Read file from another MT4 folder

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Hi,

I'm trying to read a text file from another MT4 folder without success,

input string InpFileName="server.txt"; // file name 
input string InpDirectoryName = "C://Users//dan//AppData//Roaming//MetaQuotes//Terminal//BB190E062770E27C3E79391AB0D1A117//MQL4//Files//Data"; // Folder name

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function                                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {
//---
return 0;
//---
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
//---

  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function                                             |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTick()
  {
//---
   Run();
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

void Run()
{

   ResetLastError(); 
        int file_handle = FileOpen(InpDirectoryName + "//" + InpFileName, FILE_CSV|FILE_READ|FILE_SHARE_READ|FILE_SHARE_WRITE|FILE_COMMON);
   if(file_handle!=INVALID_HANDLE) 
     { 
      //--- additional variables 
      int    str_size; 

      
      //--- read data from the file 
      while(!FileIsEnding(file_handle)) 
        { 
         //--- find out how many symbols are used for writing the time 
         str_size=FileReadInteger(file_handle,INT_VALUE); 
         //--- read the string 
         str=FileReadString(file_handle,str_size); 
         
         //--- print the string 
        
         
        } 
      //--- close the file 
      FileClose(file_handle); 
     } 
   else 
      PrintFormat("Failed to open %s file, Error code = %d",InpFileName,GetLastError()); 


}


//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
//| Script program start function                                    | 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

 someone can help me?

thanks

Roi

 

You don't need to specify all the path :

input string InpDirectoryName = "C://Users//dan//AppData//Roaming//MetaQuotes//Terminal//BB190E062770E27C3E79391AB0D1A117//MQL4//Files//Data"; // Folder name
 
roi.finish:

Hi,

I'm trying to read a text file from another MT4 folder without success,

 someone can help me?

thanks

Roi

I'm not sure, but your format might be off...

compare my data path to yours...


"C:\Users\Office Asus\Desktop\Trading\MT4"

v.

"C://Users//dan//AppData//Roaming//MetaQuotes//Terminal//BB190E062770E27C3E79391AB0D1A117//MQL4//Files//Data"

Maybe "C:\Users\dan\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\...\MQL4\Files\Data" will work.
 
Todd Geiger:

I'm not sure, but your format might be off...

compare my data path to yours...


"C:\Users\Office Asus\Desktop\Trading\MT4"

v.

Sometimes I am really wondering if it's worth to answer, as it seems some people can't even read.

"/" or "\" doesn't make any difference.

 

Thanks for your comments,

but the concept of the MT4 is that it can't reach other folders which are not in the MT4 folders only,

this is why I'm asking....

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