Reading CSV files

[Dohan Rivas]

Hi guys, in need of some tips for reading .csv files. Below is an example. Say I want to read in I4 as a string and assign it to a variable. If I did this in Python I'd just have each line as an array and would be able to access I4 as:

myString = myCSVFile[4][8] #Python code

Is there a similar way I can do it in MQL4? I know I have to open the file first like below, but how do I go from there? I've been able to write to a csv file, but reading it seems to be harder.

int filehandle = FileOpen("myCSVFile.csv",FILE_READ|FILE_WRITE|FILE_CSV);

Thanks in advance.

[Alain Verleyen]

Dohan Rivas:

Hi guys, in need of some tips for reading .csv files. Below is an example. Say I want to read in I4 as a string and assign it to a variable. If I did this in Python I'd just have each line as an array and would be able to access I4 as:

Is there a similar way I can do it in MQL4? I know I have to open the file first like below, but how do I go from there? I've been able to write to a csv file, but reading it seems to be harder.

Thanks in advance.

Read the documentation to start, code what you want. Once it's done make it a library "python like" so next time you will need something similar, you will be able to use "myString = myCSVFile[4][8]"