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How to Print() IN chart?

Dear. Is there a "trick" or something like this, to be able to use the Print() function IN the chart (in example creating text objects) in an expert advisor (not indicator), instead of regular printing in the expert/journal of toolbox window? This can be useful for debugging. Thanks

Will tester.exe(32bit) agent, do testing of optimization started from lan terminal64.exe(64bit)?

Dear. I have still not tried since i've not the immediate possibility, but before changing operating systems and hardwares, i want know if this scenario will run: - If i launch optimization on terminal64.exe on windows vista 64 bit, will the agent terminal.exe (32 bit!) on windows server 2003 in

How to obtain period current and account name of the attached EA in chart?

Dear. I want simply to print(or alert) the current account name and current period of the EA attached to the chart. About the name no problem, i solved with: string account=AccountInfoString(ACCOUNT_NAME); Alert ( "account:" +account); But for the current chart timeframe i am not able.. No matter

Championship: criteria for evalutating the EA efficiency

Dear. For what i've understood, the unique criteria for declaring the EA (and it's own possessor) the winner is the Balance Max value (Final Balance starting from 100.000 $) I can understand this, since it's the best and easy way, easiest meter for measure the efficiency of an EA. But from my

Will MT5 run for live trading on a server-pc?

Dear. My question is simple. I want know if MetaTrader5 can run 24/5 on a server, Dell PowerEdge T110 to be precise (i do not want advertise) that is configured to have Intel® Xeon® X3440, 4C, 2.53Ghz, 8MB Cache, 95W TDP, Turbo, HT, Memory runs at 1333MHz Max or Intel® Core™ i3-530, 2C/4T, 2.93GHz

virtualstore etc.. folder: not created

Hello. My installation of MT5 does not create the folder virtualstore/... where all data of custom experts advisor and other stuff are created for metatrader5. I suppose this cause internal error #55 when i try to compile experts advisors that actually are stored in Program Files\Meta Trader5\

internal error #55

Hi. I installed the last build of MT5 and updated of course by liveupdate. I noticed soon that in the tester there aren't pre-complied EAs samples, the sub windows is void. When i create a new EA in the mt5 editor, and compile, it give internal error #55. I also noticed that the usually folder

MetaTrader5 not working on older cpus?

Hi. When i install metatrader5 on a "older" pc, the installation say: "It should be CPU with SSE2 support in order to run this application!" It is a solvable problem, in a software way? Thanks

Skilled coders want help me to port this EA from mql4 to mql5?

Hello. I've tried to port this promising EA http://codebase.mql4.com/6449 from the great coder Kimitrio https://www.mql4.com/users/kimitrio into mql5 language, but still i've many difficults specially on the orders (seltct,ticket,close, etc..) part and indicators porting with array handles. I've

MACD Sample EA: a modify with the goal to switch "strategies"

Hi. My idea is to modify a bit the EA called MACD Sample EA, in this way: i would like to reprogram the algorithm in the way that i can switch between many entry(and also exit and modify) strategies. In a concrete example: When in the code there is this piece (for short opening position) bool