How can I add an arrow to a fixed position using x,y coordinates?

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57	rortiz77 2010.06.26 00:08 How can I add an arrow to a fixed position using x,y coordinates? Labels allow you to do that but not the arrows...so what other tricks are there for doing this?

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rortiz77 2010.06.26 00:48

I know that for a label I can use:

      ObjectCreate("MN1", OBJ_LABEL, 0, 0, 0);                       
      ObjectSetText("MN1", "MN1", 10, "Arial", Yellow);         
      ObjectSet("MN1", OBJPROP_CORNER, 4);                            
      ObjectSet("MN1", OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, 1127);                         
      ObjectSet("MN1", OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, 231);

And for objects I can use this:

      ObjectCreate("SignalSell_"+Time[0], OBJ_ARROW, 0, Time[0], price);
      ObjectSet("SignalSell_"+Time[0], OBJPROP_ARROWCODE, 234);
      ObjectSet("SignalSell_"+Time[0], OBJPROP_COLOR, Red);

...but the arrow objects only allow for a position with candlesticks....I want it to stay fixed with an (X,Y) position. Is that possible?

597	irusoh1 2010.06.26 01:10 Try OBJ_LABEL with "Wingdings" for font and corresponding charcater for arrow

rortiz77 2010.06.26 01:28

irusoh1:

Try OBJ_LABEL with "Wingdings" for font and corresponding charcater for arrow

So...

ObjectCreate("MN1", OBJ_LABEL, 0, 0, 0);                       
ObjectSetText("MN1", 74, 10, "Arial", Yellow);     // <---where 74 would be the wingding?      
ObjectSet("MN1", OBJPROP_CORNER, 4);                            
ObjectSet("MN1", OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, 1127);                         
ObjectSet("MN1", OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, 231);

Doing so didn't actually change it to a wingding.  It just made it not work at all...or am I using the wingding wrong?

rortiz77 2010.06.26 01:49

Sweet, just saw a good example....here's what I did:

      ObjectCreate("M30", OBJ_LABEL, 0, 0, 0);                       
      ObjectSetText("M30", CharToStr(241), 10, "Wingdings", Yellow);         
      ObjectSet("M30", OBJPROP_CORNER, 4);                            
      ObjectSet("M30", OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, 1127);                         
      ObjectSet("M30", OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, 171);

Thanks for the push!

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