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#include <WinUser32.mqh>
#include <stdlib.mqh>
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#import "user32.dll"
    int RegisterWindowMessageA(string lpString); 
    
    //For Window operations on offline chart
    int PostMessageA(int hWnd,int Msg,int wParam,int lParam);
    int GetAncestor (int hwnd, int gaFlags);
    int GetLastActivePopup( int hWnd );
#import
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//For minimizing Renko EA window
#define SW_SHOWMINIMIZED 11
#define VK_F8     0x77 //- F8 Key (119)
#define VK_DOWN   0x28 //  Down Arrow
#define VK_UP     0x26 //  Up Arrow
#define VK_SPACE  0x20 //- Space Bar (32)
#define VK_RETURN 0x0D //- Return Key (13)
#define GA_ROOT 2

void OpenRenkoChart() {

   //Check if offline chart(2 period) is open
   int win_handle=0;
       win_handle=WindowHandle(Symbol(),2);
   
   if(win_handle !=0) return; //If so get out of this
   
   if(win_handle == 0) //If not 
   {
      Print("Opening Chart");
      long chartid = ChartOpen(Symbol(),PERIOD_M2);
      
      // On the opened offline chart Press F8, Uncheck Offline Chart, 
      // Press Enter (Makes Chart Tradable
      int OffChart= GetAncestor(WindowHandle(Symbol(),Period()),GA_ROOT);
      PostMessageA(OffChart, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_F8, 0);
      
      //F8 Window pops up how do I select this window to run keys?
      int GetPopUp = GetLastActivePopup(HTerminal);  
      PostMessageA(GetPopUp, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_DOWN, 0); //Maybe if I send arrow down and 
      PostMessageA(GetPopUp, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_UP, 0); //arrow up first before hitting space?
      PostMessageA(GetPopUp, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_SPACE, 0); //Press space to uncheck "Offline Chart"
      PostMessageA(GetPopUp, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_RETURN, 0); //Press return to close this window

      
      //Next Minimize this generator window (Works)
      int hWnd = WindowHandle(Symbol(), Period());
      int parent = GetParent(hWnd);
      ShowWindow(parent, SW_SHOWMINIMIZED);

      //Finally get the ChartID of opened chart and apply a template to auto load an EA (Works)
      ChartApplyTemplate(chartid,"Offline.tpl"); 
      
      //Force an update on the active chart redraw on this window (Renko Generator) (works)
      UpdateChartWindow();
   }
   
   return;
}

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#import "user32.dll"
    int RegisterWindowMessageA(string lpString); 
    
    //For Window operations on offline chart
    void keybd_event(int bVk, int bScan,int dwFlags,int dwExtraInfo);
#import

//For minimizing Renko EA window
#define SW_SHOWMINIMIZED 11
#define VK_F8     0x77 //- F8 Key (119)
#define VK_DOWN   0x28 //  Down Arrow
#define VK_UP     0x26 //  Up Arrow
#define VK_SPACE  0x20 //- Space Bar (32)
#define VK_RETURN 0x0D //- Return Key (13)

void OpenRenkoChart() {

   //Check if offline chart(2 period) is open
   int win_handle=0;
       win_handle=WindowHandle(Symbol(),2);
   
   if(win_handle !=0) return; //If so get out of this
   
   if(win_handle == 0) //If not 
   {
      Print("Opening Chart");
      long chartid = ChartOpen(Symbol(),PERIOD_M2);
      
      //Finally get the ChartID of opened chart and apply a template to auto load an EA
      ChartApplyTemplate(chartid,"Offline.tpl");
      Sleep(3000); //Give it time to load
      
      //Manually run a keyboard macro to enable EAs to trade offline charts
      keybd_event(VK_F8,0,0,0); //Hit the F8 key to open chart properties
      Sleep(10);
      keybd_event (VK_SPACE, 0, 0, 0 );   //space bar pressed
      Sleep(10);
      keybd_event (VK_SPACE, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0); //space bar released
      Sleep(10);
      keybd_event (VK_RETURN, 0, 0, 0 );              //Return key pressed
      Sleep(10);
      keybd_event (VK_RETURN, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0); //Return key released.
      Sleep(100);
 
      //Next Minimize this generator window
      int hWnd = WindowHandle(Symbol(), Period());
      int parent = GetParent(hWnd);
      ShowWindow(parent, SW_SHOWMINIMIZED);
   
      //Force chart window update
      UpdateChartWindow();
   }
   
   return;
}