Hello friend,
To create a continuously updating window or table in MQL5 for monitoring active EAs with properties like P/L, position, and entry price, consider these straightforward approaches:
- Custom Panel with CAppDialog:
- Add a table (CListView or custom CEdit controls) to display EA data (rows for EAs, columns for properties).
- In OnTimer() or OnTick(), iterate through open positions (PositionsTotal() and PositionGet*) to fetch P/L, entry price, etc., and update the table.
- Example: Include <Controls\Dialog.mqh> and extend CAppDialog to build the UI. Check the MQL5 CodeBase for sample dialog-based dashboards.
- Graphical Object Table:
- Create a table using ObjectCreate() with OBJ_LABEL for text-based cells on the chart.
- Update cell values in OnTimer() by looping through positions and calculating P/L, etc.
- Simpler but less polished than a dialog. See ChartObjectsTxtControls.mqh for inspiration.
- External Output with File/Print:
- For simplicity, log EA data to a CSV file (FileWrite()) or the Experts tab (Print()).
- Use an external tool (e.g., Python script) to read the CSV and display a live table.
- Less integrated but easier for cross-platform comparison.
Recommendation: Start with CAppDialog for a native, user-friendly solution. Use OnTimer() for updates every second. Check the MQL5 article "Creating a Multi-Symbol Volatility Dashboard" for a practical example of building a similar interface.
Feel free to share your progress or ask for code snippets!

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Hello
in the MQL5 environment, I'd like to create a window (or anything equivalent) with a list/table listing all active EA (rows) and their properties (columns) such as P/L, position, entry price.
The list will update continuously.
Since I plan to run many EA, and I want to compare MQL5 strategies with same strategies running on other platforms, I need an instrument to help me keeping in track of the overall situation at a glance.
Which would be the easiest and most straightforward way to do so? Any advice or suggestion will be appreciated.