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How to install indicators on MT4 build 600+?

  • #1
  • First Post: Feb 8, 2014 5:05pm Feb 8, 2014 5:05pm
Everything's different

Will my old indicators from build 500+ still work?

How the heck do I install?
  • #2
  • Feb 8, 2014 9:15pm Feb 8, 2014 9:15pm
Hi Johnny, I believe that you need to follow these steps;

1. Open your MT4 platform.
2. Click on File
3. Click on Open Data Folder
4. Click on MQL4
5. Click indicators

And that's it! you paste your indicators in that folder.

I believe that you can only add .exe indicators only.

I must admit I am not the most qualified person to answer your question, but felt I should try and help you out.

All the best
Ezzy
What you do is a reflection of you....what I do is a reflection of me.
  • #3
  • Feb 9, 2014 8:06pm Feb 9, 2014 8:06pm
Hopefully you've made backups of ALL of your mq4 and ex4 files before the updates.

Your old ex4 files should work.

Just don't try to re-compile your mq4's or you might render your old ex4 unusable (unless you made backups prior).

Better yet, don't compile or re-compile any mq4 until further notice or unless you're competent enough to debug and re-code to the new versions on your own.
I'm not trying to convince anyone. I'm not in the "convincing" business.
  • #4
  • Feb 10, 2014 2:27am Feb 10, 2014 2:27am
if you need to recompile old/new mql4-files you could use an older version of the mql4-editor. see http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=470340 for instructions pls.
PM me with coding requests and I'll probably put you on my ignore list
  • #5
  • Feb 10, 2014 2:43am Feb 10, 2014 2:43am
hi guys

I tried adding indicators to my platform like how we always use to but when i restart the platform its not showing me the indi that i loaded.
What do i need to do now?

I tried loading the following indies

Anyone can help me to make these indies work on the new platform?
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Pattern_Recognition_Master_v3.mq4   27 KB | 881 downloads
File Type: rar forex candlestick pattern indicator v1.5.rar   122 KB | 1,361 downloads
File Type: mq4 Pattern_Recognition_Master_v7.mq4   30 KB | 938 downloads
i am a nobody
  • #6
  • Feb 10, 2014 2:45am Feb 10, 2014 2:45am
the folder-structure has changed. read my previous post and follow the link ...
PM me with coding requests and I'll probably put you on my ignore list
  • #7
  • Apr 14, 2014 7:56am Apr 14, 2014 7:56am
Quoting Ezzy
Hi Johnny, I believe that you need to follow these steps; 1. Open your MT4 platform. 2. Click on File 3. Click on Open Data Folder 4. Click on MQL4 5. Click indicators And that's it! you paste your indicators in that folder. I believe that you can only add .exe indicators only. I must admit I am not the most qualified person to answer your question, but felt I should try and help you out. All the best Ezzy
Thank you for this useful info, Ezzy.
  • #8
  • Apr 15, 2014 6:30am Apr 15, 2014 6:30am
Quoting ForexKnight
hi guys I tried adding indicators to my platform like how we always use to but when i restart the platform its not showing me the indi that i loaded. What do i need to do now? I tried loading the following indies Anyone can help me to make these indies work on the new platform? {file} {file} {file}
You cannot use the experts\indicators folder from your root MT4 install folder as done previously. Now, all is installed separated in a folder under AppData. As stated above by Ezzy, open your MT4 and perform the following operations to open the right folder:

2. Click on File
3. Click on Open Data Folder

Then restart MT4 and the newly-installed indicators or EAs should appear in the Navigator.

Thierry
  • #9
  • Jan 8, 2015 4:31pm Jan 8, 2015 4:31pm
Tried to install new indicators in MQL4 folder- only platform it works on is Go Markets, all the rest, it doesn't work. Even copied again the .ex4 files from Gomarkets I previously installed into all the other brokers- just doesn't work
  • #10
  • Last Post: Oct 10, 2016 1:08am Oct 10, 2016 1:08am
Just came back to forex trading after a hiatus. This new Metatrader 4 crap is a pain. From what I can gather it is still possible to run the .ex4 files compiled by the older compiler is that correct? Are there any old .ex4 files that will not work with the new builds? What have people done to adapt? Have people given up and moved to other platforms?
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