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Added topic MQL4 forum avatar images broken?
Is it just me, or do most avatar images show up as 'broken image links'? I am using Chrome, but it seems to happen in IE as well here
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Added topic Cannot see experts/scripts in Navigator - build 249
I just re-installed and the example experts and scripts (that are in sub-folders) are not accessible anymore from the Navigator (in Terminal)
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Added topic Feature request: Functions that return datetime of market open/close
It would be very helpful if we had these functions: datetime MarketCloseTime(); // returns datetime when market closes THIS week datetime MarketOpenTime(); // returns datetime
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Added topic Solution to some email related issues recently posted on the forum (SMTP account problems, removing "Expert Adviser", HTML formatted emails)
Following some recent email related posts here is a method I found that enables: Sending emails without a SMTP account. Removing "Expert Adviser" from the 'From' field. Sending HTML formatted emails. The method uses a freeware SMTP relay
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Added topic MetaEditor: Is there a way to jump back to original location after using 'List functions' or 'Go to definition'?
After jumping to a var/function definition, is there any keyboard shortcut to go back to the original place (to the place where Alt-M or Alt-G was used last)? If there isn't, I think it would be a good and highly usable feature. Recommend adding it
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Added topic With an 'ECN style' broker - what was the max slippage you experienced and what was the the average?
Anybody that has any experience with 'ECN style' brokers (with a LIVE account ), I'd appreciate if you can share: 1. What was the max slippage you experienced for a market order? (slippage -> I mean the difference in points between requested price
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Added topic Some feature requests
- Journal and Experts log files should be flushed on each new message (so as they can be viewed in real-time with a tail program). - In the ToolBox, in Trade tab -> adding an optional column for magic number. Also adding ability to change column
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Added topic What happens with SL/TP if a market order is slipped while opening?
From my experience (with non-ECN brokers) it's relatively rare to get slipped, usually they just re-quote u. But I do remember cases where I was slipped by up to my specified slippage (I normally use 3-5 points, on 5 digit brokers). I have been going
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Added topic Problem with build 242 -> 243 update
I am updating from 242. From journal: 2010.02.02 09:06:55 LiveUpdate new terminal 5.00 build 243 (IDE: 243, MQL: 243) is available 2010.02.02
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Added topic Where to get latest build?
I currently have build 240 installed. In the journal's tab I get: 2010.01.31 20:44:12 LiveUpdate new terminal 5.00 build 242 (IDE: 242, MQL: 242) is available Is it supposed to auto update (like MT4), cause it
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Added topic MQL4 syntax definition file for TextPad
Thought some of u might be interested in this. MQL4 syntax definition file for one of my favorite editors - TextPad ( http://www.textpad.com ). Installation instructions can be found here -> http://www.textpad.com/add-ons/syna2g.html . Personally
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Added topic SendFtp() questions
I have been doing some experimentation to see how this function works. I have noticed that SendFTP() halts code until sending is finished and true/false is returned (please correct me if this is not so), hence it's not very good for large files and
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Added topic SOLVED: ERR_NOT_INITIALIZED_STRING when using SendMail() function?
I am using SendMail () normally and get this error. I have verified by printing the strings I have passed to the the function that they are initialized properly. Funny thing is the mail is sent just fine (including the subject and the text), but when
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Added topic Margin required calculations
Some questions regarding code from the article Forex Trading ABC : //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| A very simple function to calculate margin for Forex symbols. | //| It automatically
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Added topic AccountName() shows question marks?
I have a friend using MetaTrader in the hebrew language. The terminal itself works fine and all menus are in hebrew, but his account name shows up as question marks. Also AccountName() returns question marks. This behavior is on windows XP and the
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Added topic OrderType() == 6, 7 in the history pool?
Besides the 6 basic trade operations as detailed here https://docs.mql4.com/constants/trading , I've noticed that when selecting from the history pool, there are also: type 6 which is a 'balance' line and type 7 which is a 'credit' line. Questions
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Added topic Terminal's bottom right hand triangles - red/green meaning...?
I am currently reviewing a few brokers and I have noticed that with one of them the upper triangle at the bottom right hand side is green but the lower one is permanently red. This is the first time I encountered this. I asked the broker and the
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Added topic MT4 server IP address?
I know SRV files in the config folder are supposed to hold a broker's server details. Can I extract the server's IP address from that? What I'd like to do is ping the IP for latency checks . Problem is some of the brokers I'm checking out now don't
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Added topic thetrademachine.com history data source?
On my usual hunt for good (and free) data sources I downloaded 7 majors "Alpari UK" data from 2001-2009 from thetrademachine.com website ( http://thetrademachine.com/blog/2009/09/29/set-up-metatrader-history-data-get-90-backtesting-quality/
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Added topic Volume differences among data sources and it's affect on Testing quality?
As far as I know the Tester interpolates the same amount of ticks in each bar as the value of VOLUME in that bar. Obviously O/C/H/L are still simulated accurately, but within that bar the prices vary according to the amount of ticks produced; so the
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