Strategy tester

[bmhassene]

Hello evrybody,

I'm trying to test my EA with the strategy tester, I download a history of one pair (AUDUSD, EURGBP...) and it starts normal , works normal then stops suddenly. When I try with sample that it came with MT4 (MACDSample) it works properly?

Some advises please. Thanks in advance. 

[William Roeder]

bmhassene: , works normal then stops suddenly.	Look in the experts tab. Most likely you'll see a divide by zero.

[Keith Watford]

whroeder1:

	Look in the experts tab. Most likely you'll see a divide by zero.

In the strategy tester, look in the journal tab

[bmhassene]

Keith Watford:
In the strategy tester, look in the journal tab

In the journal I'm not getting any error

[bmhassene]

whroeder1:

	Look in the experts tab. Most likely you'll see a divide by zero.

I have no error in the expert tab. Actually the expert is working perfectly when I run it normally, but in strategy tester no...

[Keith Watford]

it starts normal , works normal then stops suddenly

What do you mean by stop? Does the test end or does it stop responding?

If it stops responding then you may be stuck in a loop.

We can only guess without you showing the code.

[bmhassene]

Keith Watford:

What do you mean by stop? Does the test end or does it stop responding?

If it stops responding then you may be stuck in a loop.

We can only guess without you showing the code.

I mean in the visualization window, it works normal and then no more ticks

[Keith Watford]

bmhassene:
I mean in the visualization window, it works normal and then no more ticks

Then check your for and while loops as you may be getting stuck in an enless loop.

[bmhassene]

Keith Watford:
Then check your for and while loops as you may be getting stuck in an enless loop.

I learned from you that before here :) ... and I don't use anymore loops neither while or for

[Alain Verleyen]

bmhassene:
I learned from you that before here :) ... and I don't use anymore loops neither while or for

The point is not to avoid using loop but to use them properly.

By the way you can have an endless loop without even coding a loop

Show your code if you need help !

[Keith Watford]

bmhassene:
I learned from you that before here :) ... and I don't use anymore loops neither while or for

You didn't learn to not use loops from me.

I doubt that I write any indicator or EA that doesn't use loops. At least I can't think of any.