does mql5 allow allow file sharing between MQ4 and MQ5

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mt5 is not reading mt4 csv file 

i wrote EA both on mq4 and mq5
aim to write and read csv file 

mq4 reading mq4
mq5 reading mq5

mq5 not reading mq4{ is this from my side }


csv file is in common folder


does mql5 allow allow file sharing between MQ4 and MQ5
 
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//--MQ4


int OnInit()
  {
  string c_file_Name="fileFromMQ4.csv";
string c_return=(
                "file_col_1Handle"
                +";file_col_2Handle"
                +";file_col_3Handle"
                +";file_col_4Handle"
                +";file_col_5Handle"
                +";file_col_6Handle"
                +";file_col_7Handle");
            
writeNewFile(c_file_Name,c_return);
Comment(c_return);
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }
void writeNewFile(string File_Name,string c_log)
{
   int fileToHandle=FileOpen(File_Name,FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_COMMON,";");
//          int fileToHandle=FileOpen(File_Name,FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_COMMON,";");
               FileWrite(fileToHandle,(c_log));
               FileClose(fileToHandle);
}


void OnTick()
{
string c_file_Name="fileFromMQ4.csv";

readFileFromMQ4(c_file_Name);
}

void readFileFromMQ4(string c_File_Name)
{


//   int Handle=FileOpen(c_File_Name,FILE_CSV|FILE_READ|FILE_WRITE|FILE_COMMON,";");
   int Handle=FileOpen(c_File_Name,FILE_CSV|FILE_READ|FILE_COMMON,";");
   if(Handle<0)
     {
      if(GetLastError()==4103)
         Print("No file named "+c_File_Name);
       else
         Print("Error while opening file "+c_File_Name);
//      return(0);
     }else
        {
    while(!FileIsEnding(Handle))
           {
           string file_col_1=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_2=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_3=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_4=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_5=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_6=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_7=FileReadString(Handle);
           

         Print(" file_col_1:: "+file_col_1);           
         Print(" file_col_2:: "+file_col_2);           
         Print(" file_col_3:: "+file_col_3);           
         Print(" file_col_4:: "+file_col_4);           
         Print(" file_col_5:: "+file_col_5);           
         Print(" file_col_6:: "+file_col_6);           
         Print(" file_col_7:: "+file_col_7);           

     if(FileIsEnding(Handle)==true)break;
           }

           FileClose(Handle);
        }

}

//--

//--MQ5

int OnInit()
  {
  string c_file_Name="fileFromMQ4.csv";
string c_return=(
                "file_col_1Handle"
                +";file_col_2Handle"
                +";file_col_3Handle"
                +";file_col_4Handle"
                +";file_col_5Handle"
                +";file_col_6Handle"
                +";file_col_7Handle");
            
//writeNewFile(c_file_Name,c_return);
//Comment(c_return);
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }
void writeNewFile(string File_Name,string c_log)
{
   int fileToHandle=FileOpen(File_Name,FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_COMMON,";");
//          int fileToHandle=FileOpen(File_Name,FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_COMMON,";");
               FileWrite(fileToHandle,(c_log));
               FileClose(fileToHandle);
}


void OnTick()
{
string c_file_Name="fileFromMQ4.csv";

readFileFromMQ4(c_file_Name);
}

void readFileFromMQ4(string c_File_Name)
{


//   int Handle=FileOpen(c_File_Name,FILE_CSV|FILE_READ|FILE_WRITE|FILE_COMMON,";");
   int Handle=FileOpen(c_File_Name,FILE_CSV|FILE_READ|FILE_COMMON,";");
   if(Handle<0)
     {
      if(GetLastError()==4103)
         Print("No file named "+c_File_Name);
       else
         Print("Error while opening file "+c_File_Name);
//      return(0);
     }else
        {
    while(!FileIsEnding(Handle))
           {
           string file_col_1=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_2=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_3=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_4=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_5=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_6=FileReadString(Handle);
           string file_col_7=FileReadString(Handle);
           

         Print(" file_col_1:: "+file_col_1);           
         Print(" file_col_2:: "+file_col_2);           
         Print(" file_col_3:: "+file_col_3);           
         Print(" file_col_4:: "+file_col_4);           
         Print(" file_col_5:: "+file_col_5);           
         Print(" file_col_6:: "+file_col_6);           
         Print(" file_col_7:: "+file_col_7);           

     if(FileIsEnding(Handle)==true)break;
           }

           FileClose(Handle);
        }

}
  
string c_file_Name="fileFromMQ4.txt";
   int Handle=FileOpen(c_File_Name,FILE_TXT|FILE_READ|FILE_COMMON,";");
i also test with Txt 


   int fileToHandle=FileOpen(File_Name,FILE_TXT|FILE_WRITE|FILE_COMMON,";");
  
   int Handle=FileOpen(c_File_Name,FILE_CSV|FILE_READ|FILE_COMMON|FILE_ANSI,";");//---this is Working
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