Help please for a custom Indicator

Hello


I wrote these lines of code and I would like to get it working properly .
I use it in an EA and it seems correct ...unfortunately messagge in journal says : cannot resize the array.
Can anybody please correct the bug or the syntax ?

Thanks

Giorgio


//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Ratio.mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2010, Giorgio Guglielmo. |
//|
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2010, Giorgio Guglielmo."

//---- indicator settings
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_color1 Red
#property indicator_color2 Blue

#property indicator_minimum -800000
#property indicator_maximum 800000
//---- indicator parameters
extern int periodAv=25;
extern int period=5;

//---- indicator buffers
double GainBuffer[];//Gain
double RatioBuffer[];//Ratio
double ReturnBuffer[];//Return

double MyPlotBuffer[];
double AVMyPlotBuffer[];
double AV1MyPlotBuffer[];
double SmoothedAV1MyPlotBuffer[];
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//---- 2 additional buffers are used for counting.
IndicatorBuffers(2);//controllare !!!!!
//---- drawing settings

IndicatorDigits(Digits+2);
//---- 6 indicator buffers mapping

//SetIndexBuffer(0,GainBuffer);//Gold
//SetIndexBuffer(1,RatioBuffer);//Silver
//SetIndexBuffer(2,ReturnBuffer);//Black
//SetIndexBuffer(3,MyPlotBuffer);//Green
SetIndexBuffer(0,AV1MyPlotBuffer);//Red
SetIndexBuffer(1,SmoothedAV1MyPlotBuffer);//Blue

//SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);//Gold
//SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);//Silver
//SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE);//Black
// SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_LINE);//Green
// SetIndexStyle(4,DRAW_LINE);//Red
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);//Blue
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);//Blue

//---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label
IndicatorShortName("Ratio("+period+","+periodAv+")");
//---- initialization done
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| declare arrays |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
if(Bars0) counted_bars--;
usedBar=MathMax(period,periodAv);
count=Bars-counted_bars;
MaxBar=Bars-1-usedBar;
/****************************************************************/
newSize=iBars(NULL,0);
if(ArraySize(MyArray0)MaxBar)
{
count=MaxBar;
for(bar=Bars -1;bar>=MaxBar;bar--)
{
MyArray0[bar] = 0.0;
MyArray1[bar] = 0.0;
MyArray2[bar] = 0.0;
MyArray3[bar] = 0.0;
MyArray4[bar] = 0.0;
MyArray5[bar] = 0.0;
}
}
//******************************************************************************/

//*******************************************************************************/
for(i=count; i>=1; i--)
{
MyArray0[i] =(iClose(NULL,0,i)-iClose(NULL,0,period))*100/(iClose(NULL,0,period));
}

for( i=count; i>=1; i--)
{
GainBuffer[i]=MyArray0[i];
}

for( i=count; i>=1; i--)
{
MyArray1[i] = MathAbs(iMomentum(NULL,0,period,PRICE_CLOSE,i))/iATR(NULL,0,period,i);
}
//for(i=0; i=1; i--)
{
RatioBuffer[i]= iMAOnArray(MyArray1,Bars,period+periodAv,0,MODE_SMA,i);//divide for 10 ??
}

for( i=count; i>=1; i--)
{
MyArray2[i] =RatioBuffer[i] ;
}

// for( i=0; i=1; i--)
{
ReturnBuffer[i]=iMAOnArray(MyArray2,Bars,periodAv+period,0,MODE_SMA,i);
}


for( i=count; i>=1; i--)
{
MyArray4[i]=ReturnBuffer[i]*GainBuffer[i]*10;//multiply for 100

}

for( i=count; i>=1; i--)
{
MyPlotBuffer[i]=MyArray4[i];
}



for(i=count; i>=1; i--)
{
AV1MyPlotBuffer[i]=iMAOnArray(MyArray4,Bars,period,0,MODE_SMA,i);
}

for(i=count; i>=1; i--)
{
MyArray5[i]=AV1MyPlotBuffer[i]*0.9+MyArray4[i]*0.1;
}

for(i=count; i>=1; i--)
{
SmoothedAV1MyPlotBuffer[i]=iMAOnArray(MyArray5,Bars,period,0,MODE_SMA,i);
}


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

I think you're trying to re-size the array to the same size.

Try adding this check:

if(ArraySize(MyArray0) != newSize) ArrayResize(MyArray0, newSize);

Giorgio,

You cannot resize indicator buffers, nor should you be trying to. An indicator buffer is is a special kind of an array and should not be treated like a normal one.

Hi aj90151 and kennyhubbard

Thanks a lot for your help I'll try your suggest .....either have introduced myself in to new issues to think of.
I am learning and I am very grateful to you

Regards

Giorgio

1448giorgio posted:
Hi aj90151 and kennyhubbard

Thanks a lot for your help I'll try your suggest .....either have introduced myself in to new issues to think of.
I am learning and I am very grateful to you

Regards

Giorgio

Were you able to sort it out?

Hi

Unfortunately not yet

All suggests I had seems to me right but not solve the problem.

The strange thing is that the indicator as it is ....works in EA and is painted in separate window chart as well.

when I modify or check as you said ....the indicator is painted as a line == 0 and of course it does not work in EA

Thanks Giorgio

Hi wilkinson and all

Thanks for your interest

I am on the ground

Any idea ?

Giorgio

1448giorgio posted:
Hi

Unfortunately not yet

All suggests I had seems to me right but not solve the problem.

The strange thing is that the indicator as it is ....works in EA and is painted in separate window chart as well.

when I modify or check as you said ....the indicator is painted as a line == 0 and of course it does not work in EA

Thanks Giorgio

Have you tried debugging the issue? Print all variables and you'll quickly find the error.

Hello wilkinson

Yes I printed variables and reported values seem to be reported in right way .(message always : cannot resize array but EA reads values from indicator)

Any way as soon as I do not resize buffers .....buffers are all ==0 and EA does not work.

EA should read two buffers from this indicator

If this matter has be solved throught a fee I am ready to pay any coder willing to help to do the job ...I mean $50 throught PayPal as soon as work is done

Is it an adequate reward for this issue ?

Thanks Giorgio