you’re most welcome GG53

I’ve attached the latest version of the newsCalendar  indicator .  I repaired a bug concerning backtesting and catching up data and the time it thinks it is when download latest calendar (I feel like such a dill) .

A well functioning system that has all the features listed has the potential to get quite complex on the software side.

IMHO structures and classes, implemented without using too much voodoo tricks, whilst (perhaps) beyond the amateur to implement, can more easily be modified / adapted by both the amateur and experienced programmer.

Didn’t think of M1.  I often leave bar 0 off my personal stuff so i guess I did that automatically – oops.   (my tests of indicators are usually of bar 1)

this should fix it up

for(int i=limit-1; i>=0; i–)
{
datetime _time = Time;
if ((int(_time)-int(lastRefresh)) > minutesRefresh*60 ||
Period() ==  PERIOD_M1)   // not more frequ…[Read more]

Yeah, my career started with Z80 processors and assembler.  I enjoyed Fortran 77 in Uni but not the pencil Cards 

Definitely not a OOP pro.  It maybe that I’m getting fuzzy memory and fuzzy brained these days,  I do feel tested, and grizzle by the endless use of classes.

Structures are great – big fan.  I probably would not have enca…[Read more]

Clear on Clear

Still like it 

Here is the latest NewsCalendar stuff.

Talking about  Globals.   I wacked the whole thing into a class to encapsulate it, as I didn’t want the array exposed.  I was thinking about it last week and talked myself into it over the weekend.

The only global I now have is the NewsCalendar object that will sit in the indicator or EA.

Did some more opt…[Read more]

Thanks Simplex.

I’m giving the sxClearChannel a workout today.  So far I like it

I’m mesmerised by this chart.  I keep looking at it.  Can’t wait to see more of it 

What the DisplayNewsCalendarImpactLine  indicator looks like (loading history bars)

the image shows with the trace at -1 (no history)  then the different impact levels

What the DisplayNewsCalendarImpactLine  indicator looks like (loading history bars)

What the history indicator looks like

Hi all

This is a new version of the New Calendar function +.

File sharing / locking done.
Web access locking done.
Locks clearing protocol .

Calendar history loading implemented. (see displayNewsImpactLine indicator)
on indicator chart,
-1 – no history
0  – no news
1 – low impact
2 – med impact
3 – high impact

Calendar files will get…[Read more]

I wish I re-read this forum thread.  I’ve only now seen your comments on file sharing and web access aspect of the newscal..  I’ll look at this aspect over the weekend.  Should be simple enough, using the MQL’s   GlobalVariables with some sort of random time init to grab control of the web downloading. etc.

Attached is the News calendar function and sample indicators.

derived from ffcal  ; though I’ve rewritten most of it.

No timers are used in this function or indicators anymore.

Future version of it should be able to read in past calendar files.

the 2 sample indicators:

DisplayNews:       as per Emonts, just shows a coloured panel green for al…[Read more]

or moving stops

Yes , that’s what I’ve been thinking .  The function is simply called on a as need basis – .  The indicator is purely to show the function working.  The indicator has a timer event implemented by I’ll remove it and run it through the OnCalculate and run a one minute timer of sorts in there.  The lowest possible resolution of the calendar is one…[Read more]

Hi Simplex and all

Well I’ve been busier than I’ve been in weeks.  I’ve been delayed by other peoples problems

I hope to be ready for inspection sometime over the weekend,  I’ve entirely  rewritten the file parsing and calling function,  – now going to look at tidying up the xml file download.  (slowly removing all the globals etc…[Read more]