Bug report - Compiling PL hangs up MC

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Bug report - Compiling PL hangs up MC

Postby glam_100 » 11 Jun 2008

Hi,

When you have a computationally intensive indicator/signal loaded on a chart and then recompile the indicator/signal code MC would hang up (keep verifying the indicator/signal forever) and the memory would never get released.

The problem can be reproduced by the following code on MC version 3.0.1200.4785:

vars:
count( 0 );

for count = 1 to 10000
begin
TL_New(Date, time, high, date, time, low );
end;


Just load it to a chart with many bars. I loaded it on a chart with TS symbol @ER2.D 5min chart from 5/1/2007 to 6/11/2008. After the indicator is loaded on the chart recompile the PL code above. You will see this error on the output window:

------ Compiled with error(s): ------
The study or related functions in use. Please remove the study from the chart first
errLine 0, errColumn 0, errLineEnd 0, errColumnEnd 0
The study or related functions in use. Please remove the study from the chart first
errLine 0, errColumn 0, errLineEnd 0, errColumnEnd 0

The status of the indicator will be "verifying" forever and more important the memory will never get released.

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Postby TJ » 11 Jun 2008

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Marina Pashkova
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Re: Bug report - Compiling PL hangs up MC

Postby Marina Pashkova » 11 Jun 2008

Hi,

When you have a computationally intensive indicator/signal loaded on a chart and then recompile the indicator/signal code MC would hang up (keep verifying the indicator/signal forever) and the memory would never get released.

The problem can be reproduced by the following code on MC version 3.0.1200.4785:

vars:
count( 0 );

for count = 1 to 10000
begin
TL_New(Date, time, high, date, time, low );
end;


Just load it to a chart with many bars. I loaded it on a chart with TS symbol @ER2.D 5min chart from 5/1/2007 to 6/11/2008. After the indicator is loaded on the chart recompile the PL code above. You will see this error on the output window:

------ Compiled with error(s): ------
The study or related functions in use. Please remove the study from the chart first
errLine 0, errColumn 0, errLineEnd 0, errColumnEnd 0
The study or related functions in use. Please remove the study from the chart first
errLine 0, errColumn 0, errLineEnd 0, errColumnEnd 0

The status of the indicator will be "verifying" forever and more important the memory will never get released.
The problem is that your code creates 1000 drawings on each bar.

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Postby glam_100 » 11 Jun 2008

Hi Marina,

I have code that create about 20 drawings on a bar and still got this problem. It is not unconceivable that ppl would want to draw something like 20 dots on a bar.


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