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by bowlesj3
16 Jul 2022
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Internet explorer & MC? [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 728

Re: Internet explorer & MC? [SOLVED]

Hi John,

It should not create any issues in MultiCharts. The platform can work on Windows 11 which does not support Internet Explorer.
Thanks Kate, will the latest MC 64 run on Win 7 issue free?
by bowlesj3
04 Jul 2022
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Internet explorer & MC? [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 728

Internet explorer & MC? [SOLVED]

Hi,

I am using MC 64 bit. If I remember correctly MC (at some point) needed Internet explorer installed before it would run. I am wondering if Microsoft's discontinuing internet explorer creates or will create any issues.

Thank's
John
by bowlesj3
03 Mar 2022
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol
Replies: 13
Views: 3107

Re: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol

I ran the updater and got zero errors. However I get the error in the attached png file when I try to run MultiCharts 64. If you get an error after installing the updater, do the Repair to remove the updater (Control Panel-> Programs and Features-> MC->double left click–>Next->Repair). Make sure yo...
by bowlesj3
03 Mar 2022
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol
Replies: 13
Views: 3107

Re: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol

Thanks Svetlana,

I ran the updater and got zero errors. However I get the error in the attached png file when I try to run MultiCharts 64.

John
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by bowlesj3
09 Feb 2022
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol
Replies: 13
Views: 3107

Re: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol

Hello John, The issue is not fixed in any of MultiCharts 14 OpenBeta versions. It is currently targeted for the third release version of MultiCharts 14. Hi, I noticed MultiCharts 14 release 4 is out. So since that is past the third release mentioned in the quote above I went looking to see if the i...
by bowlesj3
27 Aug 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Not seeing alerts?
Replies: 2
Views: 618

Re: Not seeing alerts?

All of a sudden the alert I put in shows up. It occurred before the market opened when no data is coming in but the following command was creating false ticks. RecalcLastBarAfter(1); //Code to create a false tick so this code is executed at least every second So I went to this MC wiki page https://w...
by bowlesj3
18 Aug 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Not seeing alerts?
Replies: 2
Views: 618

Re: Not seeing alerts?

For now I am experimenting with putting text on the chart as the code below shows. To get rid of it I turn the study off and on again. Its a pain in that it is a lot of extra work and may block current closing prices not to mention it may extent past the end of the chart and not all be visible. I ma...
by bowlesj3
18 Aug 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Not seeing alerts?
Replies: 2
Views: 618

Not seeing alerts?

Hi All, Is there a way to get alerts to appear during LastBarOnChart during any tick? I can only get then to appear during the main body of code at BarStatus=2. I attached a picture of the "Format Study Alert Settings". I included the code which is executed during LastBarOnChart. I know the code is ...
by bowlesj3
17 Aug 2021
Forum: User Contributed Studies and Indicator Library
Topic: Converting 1 minute bar scripts to 1 second bar scripts
Replies: 3
Views: 1222

Re: Converting 1 minute bar scripts to 1 second bar scripts

For anyone who may have (prior to 2021/August/17) copied the code from the first post of this thread you should copy it again since I made two significant updates on 2021/August/17.
by bowlesj3
31 Jul 2021
Forum: User Contributed Studies and Indicator Library
Topic: Converting 1 minute bar scripts to 1 second bar scripts
Replies: 3
Views: 1222

Re: Converting 1 minute bar scripts to 1 second bar scripts

Note that I have two simpler scripts that can run in both 1 minute bars and 1 second bars by testing the BarType variable that I set in a switch statement shown below that is inside the CurrentBar = 1 code. if CurrentBar = 1 then begin switch bartype_ex begin { NumericSimple bartype_ex [of Data(*)] ...
by bowlesj3
31 Jul 2021
Forum: User Contributed Studies and Indicator Library
Topic: Converting 1 minute bar scripts to 1 second bar scripts
Replies: 3
Views: 1222

Converting 1 minute bar scripts to 1 second bar scripts

Hi, regarding the subject, if I had the list of items below I could have saved myself a whole day working almost none stop trying to find a bug in one of my very complex 1 second bar chart scripts I had created from the exact same script running in the other charts I used (1 week, 1 day, 30 minute, ...
by bowlesj3
18 Jul 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Avast complained about MC this morning [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1108

Re: Avast complained about MC this morning [SOLVED]

I removed Avast a long ago for similar and other reasons. I went back to McAfee after I checked it out - it is a major improvement of the old versions I used to use many years ago. It had serious issues, which was one of the reasons I went to Norton and then Avast. Now I am glad to say McAfee is mu...
by bowlesj3
15 Jul 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Avast complained about MC this morning [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1108

Re: Avast complained about MC this morning [SOLVED]

Thanks sptrader. What did you replace Avast with?
by bowlesj3
15 Jul 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Avast complained about MC this morning [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1108

Avast complained about MC this morning [SOLVED]

Hi, when I started MC64 this morning Avast started scanning for problems. I have not seen this in years. I also do not remember an avast update coming down but then again I was away from the terminal a lot yesterday due to my birth day. So I figured it was just Avast. I started MC a few times before...
by bowlesj3
10 Jul 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Historic Data for MC
Replies: 4
Views: 947

Re: Historic Data for MC

I guess this is the wiki page to study.
https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... rting_Data
by bowlesj3
08 Jul 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Historic Data for MC
Replies: 4
Views: 947

Re: Historic Data for MC

Thanks TJ. Interesting. I was expecting responses such as MetaStock data or something along that line. Maybe the question needs to be enhanced to this. How do I get the historic data installed into MC such that it extends the existing Interactive Broker Data back in time without disturbing that IB d...
by bowlesj3
08 Jul 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Historic Data for MC
Replies: 4
Views: 947

Historic Data for MC

Hi, I am in the market for historic data for MC64. Specifically data going back to the 1987 crash and a bit before. It needs to be data that can feed MC64 bit daily and minute bars to be used in (weekly bars, daily bars, 30 minute, 15 minute, 5 minute and 1 minute bars). At the moment it is simply t...
by bowlesj3
18 Jun 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Free quotes stopped working May 17th?
Replies: 12
Views: 2999

Re: Free quotes stopped working May 17th?

Thanks Janus, I decided to thank in person in addition to clicking the button because I noticed your thanks count did not increase with the 2nd thanks. Maybe it works once per thread.

I would use another machine probably as I have one just as powerful.
by bowlesj3
18 Jun 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Free quotes stopped working May 17th?
Replies: 12
Views: 2999

Re: Free quotes stopped working May 17th?

The other option is to install MC14 on a trial basis, test your studies and if you encounter no problems and happy with the new version in all other respects, remove the trial and update your existing licences MC. I haven't tried this myself but I will after the next release of MC14. This is a thou...
by bowlesj3
13 Jun 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Free quotes stopped working May 17th?
Replies: 12
Views: 2999

Re: Free quotes stopped working May 17th?

Hi Tammy I would install the Latest MC64 V14 Release 3 now except I have a concern. Maybe you can eliminate it. I explain it below. It use to be that if I installed the latest update of MC and an important feature I was using stopped working (it happened 1 or 2 times) I could un install it and use m...
by bowlesj3
09 Jun 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Free quotes stopped working May 17th?
Replies: 12
Views: 2999

Re: Free quotes stopped working May 17th?

There has been a minor update released with corresponding fixes for Free Quotes. Please download it from this link . After the installation please reload your Free Quotes charts to restore the missing data. Thanks Tammy. I have a question. I am currently running MC64 V11 Build 15808 and I am waitin...
by bowlesj3
08 Jun 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Free quotes stopped working May 17th?
Replies: 12
Views: 2999

Free quotes stopped working May 17th?

Hi, I use IB for my Canadian stock market data but for US indexes and one US stock I use Free quotes for a very rare trade I may make. I just realized the free quotes feed stopped on May 8th 2021. So I went to my reminder database, looked up the procedure below, did it and it failed to get the data ...
by bowlesj3
25 May 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Turning a warning popup back on [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 648

Re: Turning a warning popup back on [SOLVED]

See if the preference setting page can help.

MC - Preference Setting - 210526.PNG
Thanks McGeorge. My screen is a bit different but I found it and got it to work.

John
by bowlesj3
25 May 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Turning a warning popup back on [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 648

Turning a warning popup back on [SOLVED]

Hi, I made the mistake of checking the check box that asks me if I want to be prompted every time regarding saving the work space. I forgot that sometimes I don't want to save it. Is there a way to turn this back on again without having to reinstall my version or anything drastic like that? By the w...
by bowlesj3
23 Mar 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Getting stock text into a different work space?
Replies: 4
Views: 790

Re: Getting stock text into a different work space?

I just tried that experiment. Actually a whole bunch of combinations of closing just the work spaces and also combos of closing MC as well as the work space. The answer is it only retains the text data for a work space. But I am willing to bet that the actual data is still stored on the database fil...
by bowlesj3
23 Mar 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Getting stock text into a different work space?
Replies: 4
Views: 790

Re: Getting stock text into a different work space?

Maybe I have the solution. I will try it tonight. So during the day with the smaller stock list I have IB up for trading and I am moving through the smaller list of stocks with the smaller scanner work space. That is when I add the text normally. So as I move back and forth between stocks the text i...
by bowlesj3
23 Mar 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Getting stock text into a different work space?
Replies: 4
Views: 790

Re: Getting stock text into a different work space?

Do you have a mock up? Not sure what you mean. I am assuming the text for a symbol in the scanner is stored inside the database (has nothing to do with the scanner work space). So that is the reason I don't understand why the text displays when I use the workspace with the smaller scanner list of s...
by bowlesj3
22 Mar 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Getting stock text into a different work space?
Replies: 4
Views: 790

Getting stock text into a different work space?

Hi, I like to place text of the wave numbers on my stock charts. I typically do this in the work space that is the reduce-list of stocks I want to possibly trade for the day. This short list of stocks is created from a master list of stocks each night for the trading day. I have a separate work spac...
by bowlesj3
11 Feb 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Data for delisted stocks vanishing?
Replies: 2
Views: 545

Re: Data for delisted stocks vanishing?

Thanks Kate. That is useful info. I think I will never know how the data is lost. Here is my daily routine which may help others. I scan the 90 or so stocks at night manually to find stocks that might set up the next day and create a short list in a short-list work space. At the end of the trading d...
by bowlesj3
10 Feb 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Symbol change [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Re: Symbol change [SOLVED]

Thanks Kate. It appears to have worked. John
by bowlesj3
10 Feb 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Symbol change [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Symbol change [SOLVED]

Hi, one of the stock symbols I am tracking in the MC64 scanner has had its symbol changed from WFT to WFG by the exchange. There does not seem to be a rename option in the quote manager. What would be the simplest way to deal with this? Might it be the following or is there a better wayu 0/ backup t...
by bowlesj3
08 Feb 2021
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Data for delisted stocks vanishing?
Replies: 2
Views: 545

Data for delisted stocks vanishing?

