What do I need to do in Excel to link it to MT4?

 
Hello,

I have looked through the postings here but have not found what I need to do in Excel to link it to MT4. Ie., I assume there is some DDE string I need to add somewhere in Excel for it to know now to connect to MT4?

After looking at the other postings I have checked that "Enable DDE Server" is enabled n MT4.

I then started my MT4 (which is a demo from IBFX), and then started the "DDE-Sample.xlsx" file.

The cells all show "#NAME?".

What am I missing?

Regards....
 
Finally figured it out. In case anyone has the same problem.....

If you are using a mini account, add an "m" at the end of the currency pair. E.g., change ='MT4'|BID!EURUSD to ='MT4'|BID!EURUSDm

chiefandroid:
Hello,

I have looked through the postings here but have not found what I need to do in Excel to link it to MT4. Ie., I assume there is some DDE string I need to add somewhere in Excel for it to know now to connect to MT4?

After looking at the other postings I have checked that "Enable DDE Server" is enabled n MT4.

I then started my MT4 (which is a demo from IBFX), and then started the "DDE-Sample.xlsx" file.

The cells all show "#NAME?".

What am I missing?

Regards....




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