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[tomele]

Hi

Question regarding custom indicators which have no input parameters - what do I put in "TDesk UBD Custom Parameters.mq4" file in the "#define Params_2 0,0,0" section?

For Built-In indicators there is an explanation on what to do in case of no input params, but what about custom indicators?

Can we just leave values blank, as in:

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#define Params_1 50,5.0 // SuperTrend_15
#define Params_2           // some custom indi which has no inputs

?


Thank you

PS: found the answer - if you put "true" as a single parameter, the parameter-less indicator works

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#define Params_1 50,5.0 // SuperTrend_15
#define Params_2   true        // some custom indi which has no inputs

Why do you want to use parameters for a parameter-less indicator at all? Just use "default".

[edogan15]

Hello,

I'm trying to setup TDesk to my chart but i got really confused. I read Welcome to TDesk. Read this to get started Topic and all other related TDesk topics and followed everything.

I downloaded TDesk.ex4 and TDesk.mqh and uploaded them in the right direction also, downloaded all of compatible indicators.

I looked at TDesk Setup Exchange topic and tried to use Thomas's setup. I downloaded both templates for EA and trading chart. I will upload how my screen looks like. I really don't want to bother all of you with this noob question but i've been trying to set it up for 3 days. Probably there is something wrong with my settings, but i don't know where i'm doing thing wrong. If anyone can help me to setup my TDesk i would be really happy. Thanks in advance

Edit: I use Wavegarrick's settings TDesk Master.set

[tomele]

Hi.

When using TD indicators, you must have TDesk on one chart and a chart containing your indis for each pair you want to use. This process can be simplified by saving a template with the desired setup and then clicking "Open all charts" in TDesk. Just make sure that the template name in TDesk and the name of the saved template match.

When using Universal Drones, you only need one chart for TDesk and one chart for your drones, as they are multi-pair and multi-timeframe.

Hope that helps.

Thomas

[edogan15]

Thank you so much Tomele, sorry for disturbing you with this easy question but i was really confused. Have a nice day

[alecsa72]

Hi

Question regarding custom indicators which have no input parameters - what do I put in "TDesk UBD Custom Parameters.mq4" file in the "#define Params_2 0,0,0" section?

For Built-In indicators there is an explanation on what to do in case of no input params, but what about custom indicators?

Can we just leave values blank, as in:

Code: Select all

#define Params_1 50,5.0 // SuperTrend_15
#define Params_2           // some custom indi which has no inputs

?


Thank you

PS: found the answer - if you put "true" as a single parameter, the parameter-less indicator works

Code: Select all

#define Params_1 50,5.0 // SuperTrend_15
#define Params_2   true        // some custom indi which has no inputs

Why do you want to use parameters for a parameter-less indicator at all? Just use "default".

I did not realize you could do that, I thought parameters were compulsory.

Thanks for the update Tomele

[WorldsEnd]

Hey Gents,

Steve‘s Welcome Message from 30th june encouraged me to try my first steps with TDesk and Desky. I set up everything according this viewtopic.php?f=106&t=5681#p167735 thread. Looks like I did it right. I got a nice dashboard on one chart and a happy trading desky on the other one.

Question now is how do I change settings that influence the output of signals. Let‘s say that I only want to get a valid peaky signal when price is in a certain lower or upper range of peaky and in terms of superslope I like to set a threshold value of 1.0

I am pretty sure that I do not have to change a setting within TDesk but somewhere within an indicator??? Those two buffer indicators? If I am correct thus far, where do I find the appropriate switch I am looking for?

I have got the impression that I have not understand the way TDesk is collecting and computing signals from different indicators, as well as the way how those signals are generated

[tomele]

You need to read this lesson: How to pass parameters to custom indicators.

I recommend to read the whole thread, though: TDesk Universal Drones - Usage Lessons.

Cheers
Thomas

[traderduke]

Help!
I can't get the TDesk to read or show my newly converted TD indicator, it compiles and shows on the data window correctly. this ind is not a MTF so Line 200 maybe part of the problem.
Ray

smFisherTransform3_impr-rk-TD.mq4

[SteveHopwood]

Help!
I can't get the TDesk to read or show my newly converted TD indicator, it compiles and shows on the data window correctly. this ind is not a MTF so Line 200 maybe part of the problem.
Ray

You know I am a bit of a duffer here, so I merely suggest the sort of thingy I would try.

Try inserting: Signal = FLAT above line 194. You originally initialised Signal and OldSignal to NONE, so there cannot be a signal sent to TDesk until there is a non-NONE signal. If you are trying this at the weekend then you are dealing with closed market data and it might not be possible for the indi to update.

Or maybe initialising OldSignal = 1000000 so that there is no possibility of Signal and OldSignal being equal.

If that does not work, try playing around with this code and its following line:
if(trend[0]==1) Signal=LONG;

Try:if(trend[limit]==1) Signal=LONG;

and: if(trend[limit - 1]==1) Signal=LONG;

Maybe someone who actually understands this stuff can help more. When it comes to converting indis to TDesk compatibility, I am back to where I was coding EA's 13 years ago - I bang away at a problem until it gets sick of the headache and slinks away in surrender.

Good luck. I feel your pain. I would write as I did so often in the past, "Welcome to my world" except that you really do not want to go there.

[lamdog330]

For the Unpeaky Bob, "This is SLP without Peaky, so read SPB's user guide for info about all the other inputs." What is the SLP stand for?