Hi, I am running MC 64 bit Version 11 release (Build 15808). I track about 90 stocks with the scanner. Because I can not do full auto trading I do manual back-testing of my system. I keep the back-test data on my MS-Access program (entry date, time, price, etc). It is programmed such that arrows get...
by bowlesj3
10 Dec 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Will MC auto fix delayed IB live stream [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 665

Re: Will MC auto fix delayed IB live stream [SOLVED]

Hello John, Each time you build a chart, data is requested from IB servers and then saved to MultiCharts local database on your PC. So, if you stop receiving live data, the data you have collected will not be erased from the database and you'll be able to plot them on the chart. We do recommend to ...
by bowlesj3
27 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Will MC auto fix delayed IB live stream [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 665

Will MC auto fix delayed IB live stream [SOLVED]

Hi, I use Interactive Brokers Traders Work Station to get a live stream of Canadian Stock level 1 quotes fed into MultiCharts to provide 7 charts per stock (1W 1D 30M 15M 5M 1M 1S). I do this with the MC scanner (a total of 90 stocks). However my system signaled a trade in Tesla and it went up 19 ti...
by bowlesj3
21 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Mixed Automated and Manual Trading
Replies: 9
Views: 1532

Re: Mixed Automated and Manual Trading

You need to read Multicharts documentation about Auto Trading at https://www.multicharts.com/trading-sof ... to_Trading. Correct. I wanted to use some of the auto trading commands but not full automation. I hit a problem where something I did manually turned off auto trading mode. I found it in the...
by bowlesj3
19 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 2100

Re: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]

I had no idea there was a .chm help file. Hopefully, it is up-to-date.
I think they keep it up to date. The version 11 is significantly different than the version 10 which I copied. I would like to know how to get at it from within MC.
by bowlesj3
18 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 2100

Re: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]

do you know if a Level I data feed for the CME E-Mini's provides for the BidPrice and AskPrice ? I never used them when I was trading the E-mini but my guess is they probably are available for the E-mini with all the brokers than can feed data to MC. I know of course that Power Language does not su...
by bowlesj3
17 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 2100

Re: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]

Each have their merits and short-comings. One thing I've done recently is to compute the "rate of ticks" per second and I find it very valuable in determining when the market is likely to make a move. I trade by waves (not Elliot waves but my own observations over a long period of time - like 22 ye...
by bowlesj3
17 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 2100

Re: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]

Re: BarStatus....you should be aware I have an outstanding support ticket regarding this. What I discovered is that Barstatus=0 (start of bar) is not being thrown consistently and that Barstatus=2 is thrown prematurely....at least on tick charts. When I attempted to count the ticks for 200 tick cha...
by bowlesj3
16 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MultiCharts 14.0 Release
Replies: 77
Views: 15176

Re: MultiCharts 14.0 Release

Unfortunately MC14 is not stable enough (yet) to make the move... so we are left with no solution :? :x It sounds like my question above about 14.0 versus 14.3 is extra important. Years ago I had to roll back once or twice. Don't get me wrong. I think MC 64 is the best TA software in existence even...
by bowlesj3
16 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 2100

Re: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]

Thanks Bowles. I see the RecalcLastBarAfter insures the sending of the data via GV Set call. However, does it mess-up the other code in the calling function or indicator ? No, the way the scripts are executed is as follows. #1 the bars are loaded for the chart but no scripts are executed yet. #2 ne...
by bowlesj3
14 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MultiCharts 14.0 Release
Replies: 77
Views: 15176

Re: MultiCharts 14.0 Release

Hi,

Am I correct in assuming "MC version 14.0" is release 1? Will I know it is release 3 when it says 14.3?

Thanks,
John
by bowlesj3
14 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 2100

Re: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]

Wow, thanks a ton Bowles for those declarations. Final questions: 1) How do you handle the synchronization between the sending app (MC) and receiving app (Access) ? 2) Why did you see the need to make "wrapper" functions for the DLL calls ? Hi Syswizard, glad you like the stuff I posted. Regarding ...
by bowlesj3
13 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 2100

Re: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]

These are the wrappers for access. The first set of code is complete for 64 bit only. The 2nd allows use in 64 bit or 32 bit. I have never used this in excel. Option Compare Database Option Explicit Private Declare PtrSafe Function GV_GetNamedBool Lib "C:\Access\GlobalVariables\GlobalVariable.dll" _...
by bowlesj3
13 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 2100

Re: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]

My theory proved true. The values are correct when I divide them by 100. The corrected code is below. I can see the matching value about a second or two later in my MS-access display. Maybe it is because I am picking these fields up on 1 second bars rather than 1 minute bars (but I only thought that...
by bowlesj3
13 Nov 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 2100

Inside BidSize AskSize too large maybe [SOLVED]

Hi, Because I am going to start trading larger I am gathering the (Max Min & Avg) BidSize and AskSize from these two Multicharts quote fields. They are being sent to GVs for display in an MS-Access database form/screen. Immediately I noticed the numbers seem far bigger than the sizes displaying on I...
by bowlesj3
22 Aug 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol
Replies: 13
Views: 3107

Re: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol

Thanks Svetlana, If you want to use the OpenBeta version anyway, it will be installed separately from your current release version. Regarding the above, I am thinking maybe I could run beta if the data file structure is the same. However questions arise related to my daily procedure. Am I correct in...
by bowlesj3
17 Aug 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol
Replies: 13
Views: 3107

Re: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol

Hello John, Sorry, the fix has not been included in the current version yet. The improvement is currently targeted for MultiCharts 14 Release 3. Hi, I am wondering if this fix is in the current MultiCharts 14 Release 3 beta as Svetlana's comment suggests. If the answer is yes I am thinking I could ...
by bowlesj3
17 Aug 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: BugTracker & feature requests bug fix ideas
Replies: 4
Views: 1652

Re: BugTracker & feature requests bug fix ideas

Hello, I believe we already have the option you have described. Please try to use Tracking Time option in View -> Tracking Settings. The Tracking Time and Price mode replicates both Time and Price lines, and the Tracking Time mode replicates only the Time line. I just placed a big long comment in r...
by bowlesj3
03 Aug 2020
Forum: User Contributed Studies and Indicator Library
Topic: ADE, ELcollections, and GlobalVariables
Replies: 42
Views: 83202

Re: ADE, ELcollections, and GlobalVariables

If you followed all the correct procedures odds are it would be working now because it has for hundreds to thousands in the past. Therefore logically there is some little detail you missed or something. So you have to give all the little details of what you did so that other eyes can find the proble...
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Named Int GV value of negative 1218568896
Replies: 1
Views: 882

Named Int GV value of negative 1218568896

Hi, When a named integer GV is not initialized in MS-Access it picks it up as value -1218568896. So to test it for not being initialized in a Multicharts 64 bit I use the GetNamedInteger GV command and I put it in a variable and test it for <= 0 (zero). The script was failing so I put a fileappend s...
by bowlesj3
29 May 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: ctrl+r reload fails for remaining charts.
Replies: 1
Views: 595

Re: ctrl+r reload fails for remaining charts.

A restart of MC fixed it. Now the ctrl+r works. Maybe someone can explain why :-)
by bowlesj3
29 May 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: ctrl+r reload fails for remaining charts.
Replies: 1
Views: 595

ctrl+r reload fails for remaining charts.

Hi, every night after market close I have my MS-Access program step trough the scanner list of 82 stocks I track to ensure I have the data. I have 7 charts (1 week, 1 day, 30Min, 15min, 5min, 1 min, 1 second). Tonights process went well except my modem has been acting up off and on lately. It acted ...
by bowlesj3
08 Apr 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: BugTracker & feature requests bug fix ideas
Replies: 4
Views: 1652

Re: BugTracker & feature requests bug fix ideas

Thanks JoshM, I followed your instructions and got it to work. Unfortunately there are actually less entries showing there than in the main list (see picks). So it appears the original suggestion/bug vanished from the database. I created a new bug tracker entry for it and set up links both in this f...
by bowlesj3
07 Apr 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: BugTracker & feature requests bug fix ideas
Replies: 4
Views: 1652

BugTracker & feature requests bug fix ideas

Hi I have to get to the questions/suggestions randomly and I bold the questions/suggestions. I went looking in the bug tracker for an old old feature request I submitted which has not been put in MC 11. I wanted to add a comment to make sure it is understandable since it really is a great feature an...
by bowlesj3
24 Mar 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Another Database program that uses GVs to communicate with MC
Replies: 2
Views: 1068

Re: Another Database program that uses GVs to communicate with MC

Hi Martin, I may have solved this issue with Office Update messing up access. Here is the latest info. The problem occurs when I double click an Icon to call access. Never any other time. The issue is not in access itself. It is created by Office Update and it is an error in the call to run access. ...
by bowlesj3
15 Mar 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Another Database program that uses GVs to communicate with MC
Replies: 2
Views: 1068

Another Database program that uses GVs to communicate with MC

Hi, I am using MS-Access 64 bit 2016 to help with discretionary trading with MC 64 bit for stock trading. I use global variables to pass information between the two programs. Micrsoft seems to think MS-Access needs some sort of updates even though MS-Access is working fine for me. Three times in a r...
by bowlesj3
06 Mar 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol
Replies: 13
Views: 3107

Re: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol

Hello, John, We have reproduced this issue on our side. Sorry for inconvenience. Our engineers will work on fixing this bug. The improvement can be expected in one of the future MultiCharts versions. Hi, I am wondering how this fix is coming. I am still running MC64 bit version 11. I have not gotte...
by bowlesj3
13 Feb 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Not getting API profit, etc info. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1878

Re: Not getting API profit, etc info. [SOLVED]

Thanks Anna, I just did a quick test of the commands you mentioned in an indicator (as indicated below). As you said the only two that would compile have the "i_" at the front so I commented the others out. I opened a position with TWS and the "i_" values show zero. So I applied a dummy signal to th...
by bowlesj3
03 Feb 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Not getting API profit, etc info. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1878

Re: Not getting API profit, etc info. [SOLVED]

