Newbie question on EA

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So far I can attach an EA to a chart, tick allow live trading, and can see the smiley face in the top-right corner.


After that, nothing. What is supposed to happen next? What can I check to see what is happening or not happening? Should there be a pop-up window or something?


I can find plenty of code examples but I can't seem to find anything on how to use it when it is running and what/how to interact with it? Thanks for any response.

 

Hi,

Try checking the "journal" tab. It may be erroring (like divide by zero) and so the thing won't go any further.

It may also be trying to look for custom indicators that aren't there or aren't compiled.

Try adding some [Comment("This is a comment");] lines in the code to get some output.

You could post the EA and people are often kind enough to check it for you - try posting some settings too and what chart etc too.

TheForexDevMan

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