Using compiled MQL5 EAs within MT4

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Hi

W‌hen I compile MQL5 an EX5 file is created in the ...Teminal\long-unique-number\MQL5\experts folder.

I‌ am using MT4 and so no EA appears in my navigator window, even if I move the EX5 file into ...Terminal\long-unique-number\MQL4\experts

Is it possible to use compiled MQL5 within MT4. Is a file renaming necessary?


T‌hanks,

J‌ames

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jamesh99: Is it possible to use compiled MQL5 within MT4.
Of course not.
  1. Ever try to use a boat on a highway?
  2. Ever try to drive across an ocean?
 
jamesh99:

W‌hen I compile MQL5 an EX5 file is created in the ...Teminal\long-unique-number\MQL5\experts folder.

I‌ am using MT4 and so no EA appears in my navigator window, even if I move the EX5 file into ...Terminal\long-unique-number\MQL4\experts

Is it possible to use compiled MQL5 within MT4. Is a file renaming necessary?

Why do you need to run MetaTrader 5's MQL code in MetaTrader 4? Either use MT5 with the same broker, or adapt EA to MT4, i.e. *.mq4 (since you have the source code).
 
Stanislav Korotky:
Why do you need to run MetaTrader 5's MQL code in MetaTrader 4? Either use MT5 with the same broker, or adapt EA to MT4, i.e. *.mq4 (since you have the source code).


Stanislav,

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1) M‌y current broker doesn't support the use of MT5.

2) T‌he debugging functionality of MQL4 seems no longer to function in later (current) builds of MT4 so I am unable to debug my MQL4 code.

‌‌My hope was that compiled MQL5 could be used within MT4 since, it appears the compiler in MetaEditor can differentiate both MQL4 AND MQL5.


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You can use many of the same code from mql5 in mql4 and for the part that does not work it needs only little tweaking.

Those are usually related to the ordering functions and Indicator calls.‌

 
jamesh99:


Stanislav,

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1) M‌y current broker doesn't support the use of MT5.

2) T‌he debugging functionality of MQL4 seems no longer to function in later (current) builds of MT4 so I am unable to debug my MQL4 code.

‌‌My hope was that compiled MQL5 could be used within MT4 since, it appears the compiler in MetaEditor can differentiate both MQL4 AND MQL5.


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Have you complained at the Service Desk - I did, and the asked me to upgrade to b1052 which I did, but it is just the same.

If you want I can send you b1031‌ - there you can debug.

 
Carl Schreiber:

Have you complained at the Service Desk - I did, and the asked me to upgrade to b1052 which I did, but it is just the same.

If you want I can send you b1031‌ - there you can debug.


Thanks, Carl.

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I‌'d appreciate the b1031.

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jamesh99:

Hi

W‌hen I compile MQL5 an EX5 file is created in the ...Teminal\long-unique-number\MQL5\experts folder.

I‌ am using MT4 and so no EA appears in my navigator window, even if I move the EX5 file into ...Terminal\long-unique-number\MQL4\experts

Is it possible to use compiled MQL5 within MT4. Is a file renaming necessary?


T‌hanks,

J‌ames‌

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‌

‌If you can see the code . Try this. Copy and paste to an existing mt4 file and rename. Sometimes it works. Simple and fast. Hope this helps

 
Jason Crossan:

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‌If you can see the code . Try this. Copy and paste to an existing mt4 file and rename. Sometimes it works. Simple and fast. Hope this helps


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Keith Watford:

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