Hi, I am part way through switching away from using the chart trader back to using the IB TWS to submit orders. However I have noticed that the chart trader still is able to display the current profit and loss of an order for a symbol that was placed with the TWS software. I double checked this by s...
by bowlesj3
31 Jan 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Not getting API profit, etc info. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1878

Not getting API profit, etc info. [SOLVED]

Hi, Maybe a request for change is in the works or maybe there is a solution to these issues. I am using MC64 release 11 with Interactive Brokers. I am using the MC scanner with 3 to 15 stocks in the scanner list each day for trading. I am currently testing MC auto-trading commands with the IB paper ...
by bowlesj3
31 Jan 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Just sent a complaint to IIROC regarding API block
Replies: 0
Views: 646

Just sent a complaint to IIROC regarding API block

Hi, I just thought I would pass on the fact that I complained to the IIROC (Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada) regarding their passing a regulation blocking using the IB api functions for placing orders from MC. I suggested to them I would simply work around it at greater risk to...
by bowlesj3
30 Jan 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: First ventures into autotrading [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1325

Re: First ventures into autotrading [SOLVED]

Here are the basics of auto-trading: 1. Your trading logics are evaluated at EOB, and the trading decisions are made for the next bar. 1a. except, if IOG is enabled, then the logic will be evaluated every tick, and the trading decision is made for the next tick. Thanks for the logic TJ, that will b...
by bowlesj3
30 Jan 2020
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: First ventures into autotrading [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1325

First ventures into autotrading [SOLVED]

Hi, After a fair bit of reading of the wiki and the MC64 help I am finally for the first time programming a script which will be using auto-trading commands but in an interactive discretionary trader way. The compiler does not seem to like my buy statement. Below is the code I have (simplified a bit...
by bowlesj3
31 Dec 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Text not displaying on 2 pixel bar spacing [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 831

Re: Text not displaying on 2 pixel bar spacing [SOLVED]

Today it seems to be working with the normal 2 pixel setting I use. Hopefully it is only a one time issue. If it occurs in the future I will put it in the bug tracker.
by bowlesj3
24 Dec 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Text not displaying on 2 pixel bar spacing [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 831

Text not displaying on 2 pixel bar spacing [SOLVED]

Hi, I have a reasonably simple script which runs on the 1 minute bars which displays the number of minutes of gap between bars for slow trading stocks. It also displays some summary counts at the last bar on chart at days end. I just noticed that if I have the pixels between bars set to 2 it does no...
by bowlesj3
28 Nov 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Entry point error message while installing [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 875

Re: Entry point error message while installing [SOLVED]

I found the solution to this error. What happened is Audacity version 2.3.1 would not run at all so it forced me to dig in since I need this software. So after doing Youtube and Google searches I learned that this DLL gets installed with the "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Packages". This...
by bowlesj3
27 Nov 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Entry point error message while installing [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 875

Entry point error message while installing [SOLVED]

Hi I am getting the attached error popup when installing MC 64 bit. I had to format and reinstall windows. My last version I was running before the format was from this file. MultiCharts64.11.0.15808.400_Release_x64_R8.exe I decided to try this one so I could better provide feedback. MultiCharts64.1...
by bowlesj3
31 Oct 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: No IB daily bar data?
Replies: 1
Views: 820

Re: No IB daily bar data?

Took a while. I just thought to pull up the chart for that symbol in Traders Work station to show the daily bars. They are showing the current real time data. Therefore that suggests to me that this might be a Mutlcharts problem.
by bowlesj3
31 Oct 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: No IB daily bar data?
Replies: 1
Views: 820

No IB daily bar data?

Hi, On two stocks I chose to track for today I have noticed that the daily bar data for both stocks has no data for today yet the minute bar data and the seconds bar data does have data for today. I am using Interactive Brokers Data. MC is 64 bit Version 11 build 15808. Interactive brokers is the la...
by bowlesj3
15 Oct 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Dealing with stock splits [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1008

Re: Dealing with stock splits [SOLVED]

Thanks Svetlana, I will try this and if it works I will leave myself a note for the future. John
by bowlesj3
12 Oct 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Dealing with stock splits [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1008

Dealing with stock splits [SOLVED]

Hi,

is there some sort of utility to adjust the historic data of a stock when it splits?

Thanks,
John
by bowlesj3
05 Sep 2019
Forum: User Contributed Studies and Indicator Library
Topic: Examples of recalculate command
Replies: 4
Views: 5617

Re: Examples of recalculate command

Does the recalculate command in a signal; cause the autotrading to be turned off? Thanks. I don't do auto trading but I can guess. If auto trading comes on automatically when you start MC then the recalculate will likely not turn it off. If you have to turn auto trading on every day after you start...
by bowlesj3
27 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: One stock has only 1 daily bar and 1 weekly bar [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 1237

Re: One stock has only 1 daily bar and 1 weekly bar [SOLVED]

Have you tried reloading your daly and weekly charts in MultiCharts? Ctrl+R Your a pure genius Anna :-) It worked. I never thought of that because I had never seen any data before (it is a new symbol I just put in and a few of the other new symbols never had this problem). I have used that function...
by bowlesj3
27 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: One stock has only 1 daily bar and 1 weekly bar [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 1237

Re: One stock has only 1 daily bar and 1 weekly bar [SOLVED]

So I went ahead and contacted Interactive Brokers technical support. We verified that TWS could get the daily bars. I attached the pictures of the TWS daily bars and the picture of the MultiCharts Weekly, daily and 30 minute bars. The support person had me set the TWS API Message Log file to show th...
by bowlesj3
27 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: One stock has only 1 daily bar and 1 weekly bar [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 1237

One stock has only 1 daily bar and 1 weekly bar [SOLVED]

Hi, as always MC is great which is one reason why I think this might be an IB problem but I thought I would mention it here. When displayed on a 7 chart workspace using a scanner window of 79 stocks one Stock symbol ASR on the TSX exchange (Toronto) has 30 days of 30 minute bar data yet the daily ba...
by bowlesj3
08 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Eliminating the need for IntraBarPersist
Replies: 4
Views: 1416

Re: Eliminating the need for IntraBarPersist

Thanks wilkinsw, Using an IntraBarPersist array is an interesting Idea. However I prefer individual self documenting names for each variable to make coming back to the code a year later (or even a lot more) a lot easier. I had never thought of Autocomplete because I use cut and paste of the "IntraBa...
by bowlesj3
08 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Eliminating the need for IntraBarPersist
Replies: 4
Views: 1416

Re: Eliminating the need for IntraBarPersist

I found what I was thinking of buried in my notes. The parameter is [RecoverDrawings = false]; https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/RecoverDrawings This is different. So I guess there is no way to avoid having to use the InterBarPersist over and over again as a way to get variables...
by bowlesj3
07 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Auto build of scanner changed data range on me
Replies: 1
Views: 685

Re: Auto build of scanner changed data range on me

I might be able to get MS-Access to kick of a MacroExpress macro that could send the mouse clicks to ensure that the data range is 520. I have never had access initiate MacroExpress before but it might be interesting to try it.
by bowlesj3
07 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Auto build of scanner changed data range on me
Replies: 1
Views: 685

Auto build of scanner changed data range on me

Hi, I solved this myself but I thought I would pass it on. Background: I use MS-Access to build a new short scanner list each day. I build the scanner list in the watch list area so I can get real time data fed into MS-access.. The resolutions inserted in the scanner are 1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, da...
by bowlesj3
06 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol
Replies: 13
Views: 3107

Re: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol

Thanks Svetlana. I will try to keep multicharts up to date as best as I can since I will be trading a lot more this year and beyond. I have been away from it a lot for a while now. John
by bowlesj3
06 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Eliminating the need for IntraBarPersist
Replies: 4
Views: 1416

Eliminating the need for IntraBarPersist

Hi, there was a parameter created to remove the need to use IntraBarPersist on every variable. I don't seem to be able to find it in my notes. Does anyone happen to have a small example of how to use it. I will put it in my reminder system this time :-)

Thanks,
John
by bowlesj3
03 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Will MC64 bit run under .net framework 4.8? [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 1044

Will MC64 bit run under .net framework 4.8? [SOLVED]

Hi, I am wondering if MC64 bit will run under .net framework 4.8? Thanks, John
by bowlesj3
01 Aug 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol
Replies: 13
Views: 3107

GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue); using wrong symbol

Hi, I tried putting this bug in the bug tracker but when I click the button "Report an issue" it gives me this error "compact(): Undefined Variable: issue" at the top of the screen and it does not give me the screen for entering the information. I was going to simply point it at this thread since it...
by bowlesj3
31 Jul 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1599

Re: Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]

Since you do not need this functionality, you can remove all instruments from Pre-Scanning and add them into Watchlist directly. Watchlist is a standard version of MultiCharts Scanner that is constantly receiving the realtime data. Thanks Henry, I didn't realize this. That will save me all the step...
by bowlesj3
31 Jul 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: FileAppend function not creating file [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1680

Re: FileAppend function not creating file [SOLVED]

This works for me day in and day out. Of course you have to adjust "whatever" as appropriate. Variables: LogPath(""), LogFile(""), ; if currentbar = 1 then begin LogFile = "A_VMy_Clone_Lines.txt"; LogPath = "C:\Users\Whatever\Downloads\" + LogFile; FileAppend(LogPath, "Here0 - Always check for hidde...
by bowlesj3
30 Jul 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1599

Re: Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]

I think I solved it. As I was hoping it was my not fully understanding the scanner that was the problem. In order to get real time updates into my script and to not have it restarting all the time I have to put my simple script in the scanner ( in the lower watch window instead of the scanner window...
by bowlesj3
29 Jul 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1599

Re: Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]

I did a screen snapshot of the output report for one stock after spacing out the lines so I could mark in comments showing the problems.
ScannerList.png
(94.62 KiB) Downloaded 187 times
I am pretty sure I have the edits correct now.
by bowlesj3
29 Jul 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1599

Re: Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]

I just tried removing "execute on every tick" then took the script out of the scanner and put it back in. No luck.
by bowlesj3
29 Jul 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1599

Simple Scanner script keeps restarting? [SOLVED]

UPDATE: I think I might have this problem resolved. In order to get real time updates into my script and to not have it restarting all the time I have to put my simple script in the scanner (in the lower watch window instead of the scanner window). See the last post. Hi, I am having serious issues ...
by bowlesj3
15 May 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 4 months of IB data in MC? [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 886

Re: Only 4 months of IB data in MC? [SOLVED]

It appears at this point that the database got corrupt based upon what I did as explained in the paragraph below. The 3rd paragraph suggests that the problem is solved. I will test a few more key stocks and if they can all show all the data I will mark this thread as solved. I just created a popup i...
by bowlesj3
15 May 2019
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 4 months of IB data in MC? [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 886

