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In my MQL5 EA, I have a class StatusReport that contains a method:    static void   TestReports(). In OnInit() I have a call to    StatusReport::TestReports(); Before the call to  TestReports(), the 

My MetaTrader 5 platform is not showing any prices or chart for symbol XAUUSD . Why? I added the symbol XAYYSD and M15 chart, but nothing is showing

What does this mean in Journal? What do I have to do? 2025.11.06 11:29:46.909 Network '96981693': authorization on MetaQuotes-Demo failed (Invalid account)

I have made changes to several MT5 *.mqh files, but on right-click, the Git Commit entry is greyed out. How do I commit my changes

The string produces by CDealInfo.TypeDescription()  is not a string representation of  ENUM_DEAL_TYPE identifiers. For example, a CDealInfo. DealType = 0 is  DEAL_TYPE_BUY in  ENUM_DEAL_TYPE , but for  CDealInfo

CHistoryOrderInfo StopLoss and TakeProfit values are 0.0 at OnTradeTransaction case TRADE_TRANSACTION_HISTORY_ADD when CHistoryOrderInfo TypeDescription = ORDER_TYPE_SELL I am writing a MT5 Expert Adviser (EA) that Buys long positions and maintains

Debugging my EA, I am getting: Journal: 2025.09.03 07:37:44.290 MQL5 debugger Critical error while running expert 'PolishedGoldEA (XAUUSD,M15)'.  Unknown error. The Debug tab shows no Trace data at the error. I searched Forum for Debug Critical

The  HistoryDealGetString()  has a  DEAL_EXTERNAL_ID string property for   HistoryDealGetString() , but the  CDealInfo class does not have an equivalent DEAL_EXTERNAL_ID string function. Why not? If the  CDealInfo

Is there a way to programmatically, or using Settings on MetaQuotes, to have an EA automatically selected and run on a chart? It would be nice if the account could be set up to automatically select a Chart currency, timeframe and an EA to run on the

Is it possible to set the Magic Number used by the MetaQuotes terminal for manually creating new trades? How can the Magic Number be set for use by the MetaQuotes terminal

In the following script,  history_order.PriceOpen() returns value of 0.0. Why

I have an EA that assigns a different magic number to a particular strategy or setup within the single EA. Is there a way  to get MQ5's HistorySelect()  to retrieves the history of deals and orders for only a specific Magic number

Is there an easier way to do a Git Commit on multiple source files at the same time than to select each file individually and then doing a single file Git Commit? I have multiple source files that I would like to do a Git Commit at the same time as a

My Expert Advisor (EA) supports multiple virtual trading "agents", each with different trading parameters and lotsizes. The  Expert Advisor ID ( magic  number) is a parameter in the  MqlTradeRequest input structure to

What happens when StringToTime fails to convert a string to datetime ? The MQL5 documentation does not say how an error is indicated

It is VERY difficult to debug MQ% programs without some assist to easily display variable values during the debug process. Is there any QuickWatch, Hover over to display variable values, or automatically add local variables in the Watch window? ANY

On a Git Commit of my mq5 file, the MetaQuotes Language Editor is getting the following error: 2025.08.19 14:19:18.982 Git MQL5: push failed with -11 error, reference was not fast-forwardable What does this error mean? How do I correct it so

I have split my mq5 code for my EA between one *.mq5 file and many *.mqh file so that I can separate my source code according to topic and so that the source is not in just one humungous file. But it appears that when I use Next Bookmark, that it

Can we submit MQL5 code to source code repository, like GitHub, from the MetaQuotes Language Editor? How can this be done? My MT5 terminal does not show an entry for Code Storage in the Navigator? Why? How can I use Code Storage with MT5

Does MQL5 allow default values for function parameters, like C++ does? How can this be implemented