Is there any way to FileOpen in another folder?

[Cromo]

I found that MT4 can read files with FileOpen only in Files folder in MT4 terminal.

Is that true?

Is there any way to read files in another folder ?

int FileOpen( string filename, int mode, int delimiter=’;’)

[William Roeder]

Perhaps you should read the manual. FileOpen - File Functions - MQL4 Reference

Note For security reasons, work with files is strictly controlled in the MQL4 language. Files with which file operations are conducted using MQL4 means, cannot be outside the file sandbox.

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[Marcin Madrzak]

Cromo:

I found that MT4 can read files with FileOpen only in Files folder in MT4 terminal.

Is that true?

Is there any way to read files in another folder ?

You can't do it with FileOpen but it's possible using WinAPI. This article is quite old and some code examples might be outdated but you will get the idea.

https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/1540