Only 4 months of IB data in MC? [SOLVED]

Update: My 2nd post indicates I solved it on my own and it has a check I have to do each day to prevent having all my data backups becoming corrupt on me without realizing it. Hi, In the ( minute bars chart data Range setting ) for a stock in the scanner work space I normally have a setting of 520 ...
by bowlesj3
19 Oct 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: re-positioning lower level charts
Replies: 2
Views: 910

Re: re-positioning lower level charts

Which MC version?
Version 11.0 built 15808
by bowlesj3
19 Oct 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: re-positioning lower level charts
Replies: 2
Views: 910

re-positioning lower level charts

Hi, When I have a larger bar size chart (5 minutes) and a smaller bar size chart (1 minute) and I have vertical/time cursor tracking turned on and I see some bars which are farther back in time on the 5 minute bar chart that are not visible in the 1 minute chart and I click the 5 minute bar chart to...
by bowlesj3
19 Sep 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Chart Trader Trailing stop lines [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1111

Re: Chart Trader Trailing stop lines [SOLVED]

Hello, bowlesj3! “I also noticed with a prior trade that the trailing stop does not stick over night (between trading sessions). Is there a way to make it stick across sessions rather than my having to apply it again?” – please make sure that the TIF (time in force) is set to GTC, and not DAY. Than...
by bowlesj3
05 Sep 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Chart Trader Trailing stop lines [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1111

Chart Trader Trailing stop lines [SOLVED]

Hi, I am looking at wiki on the trailing stop order https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Trailing_Stop . The trigger line which is dotted is obvious and also explained well. The semi-transparent line which is also dotted is obvious and explained well. The solid line with the U shap...
by bowlesj3
24 Aug 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Hiding Chart Trader Lines [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 1519

Re: Hiding Chart Trader Lines [SOLVED]

It took a while but I finally got around to trying this and it worked. So the current order shows the chart trader panel in the 1 minute bars and the various lines as I want them. At the same time I was getting the lines in the 5 minute bars which I don't want. This occurred even though I had closed...
by bowlesj3
20 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Hiding Chart Trader Lines [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 1519

Re: Hiding Chart Trader Lines [SOLVED]

Thanks SPTrader. I am out of the trade now. Next time I am in a trade I will see if I can control showing the order lines differently for different charts. Even if it effects all charts the same, being able to toggle the lines off and on will be helpful. I searched for a shortcut key for this but co...
by bowlesj3
20 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Hiding Chart Trader Lines [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 1519

Hiding Chart Trader Lines [SOLVED]

Hi, I opened a live trade using the chart trader in the one minute bars. I wanted to see the various order lines in the 5 minute bars for a while so I opened up the chart trader in the 5 minute bars. Once I satisfied my curiosity I closed down the chart trader in the 5 minute bars but the line still...
by bowlesj3
10 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

I thought an update would be in order. For four days while I was running the scanner and also opening up extra workspaces I ran without Avast for 2 days and ran with avast 2 days and had no aborts. However I decided to dump my plan regarding trying to figure out what was causing the aborts. Instead ...
by bowlesj3
05 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Alerts not showing [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1141

Re: Alerts not showing [SOLVED]

Have you got the Alert enabled?
Thanks TJ. Tried it. It worked. I guess I have gotten in the habit of using Playsound which needs no checkbox. I don't remember the last time I used this alert. Use it or loose it as they say.
by bowlesj3
05 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Alerts not showing [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1141

Alerts not showing [SOLVED]

Hi, Over the past few weeks I have noticed my alerts do not show. It has not been a big issue so I have not investigated. I just decided to dig a big. I just read the help. It said that alerts only show during the last bar. So I just put the alert showing below in before the "RecalcLastBarAfter(1);"...
by bowlesj3
04 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]
Replies: 9
Views: 4025

Re: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]

It was a challenge but I finally go it to work properly including with the correction I mentioned in my prior post. It is faster than putting lines on manually and being programmed you can do more stuff with them by passing the GV info to other charts.
by bowlesj3
04 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holding 2 or more stocks with scanner+chart-Trader [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1812

Re: Holding 2 or more stocks with scanner+chart-Trader [SOLVED]

Thanks Syn,

I don't think I would have ever thought of that. I will check it out.

John
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]
Replies: 9
Views: 4025

Re: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]

It might be that I need to store the mouse click date and time in GVs then force a controlled recalculate and apply the line to the plots as the script is recalculating. This would allow me to leave the recalculate setting to automatic while going back as far as I want with the mouse clicks. I would...
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]
Replies: 9
Views: 4025

Re: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]

Trying to set the MaxBarsBack in the code gives a compile error.
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]
Replies: 9
Views: 4025

Re: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]

Symbol_CurrentBar is the same as my ActualBar. However I think you might have triggered some thinking on my part as to how I can fix this under one assuption (the assumption being I can set the MaxBarsBack setting with my code - I seem to remember seeing it can be done but I don't remember if I ever...
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]
Replies: 9
Views: 4025

Re: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]

No. You get more RSI plot lines if you set the MaxBarsBack to the default which is 14 (or maybe it adjusts to 22). However that restricts the distance back you can use the MouseClickDateTime. 1/ The problem does not occur when you click the mouse and get the values (either date/time or BarNumber). 2...
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]
Replies: 9
Views: 4025

Setting MaxBarsBack [SOLVED]

Hi, is there a way to to determine the number of actual bars on a chart then set the maxbarsback to 1/2 this value. I am developing a script to draw lines on the RSI (or on its plot) such that I get the maximum number of bars of RSI showing while at the same time I get the .largest MaxBarsBack size ...
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2018
Forum: User Contributed Studies and Indicator Library
Topic: Base Logic for Interactive Text Script: Likely of use to all
Replies: 17
Views: 14240

Re: Base Logic for Interactive Text Script: Likely of use to

I finally (many years later) have gotten around to trying the MouseClickDateTime and the MouseClickBarNumber commands. I included a test script shown below and the test results shown at the bottom. To run the test I clicked the mouse once on the bar just before the LastBarOnChart and the backward of...
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: LastcalcDate & LastCalcTime [SOLVED]
Replies: 7
Views: 2339

Re: LastcalcDate & LastCalcTime [SOLVED]

Hello, bowlesj3! You can view the logic of the pre-built functions in their code. They can be split into elementary keywords that are described in Help of the PowerLanguage Editor, so you can understand the function’s logic from them. Thanks Anna, your reply reminded me of a forum thread I once cre...
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MouseClickBarNumber? Can't replace my binary search [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 810

Re: MouseClickBarNumber? Can't replace my binary search [SOLVED]

I figured it out. It is the MaxBarsBack. I just have to add that into the calculation and the numbers are the same. The revised code and results are below with the MaxBarsBack setting which was 6. {A_Test_MouseClickEvents =======================================================} [ProcessMouseEvents =...
by bowlesj3
03 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MouseClickBarNumber? Can't replace my binary search [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 810

MouseClickBarNumber? Can't replace my binary search [SOLVED]

Hi, I wrote a binary search that could be used to find the offset for any date and time in the chart. It has been working accurately for years. I was thinking maybe I could use the MouseClickBarNumber to replace my binary search in some scripts to speed things up. So I did a test. The script is belo...
by bowlesj3
02 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 2029

Re: Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]

Based upon the description of MouseClickDataNumber (shown below) I was hoping that clicking on subchart 2 where the RSI resides would show up and it would show the price of the RSI scale as well. However (based upon my test shown below) it only seems to show up when I click in subchart 1 as my test ...
by bowlesj3
02 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 2029

Re: Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]

your code misses the ProcessMouseEvents attribute and this might explain why it's not working. https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/ProcessMouseEvents Thanks ABC, In both the wiki and the help a search of "mouse" and "*mouse*" does not show this command. I think at the bottom of e...
by bowlesj3
01 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: LastcalcDate & LastCalcTime [SOLVED]
Replies: 7
Views: 2339

Re: LastcalcDate & LastCalcTime [SOLVED]

Interesting. Now that you point this out I seem to remember seeing these functions before (I did a scan of all the supplied functions at one point). So that leads to a question. Why does the wiki have to be limited to keywords when these functions are supplied with MC? Might it not be a good idea to...
by bowlesj3
01 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 2029

Re: Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]

I guess I could have a script run on subchart #2 that creates an arrow and after it creates it I could capture the ID of that arrow and put in in a GV with GV_SetNamedInt("RSI_Arrow",ID); Then after I use the MC_Arw_GetActive command I could test to see if the ID matches the ID stored in the GV. Thi...
by bowlesj3
01 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 2029

Re: Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]

I created a script with the MouseClickEvent (shown below). I used the RecalcLastBarAfter(1); to force the commands to execute. I clicked the left mouse button four times on each of the three subcharts and it produces only the values shown at the bottom. It does not seem to work. I am not using .net....
by bowlesj3
01 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 2029

Determining sub-chart an arrow is placed on [SOLVED]

I use to determine if I placed an arrow manually on sub-chart #2 (the RSI sub-chart) by testing the arrow price value is < 200. It worked when trading the E-mini because the price never got that low but it will not work with trading stocks since all the ones I trade are below $100. Might there be a ...
by bowlesj3
01 Jul 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: LastcalcDate & LastCalcTime [SOLVED]
Replies: 7
Views: 2339

LastcalcDate & LastCalcTime [SOLVED]

Hi, I am studying some of my old scripts in prep for writing a script. I noticed that the commands LastcalcDate & LastCalcTime can not be found in the wiki nor in the help. They are not in the general date and time wiki page either. https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Category:Dat...
by bowlesj3
29 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holding 2 or more stocks with scanner+chart-Trader [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1812

Re: Holding 2 or more stocks with scanner+chart-Trader [SOLVED]

Thanks Svetlana, Its working okay for me. John.
by bowlesj3
27 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Holding 2 or more stocks with scanner+chart-Trader [SOLVED]
Replies: 5
Views: 1812

Holding 2 or more stocks with scanner+chart-Trader [SOLVED]

Hi, before I get into this to make it clearer I do not use a fully automated trading system. I have never been able to get code to read the waves exactly the way I read them more than 80% of the time so I program what I can to help out including having arrow code I use to mark the waves manually. I ...
by bowlesj3
20 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Interesting question. I assume you are talking about the built in manual overrides capability. I will have to check. Avast isn't complaining at present.
by bowlesj3
20 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Thanks Anna. I will do that. For a 2nd day I managed to keep Avast turned off in the services folder all day and MC 64 bit ran all day. So now what I will do is I will toggle Avast back and forth with a day on and a day off to see if a consistent pattern of MC crashes occurs. If I get a crash while ...
by bowlesj3
19 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

I am using ZoneAlarm Antivirus and Firewall. Thanks TJ. I should check it out even if stopping Avast in the services directory does work in the end. Having to stop it is a bit of a pain. I want to keep Avast there for a while I just want to know the cause. I want to alternate a few times to see if ...
by bowlesj3
19 Jun 2018
Forum: User Contributed Studies and Indicator Library
Topic: ADE, ELcollections, and GlobalVariables
Replies: 42
Views: 83202

Re: ADE, ELcollections, and GlobalVariables

Didn't help - any tips? I tried running an old script that was using the ELcollections. I am running MC 64 bit. I got the error could not find the dll. I checked C:\Program Files\TS Support\MultiCharts64 and there was a dll in there. It seems that the dll was 32 bit because I checked the size again...
by bowlesj3
19 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Today: avast was stopped all day. In other words it was stopped before TWS was started and before MC was started. This is the first day in a few days that MC has not aborted. Yesterday: Initially I stopped the avast shield. I checked the services window and it was not stopped. So I stopped it there....
by bowlesj3
19 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

I had to completely remove Avast. It doesn't like MC. Removal instructions below:
Yes, I was wondering about this. Do any antivirus like MC?
by bowlesj3
19 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

I am putting the counts of the aborts in the above post (off to the left).

