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I tried to debug EA on 1 minute chart but MT4 starts automatically 1H chart and it is not possible to switch the time frame afterwards. Is there any method to overcome this ?? My EA uses Time commands
which on hourly chart return hours not minutes as wanted
I tried to debug EA on 1 minute chart but MT4 starts automatically 1H chart and it is not possible to switch the time frame afterwards. Is there any method to overcome this ?? My EA uses Time commands
which on hourly chart return hours not minutes as wanted
We will definitely improve the debugger as soon as we finish MT4 upgrade.
Renat, the debugging system is really not thought out somehow. Debugging in real-time mode is immoral :) Debugging of Expert Advisors should be performed in the strategy testing mode. Otherwise, breakpoints can be thrown into the trash and debugged "on your knees" via text files and logs. I think this is the reason why MT5 is unpopular, because they have added functionality, but it is not applicable, i.e. MT5 has debugging, classes and other goodies, but it is impossible to use them. Until there is a normal debugger, all efforts will be in vain.
Regards, Alexander.
Renat, the debugging system is really not thought out somehow. Debugging in real-time mode is immoral :) Debugging of Expert Advisors should be performed in the mode of testing strategies. Otherwise, breakpoints can be thrown into the trash and debugged "on your knees" via text files and logs. I think this is the reason why MT5 is unpopular, because they have added functionality, but it is not applicable, i.e. MT5 has debugging, classes and other goodies, but it is impossible to use them. Until there is a normal debugger, all efforts will be in vain.
Regards, Alexander.
I remember, when neither debugger nor structures were available in 4, I had to debug both MQL and DLL in a pair.
That's why it's ridiculous to say that it's "impossible to use" what we have now.
Whoever wants - looks for an opportunity. They made breaks, debug and thanks for that, it helps 100% in modular debugging. And globally - you can put Print in the old-fashioned way.
And to make MT5 popular, you need to get away from MT4, stop support, oblige brokers to switch. As happened with MT4 builds < 600. It does not depend on developers, especially MQL-developers.
I remember that in 4 when there was neither debugger nor structures, we had to debug both MQL and DLL in a pair.
That's why it is ridiculous to say that "it is impossible to use" what we have now.
Whoever wants - looks for an opportunity. They made breaks, debug and thanks for that, it helps 100% in modular debugging. And globally - you can put Print in the old-fashioned way.
And to make MT5 popular, you need to get away from MT4, stop support, oblige brokers to switch. As happened with MT4 builds < 600. It's not up to the developers, much less MQL developers.
And for debuging during weed end or without connection with the market? Have you got solution? Because there is a problem after the "OnTick" with the debugger, On MT4 there is an "Tick generator", something like this on mt5?
Thanks in advance,
Hi Bisemper
I had the same problem, my solution was to use Alert("messsages/values/variables/etc.") to pipe out to Journal in the Strategy Tester.
A little long winded but hey it works! :)
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