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Check out the new article: Mastering File Operations in MQL5: From Basic I/O to Building a Custom CSV Reader.
This article focuses on essential MQL5 file-handling techniques, spanning trade logs, CSV processing, and external data integration. It offers both conceptual understanding and hands-on coding guidance. Readers will learn to build a custom CSV importer class step-by-step, gaining practical skills for real-world applications.
In today’s automated trading world, data is everything. Maybe you need to load custom parameters for your strategy, read a watchlist of symbols, or integrate historical data from outside sources. If you’re working in MetaTrader 5, you’ll be glad to know MQL5 makes it pretty straightforward to handle files right from your code.
But let’s be honest: digging through the documentation to figure out file operations can feel a bit overwhelming at first. That’s why in this article, we’ll break down the fundamentals in a friendly, step-by-step manner. Once we cover the basics – like how MQL5’s “sandbox” protects your files, how to open files in text or binary mode, and how to safely read and split lines – we’ll put it all into practice by building a simple CSV reader class.
Why CSV files? Because they’re everywhere – simple, human-readable, and supported by countless tools. With a CSV reader, you can import external parameters, symbol lists, or other custom data right into your Expert Advisor or script, adjusting your strategy’s behavior without changing the code every time.
Author: Sahil Bagdi