I turned off Avast by stopping it in the services directory. Avast may have auto restarted but I stopped it again. The abort occurred while Avast was stopped.
by bowlesj3
18 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Keystrokes used to jump to select workspace [SOLVED]
Replies: 0
Views: 856

Keystrokes used to jump to select workspace [SOLVED]

I just solved it myself. ANSWER: I opened two workspaces. I set the current workspaces being viewed to the first workspace. I then opened the 2nd workspace again using the menu sequence keys (Alt+F, O, KeyInTheFileName, Enter). Instead of opening a 2nd copy of the 2nd workspace which is already open...
by bowlesj3
17 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Thanks guys. I will create a schedule on my calendar (one week each). I will try opening all the work spaces as I try each of your ideas. Here is a summary. At the end I will have the number of times it aborted at the end of each line. Abort-Cnt/Week/What I am trying 1/Week1/ turn off avast (I am us...
by bowlesj3
16 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Have you installed all the Windows update and service packs? It is a pain to do all the update, but one old patch can throw the programs into disarray. I just googled to find the latest service pack for Win7. It is service pack1. I have that one on my original DVD. I turned off updates when I got i...
by bowlesj3
16 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Should be okay: I checked all devices and they are working properly. The disk drive is new and the error check is fine. I was getting the same problem with the prior hard drive. I am at maximum ram but as you can see I am using less than 1/2 of it. No others apps having aborts. Use "msconfig" and tu...
by bowlesj3
15 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Another one. This time I have 9 work spaces open so I guess I lied :-) I opened a bug tracker item for this and referenced to each other. Here is the bug tracker link. https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/multicharts/issues/MC-2468 Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: t...
by bowlesj3
14 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Here is the task manager with the scanner work space open + 3 more work spaces open. I am running win7 but I have not applied the updates after my DVD install. However I am not having any issues with any other software I use (just MC 64 bit). Looking at the memory in the task manager it does not see...
by bowlesj3
14 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Yes. Win7. I did it maybe two months ago. I stopped trading for a while to do some house repairs. I am just getting back to trading.
by bowlesj3
14 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Here is the first task manager image with the MC 64 just restarted and the scanner workspace opened and it is loading the 67 stock symbols with (weekly, daily, 30min, 15min, 5min) resolution. They are all loaded but some have a timeout ended. What I will do is I will open three work spaces and send ...
by bowlesj3
14 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Another one. This time I have the scanner open and 3 additional work spaces. I have a sneaking suspicion this might have to do with the extra use of memory. I am going to restart it and take a memory reading with the task manager. Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: tsS...
by bowlesj3
13 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

I just got another "MultiCharts64 has stopped working" error from windows. The info is below. I decided to get windows to check online for the solution. It did not come back with anything. I had a scanner work space open and one other work space. I have 16 gig of ram. It is Win7 pro on a quad core w...
by bowlesj3
13 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: TextSize of 8 no showing properly
Replies: 7
Views: 2223

Re: TextSize of 8 no showing properly

This same problem happened to me a few times over the years. (3~4 times over 10 yrs)
A reboot or a reload of the wsp fixed the problem.
Now you have another fix :-) Load 10 or 20 work spaces closing the previous one just after you open the next.
by bowlesj3
13 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: TextSize of 8 no showing properly
Replies: 7
Views: 2223

Re: TextSize of 8 no showing properly

Hello, bowlesj3! If you’d like us to investigate this issue, please send us your workspace, the study and the export of symbols with data in QMD format to support@multicharts.com Thanks Anna, you are probably as interested in knowing why it happened as I am. I will keep the email kicking around to ...
by bowlesj3
12 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: TextSize of 8 no showing properly
Replies: 7
Views: 2223

Re: TextSize of 8 no showing properly

The text is the number of units (rounded) up or down since the prior swing bottom or top. I have it on all three sub charts. It is suppose to mark the waves as well Unfortunately it does not always mark them the way I see them :-( It works 80 percent of the time. I just started MC this morning and i...
by bowlesj3
11 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: TextSize of 8 no showing properly
Replies: 7
Views: 2223

Re: TextSize of 8 no showing properly

So I decided to step the charts anyway. What I mean by this is I run an MS-Access program to send keystrokes to step the scanner symbols to show the next chart in the scanner (actually 6 charts for that scanner symbol). It waits 5 seconds then displays the next stock. It continues until it has stepp...
by bowlesj3
11 Jun 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: TextSize of 8 no showing properly
Replies: 7
Views: 2223

TextSize of 8 no showing properly

Hi, All of a sudden the text my studies are displaying at textsize 2 (visible as a little tiny dot). This is occurring even thought they are being set to size 8 using the code below. TextSize(8), value1 = text_setbgcolor(LastSwingLowPriceID,Tool_White); value1 = text_setsize(LastSwingLowPriceID,Text...
by bowlesj3
12 Mar 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

I installed the very latest version. It accepted the files and everything looks good so far. If windows says it is not working I will update this thread. If it is okay after a month I update the thread with that as well.
by bowlesj3
12 Mar 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

So now after creating the above post I am a bit more confused as a result of somewhere having read that MC has a different database file type due to its now supporting crypto currencies yet when I search the wiki for it I get only one page https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Suppo...
by bowlesj3
12 Mar 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

Maybe this is the problem. I chose an old install file because I wanted to avoid the crypto currency version of 64 bit MC (version 11 and whatever). I think it was the version 10 I installed from (the one that never aborted on me). So at the start of this thread I looked up the version I got in the ...
by bowlesj3
09 Mar 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

Re: MC stops working.

When in doubt, ask MC for another download.
So a download and a repair I would assume.
by bowlesj3
09 Mar 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: MC stops working.
Replies: 33
Views: 8398

MC stops working.

Hi, Here is the bug tracker link for this bug. https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/multicharts/issues/MC-2468 When I replaced my disk drive I had to reinstall MC with no user settings stored (my error). So it was a 100% fresh install is what I am saying. I tried to reinstall the prior version of M...
by bowlesj3
18 Feb 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Backing up MC 64
Replies: 4
Views: 1574

Re: Backing up MC 64

FYI you can find it in the start menu, Mulicharts64 folder. Okay thanks, I found it this time. Your instructions are better than the wiki because you said " FOLDER " and that inspired me to ( go to start, programs and keep scanning down for the multi charts folder ) rather than ( just finding MC fa...
by bowlesj3
17 Feb 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Backing up MC 64
Replies: 4
Views: 1574

Re: Backing up MC 64

There is a built-in Backup & Restore tool available in MC since version 11. Thanks, I went to the wiki to see how to run it and the instructions didn't seem to find it. I don't think my version 11.0 build 14734 has it. They changed the file layout for cryptocurrency so I decided not to upgrade. So ...
by bowlesj3
15 Feb 2018
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Backing up MC 64
Replies: 4
Views: 1574

Backing up MC 64

Hi, I have replaced my disk drive in my Win7 machine and I am reinstalling and returning data . I am trying to tighten things up with much more accurate documentation for doing this process and that includes anything MC 64 related. There are two sections of questions. Section 1: ============ I was r...
by bowlesj3
17 Nov 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.
Replies: 6
Views: 2341

Re: Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.

I am running a single study in the scanner. I get error message popups about 15 times a day. There is no info at all to help know where this might be happening. Here is the text. Date and time Instrument: (symbol letters) Resolution: 15 Minute (it can be in any resolution 1W 1D 30M 15M 5M 1M). Messa...
by bowlesj3
17 Nov 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Re: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]

Just a follow-up. For a while I have been running MS-Access 64 bit reading and writing Global variables for the purpose of communicating with MC 64 bit and it is working well.
by bowlesj3
08 Oct 2017
Forum: User Contributed Studies and Indicator Library
Topic: Function to detect the Hidden Recaluclate
Replies: 1
Views: 4617

Re: Function to detect the Hidden Recaluclate

I created this post (that has an attached indicator) to explain properly how the maxbarsback works and to explain what can trip the hidden recalculate. The script writes out two fileappend statements that help with the explanation. Two global variable functions are included in the PLA file. Normally...
by bowlesj3
05 Oct 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Re: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]

I use MS-Access primarily because (as I see it after staring at the market 8/7 for about 7 years and 8/5 for an additional 5 years) the market moves in multi-levels of waves/swings as well as bounces (what some call resistance points). It also does trend line breaks but I do not use price lines any ...
by bowlesj3
04 Oct 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: How to solve this loopback problem. [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 909

Re: How to solve this loopback problem. [SOLVED]

I found the solution myself. It took a while since I have been away from MC for a while. Having MC auto update of the maxbarsback for this script was the problem. It does not know I am going to loop back so when my code loops back to before the first bar on the chart it has to restart the script wit...
by bowlesj3
04 Oct 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: How to solve this loopback problem. [SOLVED]
Replies: 1
Views: 909

How to solve this loopback problem. [SOLVED]

Update: I solved it. See the 2nd post. Hi, I am stumped on this one. I have some complex code I discovered this problem with. I put together the very simple script below to confirm the source of the problem and to also demo the problem. I describe the problem in the next paragraph. If I comment out...
by bowlesj3
26 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)
Replies: 9
Views: 2342

