Is the tick history file encrypted?
whoowl: I just noticed Startegy Tester tells me this: I tried to open that file, but I can't. Is there some way to convert or extract the data in it?
FXT files are not encrypted. They are simply binary files like HST files.
Their structure is open source ... History Files in FXT Format - Strategy Testing - Auto Trading - MetaTrader 4 Help
EDIT: You really should start to learn to search first before posting. And reading the documentation or hitting the F1 key would help too.
History Files in FXT Format - Strategy Testing - Auto Trading - MetaTrader 4 Help
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In its operation, tester uses an *.FXT file with generated succession of bars. Each record of the generated succession represents the bar status at...
I just noticed Startegy Tester tells me this:
I tried to open that file, but I can't.
Is there some way to convert or extract the data in it?