Help With MT5

[Clifford Bryan]

I have a MQL5 source file that I placed in the Advisors section under data folder in my Mt5 platform. The EA does not show up under Advisors after I refresh. Can anybody help. Is there something I am supposed to do to the source file first ? 

[Kenneth Parling]

Clifford Bryan:
I have a MQL5 source file that I placed in the Advisors section under data folder in my Mt5 platform. The EA does not show up under Advisors after I refresh. Can anybody help. Is there something I am supposed to do to the source file first ? 

are you absolutely sure you are using MT5 and the source is mq5. No you should not need to do anything to the source and what you did is correct but i don't know if you restarted your terminal by the means of 'refresh'. I recommend you check your terminal logs if there are any errors....

[Clifford Bryan]

Yes I am sure it is MT5 . There is a folder called Mt5 Initial. I am wondering if I am supposed to place the source file in there. 

[Kenneth Parling]

Clifford Bryan:
Yes I am sure it is MT5 . There is a folder called Mt5 Initial. I am wondering if I am supposed to place the source file in there. 

in your terminal paste the file into - File/Open Data Folder/MQL5/Experts. Restart your terminal, then look in 'navigator' windows under 'Expert Advisors' and it should be there if there are no errors while it compiles...Check terminal logs if it does not work and you probably find a reason why then

[Clifford Bryan]

Maybe my MT5 is different. Under Experts there are four files. 1. Advisors  2. Examples 3.Market 4.Mt5 Initial

[Kenneth Parling]

Clifford Bryan:
Maybe my MT5 is different. Under Experts there are four files. 1. Advisors  2. Examples 3.Market 4.Mt5 Initial

if you follow my guide in post #3 you should see this when you are inside Files/Open Data Folder/MQL5/

Open up this directory from within your terminal

you can name your own map inside MQL5/experts if you like and paste the file there like making a new folder, name it to what you like and put the file in it

[Clifford Bryan]

I did Kenneth. I noticed that all the Mql5 source files have a Program file with them. The ones that are showing up in my strategy tester. 

[Kenneth Parling]

Clifford Bryan:
I did Kenneth. I noticed that all the Mql5 source files have a Program file with them. The ones that are showing up in my strategy tester. 

the .ex5 file you get when the source is compiled in your terminal and has nothing to do with inserting/installing a new source in your terminal as .ex5 serves as the executable file

[Kenneth Parling]

So to sum it all up

Source .mq5 - this is the file you use for editing

Executable .ex5 - Is the file that's used by your terminal when the program is running either on your charts or in tester

[Sergey Golubev]

MetaTrader 5 Help - Trading Platform — User Manual

For quick access to these folders, use the Open Data Folder command in the File menu.

[Sergey Golubev]

Forum on trading, automated trading systems and testing trading strategies

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