Re: Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)

I just noticed that my 30 chart only has the RSI/%R marker out front for some stock symbols. So I guess I have to use Darob's 2nd work around on all six charts after all. If others want plot1 to always be out front I will create a PM request for it. Otherwise I won't bother since I can live with the...
by bowlesj3
26 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)
Replies: 9
Views: 2342

Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)

In MC.Net deselecting the precise marker setting in the y-scale window preference pane keeps markers visible. Does standard MC have this option? Yes the regular MC has this and yes unchecking it causes the marker for the overbought and oversold to move out of the way when the RSI or %R markers come...
by bowlesj3
25 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)
Replies: 9
Views: 2342

Re: Putting RSI plot ahead of over bought/sold in right scale

I tried commenting out the overbought and oversold plots and compiling then putting them back and compiling and that failed. This does not work (delaying the starting of plot2 and plot3). CntBars = CntBars + 1; Plot1(MyRSI, "RSI" ) ; if CntBars > 5 then begin Plot2(70, "OverBot" ) ; Plot3(30, "OverS...
by bowlesj3
25 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)
Replies: 9
Views: 2342

Re: Putting RSI plot ahead of over bought/sold in right scale

In your code, do you have plot1 and plot2 first, then plot3? This is a procedural language, the codes are executed line-by-line, from top to bottom. These are what I have tried. Plot1(MyRSI, "RSI" ) ; Plot2(70, "OverBot" ) ; Plot3(30, "OverSld" ) ; Plot2(70, "OverBot" ) ; Plot3(30, "OverSld" ) ; Pl...
by bowlesj3
25 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)
Replies: 9
Views: 2342

Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)

I tried your idea TJ. It makes sense but sadly it didn't work as the attached pictures show. I also used your idea SPtrader. The only thing I don't like about it is I also use the %R and it has different values for overbought and oversold. My mind might get confused :-) Besides I think it is an issu...
by bowlesj3
24 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)
Replies: 9
Views: 2342

Always having RSI/%R value show in right scale (2 workaround solutions exist)

Update: See the last paragraph of post 9 for the two workaround solutions. Hi, I use the RSI. I have not been able to figure out how to force the RSI plot right scale marker to be in front of the overbought oversold markers such that when they overlap I can see the RSI plot marker. It seems as if t...
by bowlesj3
20 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Re: Tip! Using MS-Access with MC 32 bit and MC 64bit [SOLVED]

I don't think that VirtualBox is as fast but it's a very flexible environment. This is another reason I might choose to get a special machine using hyper-v after using virtualbox for a while on my current win7 machine. But at least with virtualbox on my current machine I can test the two MCs agains...
by bowlesj3
19 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Re: Tip! Using MS-Access with MC 32 bit and MC 64bit [SOLVED]

Another option which may be better and which is also free is virtualbox. It can run on Win-7 or Win 10 whereas Hyper-v needs Win 10 professional. It is my understanding you can be running 32 bit office on your main setup then use virtualbox to create another virtual machine on which you can run anot...
by bowlesj3
19 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: %R value of 100.22. Is this an error? [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1144

Re: %R value of 100.22. Is this an error? [SOLVED]

Thanks Henry. I checked and you were correct. The close was one penny higher that the high. After I changed the data it fixed the %R so it is back at 100. John.
by bowlesj3
18 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.
Replies: 6
Views: 2341

Re: Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.

I finally got another error in a study that is only running in the scanner. I attached an image. Having an error in the scanner is pretty rare. This is a very simple script. It is shown below. {A_My_SwingCode_Clear - this script sets the shift } variables: RunByChartOrScanner(""), LogPath(""), LogFi...
by bowlesj3
16 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Re: Tip! Using MS-Access with MC 32 bit and MC 64bit [SOLVED]

I did the test in MS-Access (setting up a second GlobalVariables2.dll file and a module with definitions pointing to that file instead). It works with all 5 types while the original file name can be used as well. So your idea has reached great idea status :D It was extremely easy to set up (10 minut...
by bowlesj3
15 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Re: Tip! Using MS-Access with MC 32 bit and MC 64bit [SOLVED]

Interesting idea. I will give it a try. If it works it will be a great idea :-)
by bowlesj3
15 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: %R value of 100.22. Is this an error? [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1144

%R value of 100.22. Is this an error? [SOLVED]

Hi, I just noticed a chart with a %R value of 100.22. The highest I have ever seen is 100 and the lowest I have ever seen is 0 (zero). I now know to test for >= 100 in my scripts rather than = 100. But is it an error and thus should I need to do this? I guess a review of the calc is in order.
by bowlesj3
14 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Re: Tip! Using MS-Access with MC 32 bit and MC 64bit [SOLVED]

I was just reminded of a software called hyper-v. It is used to segment your real machine's ram memory into virtual machines. According to my understanding if you have 16 gig of memory on your machine you can setup one virtual machine for running win 64 bit which runs 32 bit office and another virtu...
by bowlesj3
14 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Re: Tip! Using MS-Access with MC 32 bit and MC 64bit [SOLVED]

Sticking with 32 bit ms-office is probably your best bet because apparently 64 bit ms-office is not recommended nor supported as this link points out. http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=155269580 However, if your trading system is making good money as a discretionary system an...
by bowlesj3
14 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Re: Tip! Using MS-Access with MC 32 bit and MC 64bit [SOLVED]

Hi Martin, if you are using MC 64 bit (which uses the 64 bit dll for the Global Variables) you need to be using MS-Excel 64 bit or MS-Access 64 bit to exchange the Global Variable Information. This is not to be confused with the 64 bit Windows operating system which can run MS-Excel and MS-Access 32...
by bowlesj3
14 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Any way for MC 64 to use a 32 bit dll
Replies: 4
Views: 1545

Re: Any way for MC 64 to use a 32 bit dll

The proper solution is described in this link.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=50969&p=127065#p127065
It involves getting the 64 bit Microsoft Access and putting a PrrSafe command in the definitions so it can use the MC 64 bit dll.
by bowlesj3
14 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]
Replies: 14
Views: 5032

Using MS Access/Excel 32bit & 64 bit while using MC 64 bit [SOLVED]

I just found out that MS-Access 64 bit can be used with the MC 64 bit dll for the purpose of sending/receiving data to/from MC 64 bit. For any who may be interested I included below the MS-Access code that passed the the test which was done by someone who has the 64 bit MS-Access (I will be buying i...
by bowlesj3
13 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Any way for MC 64 to use a 32 bit dll
Replies: 4
Views: 1545

Re: Any way for MC 64 to use a 32 bit dll

Hello John I had a similar problem when I upgraded to the 64 version. Now instead of using the GV for the communication between MC and Excel, I transmit info using a text file and CSV string. Martin Hi Martin, Yes, I have done that with the el collections as well as GVs. I am now working toward ful...
by bowlesj3
13 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why can't signals plot?
Replies: 11
Views: 3176

Re: Why can't signals plot?

I actually raised the same issue many years ago. Henry from MultiCharts said that it was too difficult for them to make this happen (due to internal MultiCharts issues), so they added the i_... keywords as a compromise. Oh well. https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/multicharts/issues/MC-211 I figu...
by bowlesj3
12 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why can't signals plot?
Replies: 11
Views: 3176

Re: Why can't signals plot?

Thanks TJ. Interesting. I noticed it does the same with NT. Of course most know what these short forms mean.

It worked now.
by bowlesj3
12 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why can't signals plot?
Replies: 11
Views: 3176

Re: Why can't signals plot?

Okay thanks. Unfortunately at present this error comes up when I click the link. Hopefully only temp.
404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
by bowlesj3
10 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why can't signals plot?
Replies: 11
Views: 3176

Re: Why can't signals plot?

I suspect it has to do with speed. It takes time to make a plot on the screen. In a signal, you want to execute the orders without delay; you don't want a plot to hold you up, even for microseconds. That would make sense. If that is the case the better solution is to have a switch to shut the plots...
by bowlesj3
10 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]
Replies: 36
Views: 8898

Re: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]

To answer your first post questions directly. When I switch the status of an indicator to OFF, it leaves the huge space on thew screen. WHY??? It does this so if a study aborts during new testing it is easy to turn the study back on after you fix it (just click the grayed out area). It avoids the ni...
by bowlesj3
09 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]
Replies: 36
Views: 8898

Re: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]

One last speedup. You can assign a shortcut key to hide an object. For example ctrl+h. It took me a while to find the shortcut keys area. It is under the file menu and once in there you choose charting then just scroll down to find it. I just noticed you can go down the list to find a bunch of ones ...
by bowlesj3
09 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]
Replies: 36
Views: 8898

Re: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]

I think I just figured out why they have it the way they have it. New programmers have a lot of studies abort on them. Even now I have studies bomb for strange reasons that have nothing to do with my program. Either way the current set up with MC makes it a lot easier to switch the study back on and...
by bowlesj3
09 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]
Replies: 36
Views: 8898

Re: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]

I attached some pictures with some ideas they might want to consider to make MC a bit easier/faster. What is there is okay but for some reason the need to drag down the scroll bar I find cumbersome. Update: Making the box bigger would probably be the simplest solution. Big enough for (show at top, f...
by bowlesj3
09 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why can't signals plot?
Replies: 11
Views: 3176

Re: Why can't signals plot?

Thanks TJ, I just read them over in the MC help file. I gave it a try. It works. It is a very simple script but like you say it does not answer the question and it still makes more sense from a user perspective to have the plots directly in the signal. if i_getplotvalue(1) > 0 then begin Plot1(i_get...
by bowlesj3
09 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why can't signals plot?
Replies: 11
Views: 3176

Why can't signals plot?

