Using global variables as input parameters

[Alon D]

I am trying to follow this article

https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/4917

He is setting the optimized parameters as global variables.

But how do I use them in my EA?

I can't set input parameters to global variables because they require a constant.

And if I cancel all the inputs and just make them regular variables, then I won't be able to use the bot in the strategy tester...

[Enrique Dangeroux]

Not sure what is the problem. You can have any variable as parameter. Whether this variable is set by input variable, set within the EA source, or read from a file. It does not matter.

Also, you can check if the EA runs in optimization mode and if true read the parameters from the input instead of another source.

[Alon D]

How do I check if EA runs in optimization mode?

[Alon D]

Found it