MT4 Strategy Tester (Period Converter)

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Hello Fellow Traders and Coders,

I am trying to back test an EA as effectively as possible. I was reading Coders' Guru's report "MetaTraderStrategy Tester-Part 2", and on page 4 (of 8) he states, "Double click the Period_Converter Script, and that will pop up the input windows". I have searched all over the trading platform, but can't locate the Period_Converter switch or the ExtPeriodMultiplier pop-up window. I need to be able to change the 1-minute data to 5-minute data according to the report. Did they change the platform since the report was written?

Please Help,

Relaxed Trader

 

The Period_Converter is a script, and you will find it under Scripts in the Navigator window on the left. (This window looks like an Explorer window.)

  1. Open the 1-minute chart of the currency you are interested in.
  2. Double-click period_converter under Scripts in the Navigator window.
  3. The period_convertor window will open.
  4. Click the Inputs tab, if not already selected.
  5. Change the value of ExtPeriodMultiplier to "5" and click OK.
 

Thank you

Hello Zuijlen,

I found the script right where you directed me to look.

Thanks for the help,

RelaxedTrader

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