Hi, Just curious. Why can we not put plots in a signal? As a programmer who can often see why something might be too hard to even ask for, I can't see why putting plots in a signal would be that hard to program so it has me really curious. Creating an extra study just to plot creates extra work for ...
by bowlesj3
09 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]
Replies: 36
Views: 8898

Re: Hiding/Disabling an Indicator [SOLVED]

Just to let everyone know, the powers that be have decided there is no desire or plans to correct the design flaw in MC. In effect, they have officially APPROVED the attached picture as being perfectly acceptable. For whatever reason they think MC users want to work with this sort of layout, where,...
by bowlesj3
07 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 2470

Re: A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]

I have decided to mark this as solved since the two pass approach to backtesting mentioned in the above post is fine.
by bowlesj3
05 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 2470

Re: A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]

I did the tests mentioned in the post immediately above (5th post). The result of the test is that the indicators (and even a dummy signal) placed in the 5 minute bars chart did not execute when I ran a backtest. This was true when I ran the backtest from the 1 minute bar chart and in the portfolio ...
by bowlesj3
05 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 2470

Re: A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]

I was just playing around with the Portfolio trader which has tabs for (backtesting, Optimization, Forward testing, and Auto order execution). I was able to enter basically what I have to do (see attached picture with the notes). It appears at first glance that it should be processing all the differ...
by bowlesj3
05 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 2470

Re: A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]

Is it possible to put all the "Waves" in one chart? That would eliminate the need for GV. With the 64bit MC, you can expand the size of your data in one chart, making multi-data analysis (and backtest) a lot easier. I am aware I can run 64 bit MC on a computer with 64 gig of ram and it may just sol...
by bowlesj3
05 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 2470

A few backtesting/autotrading questions [SOLVED]

Update so save some reading if you are just starting. I did the tests mentioned in the 5th post below. The result of the test is that the indicators (and even a dummy signal) placed in the 5 minute bars chart) did not execute when I ran a backtest. This was true when I ran the backtest from the 1 m...
by bowlesj3
02 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Any way for MC 64 to use a 32 bit dll
Replies: 4
Views: 1545

Re: Any way for MC 64 to use a 32 bit dll

So it seems that an upgrade to MS-Access 2010 (office 2010) or up may be the only solution as the quote below suggests. I am wondering if anyone has done this and how it worked out with the 64 bit Global Variable dll? I would also need a text to speech reader to immediately voice anything placed in ...
by bowlesj3
01 Sep 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Any way for MC 64 to use a 32 bit dll
Replies: 4
Views: 1545

Any way for MC 64 to use a 32 bit dll

Hi, rather than assume the answer to this is no I thought I would ask first. I just installed MC 64 bit. Everything went great except for one thing. It uses a 64 bit Global Variables dll. I just discovered that the 2007 MS-Access database program I use to communicate with MC can only use the 32 bit ...
by bowlesj3
28 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why is .xml put on the export. [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 1373

Re: Why is .xml put on the export. [SOLVED]

Thanks Henry. I should have noticed that. I will make sure it stays pla now. Still curious I went to the wiki to see why one might want to export as xml and I found nothing. So I went to the google to get info on xml. I know html since I taught myself to program a mysql database driven website 2 yea...
by bowlesj3
28 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Why is .xml put on the export. [SOLVED]
Replies: 3
Views: 1373

Why is .xml put on the export. [SOLVED]

Hi, I export all my studies in a date/time stamped archive to a specific backup directory fairly often. I was exporting them and it was putting .pla on that end only. I always assumed this meant "Power Language Archive". So now for some reason it is tagging .xml on the end rather than .pla. I am jus...
by bowlesj3
24 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: When does the scanner run the scripts. [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 1828

Re: When does the scanner run the scripts. [SOLVED]

Thanks Henry. I guess one could say RecalcLastBarAfter is a very useful multi-purpose command. More useful than I realized :-)
by bowlesj3
24 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.
Replies: 6
Views: 2341

Re: Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.

Okay thanks Henry. I just inserted Plot1(""); within the LastBarOnChart if statement before the RecalcLastBarAfter(1); command. I added a comment. Plot1(""); {This command forces the word "Error" to appear in a scanner cell where a study aborts. This command does not create a plot in the scanner.} I...
by bowlesj3
24 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: When does the scanner run the scripts. [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 1828

Re: When does the scanner run the scripts. [SOLVED]

John, do you use RecalcLastBarAfter in your code? Yes. It is set as RecalcLastBarAfter(1); and is executed as the last statement within the LastBarOnChart if statement. That is interesting. It has been a while since I first put in that command and it took me a while to remember why I used that comm...
by bowlesj3
23 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: When does the scanner run the scripts. [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 1828

Re: When does the scanner run the scripts. [SOLVED]

Hello John, The yellow flash means the symbol received realtime price update. If "Update on every tick" is enabled: Pre-scanner calculates the scripts upon Rescan. There can be multiple new ticks, therefore multiple study calculations, while Rescan is being done. Watchlist calculates the scripts up...
by bowlesj3
22 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.
Replies: 6
Views: 2341

Re: Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.

Hello John, Does your script do any plots in the scanner? Can you see any values / messages dispalayed by the study for the instrument in question in the scanner? Hi Henry, I just got back from the computer store with an upgrade from 8 gig of ram to 16 gig of ram. I am not sure if that may help. I ...
by bowlesj3
21 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.
Replies: 6
Views: 2341

Resetting Scanner Studies which abort.

Hi, every so often I get an error in my 1 script I am using in the scanner. So I was wondering if that script gets turned off for that symbol+resolution cell in the scanner. To determine for sure if my theory was correct I submitted some Global variables to test if the script was being run for this ...
by bowlesj3
17 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: When does the scanner run the scripts. [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 1828

When does the scanner run the scripts. [SOLVED]

Hi, I was watching a video about the MC scanner and it said that the the yellow flashes on the symbol column indicate the script has processed another tick. Assuming this is correct does that also apply to the scanner or do the scanner studies only run when the scan takes place for moving studies to...
by bowlesj3
17 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Scanner/Watchlist switch short cut key
Replies: 2
Views: 920

Re: Scanner/Watchlist switch short cut key

Hello, bowlesj3! I’m afraid there’s no such keyboard shortcut at the moment. Thanks Anna. I have a work around which is popup question asking me if I have highlighted the proper window (the scanner window) before I have my database send keystrokes to the scanner window to position to the next stock...
by bowlesj3
14 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Scanner/Watchlist switch short cut key
Replies: 2
Views: 920

Scanner/Watchlist switch short cut key

Hi, Is there a keystroke combination that can change my cursor from a Watchlist symbol being highlighted to a Scanner symbol being highlighted. In other words toggle the focus back and forth from Watch List to Scanner or better yet go directly to scanner without needing to know which one has the foc...
by bowlesj3
14 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Detecting a script is running on chart or scanner [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1225

Re: Detecting a script is running on chart or scanner [SOLVED]

Thanks ABC, I had a feeling it was such. I could not remember the command "GetAppInfo" so I could not search for my notes (shown below) and not having used the scanner before I suspected that attribute would not be there. I just checked and it wasn't. I also remember that "GetAppInfo" was not docume...
by bowlesj3
14 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Detecting a script is running on chart or scanner [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1225

Detecting a script is running on chart or scanner [SOLVED]

Hi, I want to run some scripts on both the scanner and the chart and I want to turn off some of my script plots on the scanner. Is there a way for a script to know it is running on a chart or a scanner?

Thanks,
John
by bowlesj3
13 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Frequent IB pacing violations - is this expected behavior?
Replies: 11
Views: 4602

Re: Frequent IB pacing violations - is this expected behavio

TJ, in my current setup I open 26 symbols at start; for each symbol I have two charts: one chart of 1 minute bars and one chart of 15 minute bars. So in total there are 52 charts. As I do not have any additional tools (market scanner, DOM, T&S) open, I think my data requests are rather moderate. I ...
by bowlesj3
04 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Scanner & chart RSI are different when data bars vary. Why? [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1338

Re: Scanner and chart are different. [SOLVED]

I think I solved it (at least on one symbol). I had to set the number of bars back in the scanner to match exactly the chart. This is not the number of bars the study will reference but the number of bars back of the data series itself (the bars that show on the chart). I wrote down exactly what I h...
by bowlesj3
04 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Scanner & chart RSI are different when data bars vary. Why? [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1338

Scanner & chart RSI are different when data bars vary. Why? [SOLVED]

Update: Anna's answer points in a few directions. One of them is correct. I kept digging. The last post gives the correct answer and the details. At this point I am not sure if this is a bug. I am just curious if others have experienced this. I have some code shown below that gives accurate results...
by bowlesj3
01 Aug 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1497

Re: Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]

As expected the recompile works during live trading. So I guess that solves it.
by bowlesj3
31 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1497

Re: Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]

Nothing has changed in the above messages. However I have some interesting stuff to add. Now that the markets are closed I decided to run the scanner off line again (IB's TWS is down). Once again if I click the "Rescan Button" the scanner takes about 4 minutes to run while off line. I tightened my c...
by bowlesj3
31 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1497

Re: Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]

So my concern was correct. I decided to try turning on the checkbox to have the scanner run every 1 minute. So I noticed that the message changes to also show the amount of time left before the next scan starts. I noticed that the current scan had 1 symbol left to process. The processing of the symb...
by bowlesj3
31 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1497

Re: Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]

Running the "rescan now" seems to be running faster when live data is coming in. I would say it has dropped from the 4 minutes down to around 1 minute (sometimes as low as maybe 30 seconds and sometimes over a minute). The scanner seems to run fast at the start then as it gets near the end it takes ...
by bowlesj3
30 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1497

Scanner seems too slow. [SOLVED]

Hi, Update: I found a great solution. See 2nd last and last posts. I have about 82 stocks to scan in the scanner. It takes just over 4 minutes to complete the scan. I am testing the speed of the scanner on-line but when the market is closed. I will test it again today on-line but with live data comi...
by bowlesj3
28 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: What version of GVs comes with MC 10.0 [SOLVED]
Replies: 0
Views: 873

What version of GVs comes with MC 10.0 [SOLVED]

Hi, Update: I found the answer to this in the wiki. GV 2.2. They have a 64 bit version to which I gather would be used for MC.net as well as the regular 64 bit MC. MC 8.0 use to come with the GV 2.2 DLL. I am running MC 10.0 now. Does it still come with the GV 2.2 DLL or it is GV 2.3. Is GV 2.3 the ...
by bowlesj3
27 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts .NET
Topic: Chart Trader line gone etc. [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1740

Re: Chart Trader line gone etc. [SOLVED]

Thanks Henry. I took a note of that in a reminder database system I wrote. I tested the chart trader all day today and (when I finally got everything figured out and set up) my final test went perfectly. I say that because (in my database program) I precalculate everything (the trigger percentage, t...
by bowlesj3
27 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Deleted Data Keeps getting put back (if session is incorrect) [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1653

Re: Deleted Data Keeps getting put back. [SOLVED]

Thanks Alex. I changed the subject to "Deleted Data Keeps getting put back ( if session is incorrect )". And it is marked solved now. I went back to the Regular MultiCharts I will be using and put in the session template shown in my last picture and updated all the 82 symbols in the quote manager to...
by bowlesj3
27 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Deleted Data Keeps getting put back (if session is incorrect) [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1653

Re: Deleted Data Keeps getting put back. [SOLVED]

Hi Alex,

I figured out the proper way to fix it. I attached a picture which has comments that explain what I did. It works. So I will accept your answer and my answer :-)
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The solution step by step
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by bowlesj3
26 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts .NET
Topic: Chart Trader line gone etc. [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 1740

Chart Trader line gone etc. [SOLVED]

Hi, Update: The next day it was not working then all of a sudden it started working. See attached picture. It must have something to do with that message that was coming up about Interactive Brokers not accepting orders at the current time. I marked it as solved for now even though there are unanswe...
by bowlesj3
26 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Deleted Data Keeps getting put back (if session is incorrect) [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1653

Deleted Data Keeps getting put back (if session is incorrect) [SOLVED]

Update: According to Alex putting the bars back is a feature of MC. See the link. https://www.multicharts.com/trading-software/index.php/Auto_data_restore Also, I added a final post that shows the correct solution to this problem. Hi, to solve project management issue "MC-2275 Only 1 in 14 stocks d...
by bowlesj3
25 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]

I want to thank Alex for helping me out on live chat with remote access to my machine and getting this problem solved. As far as I could tell he solved it with this simple change. Go to the quote manager by clicking: File, New, Quote Manager Window, Click: Tools, Data Sources, Interactive Brokers, s...
by bowlesj3
23 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts .NET
Topic: Can I try MC.net while MC is installed.
Replies: 2
Views: 1312

Re: Can I try MC.net while MC is installed.

