it to a chart and play with the settings to get what you want in the correct corner, font size, font colour etc. I Hope this is what you seek. (Clicking "Thanks" is always appreciated).

 

//----

#property indicator_chart_window

 

extern int myChartX = 10 ;

extern int myChartY = 100 ;

extern int myCorner = 0 ;

extern string myFont = "Arial Bold" ;

extern int myFontSize = 18 ;

extern color colorHead = DarkGray ;

extern color colorComment = Orange ;

extern int LineSpacing=10;

 

extern string myNote01 = "note 1" ;

extern string myNote02 = "note 2" ;

extern string myNote03 = "note 3" ;

extern string myNote04 = "" ;

extern string myNote05 = "" ;

extern string myNote06 = "" ;

extern string myNote07 = "" ;

extern string myNote08 = "" ;

extern string myNote09 = "" ;

extern string myNote10 = "note10" ;

 

// add extra notes here-increment by 1 each note

extern string myNote11 = "note11" ;

 

int Space=0;

 

string symbol, tChartPeriod, ShortName ;

 

int glimit, digits, period, win, digits2, n, j, i, k, g;

 

double point, point2, value ;

//string lbl[15], lbl2[15];

 

 

 

string Indicator_Name = "MyNotes:" ;

int Objs = 0;

 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int ind_bufferOp[] ;

string shortName ;

// int cpairsLenH;

// int cpairsLenV;

int shortLength;

// int ctimesLen;

// string cpairsh[];

// string cpairsv[];

// int aTimes[];

// string addition = "";

 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int init(){

 

period = Period() ;

 

tChartPeriod = TimeFrameToString(period) ;

symbol = Symbol() ;

digits = Digits ;

point = Point ;

ShortName = tChartPeriod + "MyNotes" ;

win = 1 ;

 

if(digits == 5 || digits == 3) { digits2 = 0 ; point = point * 10 ; } else { digits2 = 0 ; }

 

 

shortName = ShortName ;

shortLength = StringLen(shortName);

IndicatorShortName(shortName);

 

deinit() ;

DoHelp () ;

 

 

return(0);

}

 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int deinit()

{

//----

 

 

//increment 11 by one for each note added

for( int h = 0 ; h < 11 ; h++ )

{

ObjectDelete("aHelp"+h) ;

}

 

//----

return(0);

}

 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int start()

{

 

 

 

WindowRedraw() ;

 

 

return(0);

}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

string TimeFrameToString(int tf)

{

string tfs;

switch(tf) {

case PERIOD_M1: tfs="M1" ; break;

case PERIOD_M5: tfs="M5" ; break;

case PERIOD_M15: tfs="M15" ; break;

case PERIOD_M30: tfs="M30" ; break;

case PERIOD_H1: tfs="H1" ; break;

case PERIOD_H4: tfs="H4" ; break;

case PERIOD_D1: tfs="D1" ; break;

case PERIOD_W1: tfs="W1" ; break;

case PERIOD_MN1: tfs="MN";

}

return(tfs);

}

 

 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

 

 

void DoHelp()

{

 

//increment 11 by one

string aHelp[11];

 

//increment 11 by one

ArrayResize(aHelp,11) ;

 

aHelp[0] = myNote01 ;

aHelp[1] = myNote02 ;

aHelp[2] = myNote03 ;

aHelp[3] = myNote04 ;

aHelp[4] = myNote05 ;

aHelp[5] = myNote06 ;

aHelp[6] = myNote07 ;

aHelp[7] = myNote08 ;

aHelp[8] = myNote09 ;

aHelp[9] = myNote10 ;

 

//add lines here-increment each number by 1

aHelp[10] = myNote11 ;

 

 

//increment 11 by one for each note added

for( int h = 0 ; h < 11 ; h++ ){

int yAxis = myChartY + myFontSize + myFontSize*h;

int xAxis = myChartX + 10 ;

 

if(aHelp[h] != "") {

drawComment("aHelp"+h,aHelp[h] , xAxis , yAxis , colorComment ) ; }

}

 

}

 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

void drawComment(string tLabel,string name, int xPos, int yPos ,color Color ){

ObjectCreate(tLabel,23,0,Time[0],PRICE_CLOSE);

ObjectSet(tLabel, OBJPROP_CORNER, myCorner);

ObjectSet(tLabel,OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,xPos);

ObjectSet(tLabel,OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,yPos+Space);

ObjectSetText(tLabel,name,myFontSize,myFont,Color);

Space+=LineSpacing;

}

 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

[Freddie]

Many thanks indeed FxNewbie, I am most grateful for your help.

 

It is rather late here so I will try to do as you say tomorrow morning.

The coding does look like another programme that I have called 'mynotes'

[FxNewbie]

The code is from an indi called "MyNotes". Somewhere along the line someone had changed the file name (but not the indicator name) from MyNotes (ShortName = tChartPeriod + "MyNotes"). You already have it, so all you need to do is configure the corner, font, font size and desired message etc. to your liking.

 

A tip you might find useful .... I have several of these with pre-prepared "standard" messages to alert me there is a X or Y trade open or something to look for. You need only save each indicator as (something like) Trade - Short Open MyNote.mq4, Trade - Long Open MyNote.mq4, Trade - Monitor MyNote.mq4 etc. I have six charts tiled on my screen so I scan status every little while and go away.

Edited January 4, 2013 by FxNewbie

[klod]

to make a comment in the left hand side of a chart, you should only use Comment(" some text"); and it's not useful to draw by ObjectSet functions.

 

I use this code in my Info() function

 

bool Info() {RefreshRates(); int heure;

if(Hour()!=heure){ heure=Hour(); save();}

 

equitmax=MathMax(equitmax,AccountEquity());

equitmin=MathMin(equitmin, AccountEquity());

if(Hour()==23) zer=true;

if(Hour()==0 && zer) {equitminuit=AccountEquity(); zer=false; Print("Equity at noon=",equitminuit," hour=",TimeToStr(TimeCurrent())); save();}

 

if(IsTesting() && !IsVisualMode()) return(true);

spread=Ask-Bid;

smax=MathMax(smax,spread);

smin=MathMin(smin,spread);

Comment(

"\n "

+ "------------------------------------------------"

+ "\n "

+ "Broker : " + AccountCompany()

+ "\n "

+ "------------------------------------------------"

+ "\n "

+ "Spread : "+ DoubleToStr(spread*tniop,2)+" Spread max : "+ DoubleToStr(smax*tniop,2) +" Spread min : "+ DoubleToStr(smin*tniop,2)

+ "\n "

+ "Gain of the day: "+ DoubleToStr(AccountEquity()-equitminuit,2)+" "+ AccountCurrency()+" Objectif = "+DoubleToStr(objectif,2)+ AccountCurrency()

+ "\n "

+ "Equity : " + DoubleToStr(AccountEquity(), 2)+" "+ AccountCurrency()

+ "\n "

+ "Equity Max : " + DoubleToStr(equitmax, 2)+" "+ AccountCurrency() +" "

+ "Equity Min : "+ DoubleToStr(equitmin, 2)+" "+ AccountCurrency()

+ "\n "

+ "------------------------------------------------"

+"\n "

+ "Lots : "+DoubleToStr(lot,2)

+ "\n "

+ "Server time : " + TimeToStr(TimeCurrent(), TIME_SECONDS)

+ "\n "

+ "------------------------------------------------");

return(true);

 

}