Saving text files in MQL5

[Chijioke Chukwunonso Iloabachie]

So, Instead of looking at my account balance everyday for my EA, I would like to create a text file with the relevant information. 

Problem: When I backtest, the file is being saved at : C:\Users\Chiji\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Tester\***MY_HEX_KEY***\Agent-127.0.0.1-3000\MQL5\Files

I would like to save the file in C:\Chiji\AccountHist\

How do I specify file save location?

It works, and it creates the file with account date and account balance, just as desired, but it is just in the wrong location. 

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if ( LastBalance!=Balance  && iTime(NULL, PERIOD_D1, 1) != DayCandle ) 

            {  LastBalance = Balance ; 

               DayCandle = iTime(NULL, PERIOD_D1, 1);

               Account= AccountInfoInteger(ACCOUNT_LOGIN)+".txt";

               int AccountHandle=FileOpen(Account,FILE_READ|FILE_WRITE|FILE_CSV|FILE_ANSI);

               FileSeek(AccountHandle,0,SEEK_END);

               FileWrite(AccountHandle,iTime(NULL, PERIOD_D1, 1), AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_EQUITY) );

               FileClose(AccountHandle);

            }      

[Paul Anscombe]

Chijioke Chukwunonso Iloabachie:

So, Instead of looking at my account balance everyday for my EA, I would like to create a text file with the relevant information. 

Problem: When I backtest, the file is being saved at : C:\Users\Chiji\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Tester\***MY_HEX_KEY***\Agent-127.0.0.1-3000\MQL5\Files

I would like to save the file in C:\Chiji\AccountHist\

How do I specify file save location?

It works, and it creates the file with account date and account balance, just as desired, but it is just in the wrong location. 

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If you check the documentation

Using the Shared Folder of All of the Client Terminals #

All testing agents are isolated from each other and from the client terminal: each agent has its own folder in which its logs are recorded. In addition, all file operations during the testing of the agent occur in the folder agent_name/MQL5/Files. However, we can implement the interaction between the local agents and the client terminal through a shared folder for all of the client terminals, if during the file opening you specify the flag FILE_COMMON:

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/runtime/testing#common_folder

[Chijioke Chukwunonso Iloabachie]

Paul Anscombe #:

If you check the documentation

Using the Shared Folder of All of the Client Terminals #

All testing agents are isolated from each other and from the client terminal: each agent has its own folder in which its logs are recorded. In addition, all file operations during the testing of the agent occur in the folder agent_name/MQL5/Files. However, we can implement the interaction between the local agents and the client terminal through a shared folder for all of the client terminals, if during the file opening you specify the flag FILE_COMMON:

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/runtime/testing#common_folder

yes but how do I specify an exact file location?

[William Roeder]

Chijioke Chukwunonso Iloabachie #: yes but how do I specify an exact file location?

You don't. Use the common flag and file name, and it uses the location Paul said.

[Chijioke Chukwunonso Iloabachie]

William Roeder #:

You don't. Use the common flag and file name, and it uses the location Paul said.

From what I am understanding, there are only 2 choices, 

1) Each agents folder, The folder agent_name/MQL5/Files. (Pretty much where I can see my own txt file.)

2) The file path in the common folder of all client terminals \Terminal\Common\Files.

There is no method of specifying another separate folder.