Thanks Josh, I will download it and start trying it today. I think they have a month trial. A week isn't enough as some other companies seem to think. Knowing MC already a month should easily be enough for me. Converting my code is the ouch I have to think about -) John
by bowlesj3
23 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts .NET
Topic: Can I try MC.net while MC is installed.
Replies: 2
Views: 1312

Can I try MC.net while MC is installed.

Hi, I am thinking I might try MC.net if I can run the free demo while MC is installed. I don't need to run them at the same time but it would be nice if I could avoid uninstalling MC (it is the 32 bit version). One other question. I am under the impression that MC 64 bit is the fastest, MC 32 bit is...
by bowlesj3
23 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Making moving from MC to MC.net easier
Replies: 4
Views: 1314

Re: Making moving from MC to MC.net easier

Hi JoshM. Thanks so much for explaining that. It sounds like it might not be too hard to convert my old MC code to MC.net code. I guess there is no actual guide for converting code. It is simple and you just created it :-) Having said that it would be cool to have a utility that took a shot at it. I...
by bowlesj3
23 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Making moving from MC to MC.net easier
Replies: 4
Views: 1314

Re: Making moving from MC to MC.net easier

Thanks JoshM. Your picture helps me get an idea of what .net is all about. It is a programming concept for sure. I realize this since I saw a lot of this when I learned to program websites 2 years ago. Backwards reference is my terminology actually. It means that the subscript (or index if you will)...
by bowlesj3
22 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Making moving from MC to MC.net easier
Replies: 4
Views: 1314

Making moving from MC to MC.net easier

Hi, I have gotten curious about MC.net mainly because I know VBA (visual basic for applications) much better than I know PowerLanguage and secondly because MC.net has a debugger. So here are two questions. Q1: Does the MC.net use the backward reference to tables as the MC power language does. To me ...
by bowlesj3
21 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]

I have been a little frustrated using IB's TWS Mosaic software so I tried NT while MC is unavailable. I have to say trying NT has been a real eye opening experience. In my opinion it is nowhere near as good as MC. The MC team over the 10 years I have owned MC has proven time and time again they real...
by bowlesj3
18 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Can GVs be used in the MC stock scanner? [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1433

Re: Can GVs be used in the MC stock scanner? [SOLVED]

Okay thanks ABC. I will investigate and learn about it soon. John
by bowlesj3
18 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Can GVs be used in the MC stock scanner? [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1433

Re: Can GVs be used in the MC stock scanner? [SOLVED]

Thanks ABC. That is good to know! My guess it is probably works with MS-Access. So they finally upgraded from GV 2.2. That sounds great. That brings new questions such as (Have they increased the number of GVs?), (Where can I get the GV 2.3 or does it come with the latest MC release automatically?) ...
by bowlesj3
18 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Can GVs be used in the MC stock scanner? [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1433

Can GVs be used in the MC stock scanner? [SOLVED]

Hi,

I have a simple question. Can Global Variables 2.2 be used in the MC stock scanner? I would need to pass some parameters back and forth between the Microsoft Access database program and the MC scanner (examples: SYMBOL_RSI_Level, Symbol_%R_Level, etc).

Thanks,
John
by bowlesj3
15 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]

Hello bowlesj3, We are looking into this. Hi Angelina, I thanked you with the thanks button but now that I have an update to this thread in the paragraph below I thought I would thank you directly. I also want to thank and compliment the MC team for being so great. I am sure they will fix this bug ...
by bowlesj3
09 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Not getting Canadian IB feed due to U.S. dollars? [SOLVED]

I created a project management entry for this issue The link is below. That entry points to this thread for the description of the bug. https://www.multicharts.com/pm/public/multicharts/issues/MC-2275 The first post of this thread mentions the post above as a place to get a good summary of what is l...
by bowlesj3
07 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Not getting Canadian IB feed due to U.S. dollars? [SOLVED]

I think I have isolated the problem and given the MC team more than enough to work with. I attached an image of the TWS screen showing the real time data is coming into TWS. I completed the excel spreadsheet analyses of the problem symbol by symbol (unfortunately I can't upload excel so I took a png...
by bowlesj3
07 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Not getting Canadian IB feed due to U.S. dollars? [SOLVED]

I closed MC and closed the quote manger. I deleted all quote manager log files. I had TWS running with the symbol AEM (this is at 7:45 am when the exchange is closed). I then opened up MC but with it set up so that no workspaces were opened during the startup process. So I checked the qoute manager ...
by bowlesj3
06 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Not getting Canadian IB feed due to U.S. dollars? [SOLVED]

Hi, I took another run at analysing what is going on in a more organized manner. I am not sure if the problem is with MC or IB. Here is what seems to be happening. I first removed all the MC database files and recreated them with a install repair. Next in the quote manager for both ABX (Barrick Gold...
by bowlesj3
06 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Not getting Canadian IB feed due to U.S. dollars? [SOLVED]

However, maybe the USD is not the problem. I say this because I loaded Telus which is getting data for all charts using SMART and it has the USD as well. See extract below. [07/06/2017 16:05:09] Establishing connection to TWS: Datafeed version= 1.0.14415.400, TWS version= 9369p, JTS path= C:\Jts, JT...
by bowlesj3
06 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Not getting Canadian IB feed due to U.S. dollars? [SOLVED]

I get the same issue with the symbol CNQ. It is once again showing USD " Connecting to real-time data for CNQ TSE STK USD[ /i] ". I loaded both SMART and TSE and they both get No Data. I am speculating that of the 76 TSE stocks I will be watching there are a fair number that have the same problem. [...
by bowlesj3
06 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Not getting Canadian IB feed due to U.S. dollars? [SOLVED]

So I just tried using the Interactive Brokers Telus data from the SMART feed and it got data this time including real time data. What is strange is I was getting Telus data up until Yesterday earlier this morning with the TSE feed. So I tried symbol BAM.A using the TSE rather than SMART and it came ...
by bowlesj3
06 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Re: Not getting Canadian IB feed due to U.S. dollars? [SOLVED]

After lunch I checked everything on the wiki to make sure things were set up okay and they are. I then removed the database files completely, ran a repair on MC and tried again. I put only Telus in to the quote manager (symbol T) for the TSE. I now get no data on all charts (weekly, daily, 15 min, 5...
by bowlesj3
06 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]
Replies: 13
Views: 5909

Only 1 in 14 stocks display due to CAD/USD clash! [SOLVED]

Hi, I am not getting the live TSE (Toronto Stock Exchange) feed from Interactive brokers into MC even though it is properly subscribed and coming into Traders Work Station. The Interactive Brokers Tech Support Person said it is because MC is looking for U.S. dollars rather than Canadian Dollars and ...
by bowlesj3
01 Jul 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Switching from FreeQuotes to IB
Replies: 4
Views: 1284

Re: Switching from FreeQuotes to IB

Hi TJ, Thanks for your responses. I will get back to reviewing them when the Canada Day weekend is over :-) Regarding my question about merging a purchased daily bar data with the IB daily bar data you sad MultiCharts saves the data in 3 formats -- tick, 1 minute, and daily. Weekly charts are create...
by bowlesj3
29 Jun 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Switching from FreeQuotes to IB
Replies: 4
Views: 1284

Switching from FreeQuotes to IB

Hi, I have been tracking a few Canadian/US stocks using Freequotes EOD charts (yahoo). I am going to be going back to trading during the day with an IB feed of Canadian stocks. I just funded my IB account and I have a few questions regarding the switch over. How would I clear the three MC database f...
by bowlesj3
23 Jun 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Opening workspaces from outside MC. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1973

Re: Opening workspaces from outside MC. [SOLVED]

Hi Jad,

thanks for the IsAppRunning tip. I hadn't thought of that. The rest I have done many times with MC in the past. It works fairly well if you pause between the send keys in the proper locations and get the amount of pause correct.

John
by bowlesj3
23 Jun 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Opening workspaces from outside MC. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1973

Re: Opening workspaces from outside MC. [SOLVED]

Thanks Angelina. I will go ahead with my workaround. It is pretty easy. John
by bowlesj3
22 Jun 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Opening workspaces from outside MC. [SOLVED]
Replies: 4
Views: 1973

Opening workspaces from outside MC. [SOLVED]

Hi, I am going to be opening another Interactive Brokers account as I had before but instead of trading only the E-mini I will be trading stocks which requires I have several workspaces open at one time. I have one question. I have a workaround if this can't be done but I thought I would ask anyway....
by bowlesj3
01 Jun 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Free quotes problem. [SOLVED]
Replies: 16
Views: 8181

Re: Free quotes problem. [SOLVED]

I just installed "MultiCharts 10.0 Release 7 builds 14415" 32 bit. All the yahoo free quote data is coming through now for all my charts. Thanks.
by bowlesj3
01 Jun 2017
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Can't load ^VIX from Yahoo or Google [SOLVED]
Replies: 12
Views: 4482

Re: Can't load ^VIX from Yahoo or Google [SOLVED]

I just installed "MultiCharts 10.0 Release 7 builds 14415" 32 bit. All the yahoo free quote data is coming through now for all my charts. Thanks.

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