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Collect Data (Date, Time and Close Price) - script for MetaTrader 5

samuk1000
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Published:
2025.02.15 20:08
Updated:
2025.02.19 09:51
GrabCloses.mq5 (3.9 KB) view
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As you can see this is a short script used to collect close price and place it in a column after a date string and a time (hour and minute) string.

The data is saved to a comma separated values (CSV) file in the MQL5/Files folder by default, for outside use as needed.

There are no frills, bells or whistles on this and I am not yet familiar enough to know whether it would be better (or if it is possible) to use CopyTime and CopyRates built-in functions rather than the iClose and iTime functions. 

There are more than one ways to skin a cat as they say.

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