Debugger don't stop

[joi]

Hi, MQL5-experts:

My MetaEditor don't stop at the defined breakpoints. I am starting debugging with F5. The first lines of codes are

int OnInit()
  {
//--- Do we have sufficient bars to work
   if(Bars(_Symbol,_Period)<60) // total number of bars is less than 60?                    // <----- HERE  ***********
     {
      Alert("We have less than 60 bars on the chart, an Expert Advisor terminated!!!");// <---- AND HERE *********
      return(-1);

     ...

I have set breakpoints at the marked lines by doubelklicking the line befor started debugger. The problem is, debugger never stops anywhere and output eacht time the Alert-Error-Message when started.

1) How to enable the debugger to stop?

2) I have defined the TIME_FRAME and Symbol here: Menu->Debug->Options->Debugging..... BUT, where can i define the date-From and date-TO Time-Period (example: 1.7 - 30.7) ???

Thanks for any help!

[joi]

Do i need instal .NET studio or someting like this to enbale Debug-Funktion. I have MT5 downloaded from activetraders. My op-System is win xp. Should i have a OnStart() Function? What preconditions are necessary for debugging?

[Rashid Umarov]

What's a problem? It works properly. You should't place breaks at the comments, it is useless.

Show your screenshot.

[joi]

Rosh:

What's a problem? It works properly. You should't place breaks at the comments, it is useless.

Show your screenshot.

Thanks for Help! It don't works. So i tryed with another downloaded EA (my_frist_ea.mq5). The system allways trys to start compiling with the previous EA (screenshot). But i deleted it. Now I get a popup, asking me if i want really change the EA. But when commit it, it works and i can debug the my_frist_ea.mq5. In a seconed step i copied all functions step by step from my EA to the file "my_frist_ea.mq5". Now i can debug my EA. But the system is still asking each time, if i really want change EA. I don't know where i can costumize it. I do not understand 100% how it works.

[joi]

Today a new problem with the debugger: It stops in the method "int OnInit()" but don't enter the method "void OnTick()".

I have attached two screenshots: 1) last seen debugger and 2) debugger lost. It seems like debugger is working like in a infinite loop. But i don't see it anywhere. What can i do to have a stable reliable development-environment? With this situation here i can't develop anything.

Thanks for help!

[joi]

Please help!!! I deinstalled all components of meta trader 5, downloaded new, reinstalled all... few times. But still the same problem (see attached picture): The debugger appears in the onInit- Method but after the last instruction "return (0);" the debug-arrow disappears also with the debugger-mode. The Button F5="stard debugging" are greyed out. Also Button "compile". But buttons "stop" and "pause" are awalable. But nothing happends and i can't go on with debugging.

Why my method OnTick() is not called?

Where is the debugger- cursor/arrow?

How to awoid these problems?

Pleas help!!

Thanks!

[Peter Hristov]

joi:

Please help!!! I deinstalled all components of meta trader 5, downloaded new, reinstalled all... few times. But still the same problem (see attached picture): The debugger appears in the onInit- Method but after the last instruction "return (0);" the debug-arrow disappears also with the debugger-mode. The Button F5="stard debugging" are greyed out. Also Button "compile". But buttons "stop" and "pause" are awalable. But nothing happends and i can't go on with debugging.

Why my method OnTick() is not called?

Where is the debugger- cursor/arrow?

How to awoid these problems?

Pleas help!!

Thanks!

You have to wait enough till a tick was generated, then the OnTick funciton will be called. And as I see from your last Attachment, you rdebugger is still in the OnInit Function.

[Heinz Traub]

You seem to be having too many problems with the editor and debugger whereas mine works fine. I used to have a few irreparable problems with the terminal and, you know what i do now for developing in MT5? I run a dedicated virtual machine with the free Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 with Windows XP on it and now i'm always coding under a safe and easy to backup/restore enviroment. Try it for yourself installing everything from scratch (Windows and MT5, nothing else needed) if you are still running into problems with the devel platform.

[hongbin fei]

use print instead.

[Rashid Umarov]

joi:

Today a new problem with the debugger: It stops in the method "int OnInit()" but don't enter the method "void OnTick()".

I have attached two screenshots: 1) last seen debugger and 2) debugger lost. It seems like debugger is working like in a infinite loop. But i don't see it anywhere. What can i do to have a stable reliable development-environment? With this situation here i can't develop anything.

Does it mean that you have to functions OnInit() with duffrerent result type? If it does, you have to remove one of them.

[Rashid Umarov]

joi:

Thanks for Help! It don't works. So i tryed with another downloaded EA (my_frist_ea.mq5). The system allways trys to start compiling with the previous EA (screenshot). But i deleted it. Now I get a popup, asking me if i want really change the EA. But when commit it, it works and i can debug the my_frist_ea.mq5. In a seconed step i copied all functions step by step from my EA to the file "my_frist_ea.mq5".

On your picture I see the Strategy Tester panel. Do you try to debug your EA during back testing? It is impossible at the moment.

Now i can debug my EA. But the system is still asking each time, if i really want change EA. I don't know where i can costumize it. I do not understand 100% how it works.

May be have launched another copy of your EA on a chart and try to debug one more?