Place trade from a file

[Jkey]

Hi everyone, I want to make an EA that reads a file and places trades in MT4 based on that file.

The file will probably be a CSV with structure like: Buy,symbol,stop loss, tp1,tp2,tp3 also i would like it to move stop loss to entry when i reach tp2.

The file will probably be altered say every 5 min so should i reopen it every time? or is there any way to read it when a new line is appended.

I am completely new to this so any example of a code or tips or hints everything is welcome.

Thnak you :)

[William Roeder]

Jkey: I want …

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