//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| _s_HistoryGen.mq4 | //| Copyright © 2005, Doji Starr | //| Based on Period_converter script by metaquotes | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright © 2005, MetaQuotes Software Corp." #property link "http://www.metaquotes.net" #property show_inputs #include <WinUser32.mqh> int start() { if (Period() != 1) { MessageBox("This script is to be applied to M1 charts only.", "_s_HistoryGen", MB_OK); return (-1); } int ExtHandle, period; int periodArray[9] = {1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 240, 1440, 10080, 43200}; int i, start_pos, i_time, time0, last_fpos, periodseconds; double d_open, d_low, d_high, d_close, d_volume, last_volume; int hwnd ,cnt; //---- History header int version=400; string c_copyright = "(C)opyright 2003, MetaQuotes Software Corp."; string c_symbol=Symbol(); int i_period; int i_digits=Digits; int i_unused[13]; for (period=1; period<=8; period++) { ExtHandle=-1; hwnd = 0; cnt = 0; version = 400; i_period = Period()*periodArray[period]; ExtHandle = FileOpenHistory(c_symbol+i_period+".hst", FILE_BIN|FILE_WRITE); if (ExtHandle < 0) return(-1); //---- write history file header FileWriteInteger(ExtHandle, version, LONG_VALUE); FileWriteString(ExtHandle, c_copyright, 64); FileWriteString(ExtHandle, c_symbol, 12); FileWriteInteger(ExtHandle, i_period, LONG_VALUE); FileWriteInteger(ExtHandle, i_digits, LONG_VALUE); FileWriteInteger(ExtHandle, 0, LONG_VALUE); //timesign FileWriteInteger(ExtHandle, 0, LONG_VALUE); //last_sync FileWriteArray(ExtHandle, i_unused, 0, 13); //---- write history file periodseconds=i_period*60; start_pos=Bars-1; d_open=Open[start_pos]; d_low=Low[start_pos]; d_high=High[start_pos]; d_volume=Volume[start_pos]; //---- normalize open time i_time=Time[start_pos]/periodseconds; i_time*=periodseconds; for(i=start_pos-1;i>=0; i--) { // Print(i); time0=Time[i]; if(time0>=i_time+periodseconds || i==0) { if(i==0 && time0<i_time+periodseconds) { d_volume+=Volume[0]; if (Low[0]<d_low) d_low=Low[0]; if (High[0]>d_high) d_high=High[0]; d_close=Close[0]; } last_fpos=FileTell(ExtHandle); last_volume=Volume[i]; FileWriteInteger(ExtHandle, i_time, LONG_VALUE); FileWriteDouble(ExtHandle, d_open, DOUBLE_VALUE); FileWriteDouble(ExtHandle, d_low, DOUBLE_VALUE); FileWriteDouble(ExtHandle, d_high, DOUBLE_VALUE); FileWriteDouble(ExtHandle, d_close, DOUBLE_VALUE); FileWriteDouble(ExtHandle, d_volume, DOUBLE_VALUE); FileFlush(ExtHandle); cnt++; if(time0>=i_time+periodseconds) { i_time=time0/periodseconds; i_time*=periodseconds; d_open=Open[i]; d_low=Low[i]; d_high=High[i]; d_close=Close[i]; d_volume=last_volume; } } else { d_volume+=Volume[i]; if (Low[i]<d_low) d_low=Low[i]; if (High[i]>d_high) d_high=High[i]; d_close=Close[i]; } } FileFlush(ExtHandle); FileClose(ExtHandle); Print("Period_", periodArray[period], ": ", cnt, " record(s) written"); } return(0); }
Sample
Analysis
Market Information Used:
Series array that contains open prices of each bar
Series array that contains the lowest prices of each bar
Series array that contains the highest prices of each bar
Series array that contains tick volumes of each bar
Series array that contains open time of each bar
Series array that contains close prices for each bar
Indicator Curves created:
Indicators Used:
Custom Indicators Used:
Order Management characteristics:
Other Features:
It opens Message Boxes to the user
It writes information to file