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installing MT4 problem

I am installing the Alpari MT4 , and the program is installed , but w hen I try to run the program ( click to MT4) , the screen becomes transparent, and get a message saying that " MetaTrader stopped working" . I tried disabling antivirus and firewall ( NOD32 ) , installing it in and out of program

problem testing an EA

Hello. How are you? I am having this problem: when I run the BackTesting , it does not show any trade. The message is this: 2014.11.27 16:45:50.975 GBPUSD,H1: 4427965 tick events (3566 bars, 4428966 bar states) processed within 12808 ms (total time 18174 ms) 2014.11.27 16:45:38.168 Pruebas_MM

problem uninstalling MT4

I'm uninstalling MT4 , but when I try in program files, I get a box with a red "x" saying "The server returned a reference " and does nothing (do not uninstall) . When I try to uninstall it from control panel, leaves a message saying I do not have sufficient permissions to uninstall the program, but

How can I see where the MT4 is saving the BackTestings, Indicators and EAs in the PC?

These (BackTestings, Indicators and EAs) are consuming about 100 GB in my Pc, but when I check the MT4 folder, this only have 16 MB size. I entered to this folder anyway for check but I didn´t see anything of big size, and I didn´t see the archive name of the EAs I designed. ¿Somebody know where is

How Can I do to indicate a more big timefrime in automatic way?

Hello. I want to write PERIOD_CURRENT in a timeframe of an indicator. And I want a more big period in other indicator, in a way that make the change automatic, and not manual. Somebody know what I need to write for do this? (maybe a word that mean something like next timefrime or something like

question about using index in orderselect function (when I write "0" is giving me data of the first operation, not the last one)

I'm writing "0" in the index of orderselect function to refer to the last closed operation , but when I do this, it is giving me the data of the first closed operation ( the first in the history accounts). What is happening here, and what I need to do, for make reference to the last operation

What is the utility of the parenthesis in the differents functions?

I mean, what can I indicate in the parenthesis of OrderCloseTime () , OrderLots () , and others? Thanks in advance

What is the correct way to get the 1% of the account?

Hello . What is the correct way to obtain a percentage in MQL4 ? I see rule of 3 it work (Y*X/100), but is this the right way? (I just want to confirm). When I use " X = y % ", have the problem of two "=" signs (X=X=Y%;). It does not allow to write "X*1% " . Soo, What is the correct way to obtain a

Why MT4 tested the EA for only 1 year when I selected 14 years?

I testes an EA, and I selected 14 years for the test (2000 to 2014) and it only make 81 trades. I checked diary and all trades are made in 2014. ¿What happened here? (I select do the test from 2000)

No appears the indicator line

when I compile the code (indicator), it does not say any errors . But when I try mounting indicator in the window price, the indicator box appears, but not the line of the indicator. Does anyone knows why is happening that ? This is the code