Force reload of EA?

[ycomp]

Is there a way to force a reload of a compiled EA from within MT4? for example if I copied in a new version? I'm compiling it in another folder. Currently I just close and reopen MT4.

[William Roeder]

It reloads automatically. Why are "you compiling it in another folder?"

[Carlos Moreno Gonzalez]

The "Loading and Unloading of Expert Advisors" section of the below article is really useful for what you're looking for.

https://docs.mql4.com/runtime/running#load

[ycomp]

William Roeder #:
It reloads automatically. Why are "you compiling it in another folder?"

I am coding it using VS Code and compile it in the source file folder. So far it works fine but I just discovered that I can't include metatrader headers this way. So far I only needed that to use ErrorDescription() so I haven't bothered to fine a solution to that problem.