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  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 5, 2019 1:58am Apr 5, 2019 1:58am
I am able to read/write files to MQL/Files directory. But is there a way to access the MQL/Log files?

by default EA uses MQL/files. Is there no way to access files under MQL/Log ?
I like to build a EA to check the log for errors and send and email to notify me.

Thanks
  • #2
  • Apr 5, 2019 2:21am Apr 5, 2019 2:21am
if .ex4 you cant
  • #3
  • Edited 3:51am Apr 5, 2019 2:56am | Edited 3:51am
Quoting reddevil
I am able to read/write files to MQL/Files directory. But is there a way to access the MQL/Log files? by default EA uses MQL/files. Is there no way to access files under MQL/Log ? I like to build a EA to check the log for errors and send and email to notify me. Thanks
Expert log is the one as shown in pix

C:\Users\X\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\279C7A4607CA6F01E8844E56CB272CD7\MQL4\Logs

I was hoping to find alert forwarder ind or ea I had as you could have seen the code but I can only find FX Blue Alert Forwarder which is ex4 and you can see the code. Hope to find it latter.
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  • Apr 5, 2019 4:08am Apr 5, 2019 4:08am
Quoting reddevil
I am able to read/write files to MQL/Files directory. But is there a way to access the MQL/Log files? by default EA uses MQL/files. Is there no way to access files under MQL/Log ? I like to build a EA to check the log for errors and send and email to notify me. Thanks
MQL strictly limits file access to the files sub-folder. In order to write to a different path you would need to use Windows functions.
  • #5
  • Last Post: Apr 5, 2019 5:29am Apr 5, 2019 5:29am
Thanks everyone. Looks like Metaquotes has a reason for moving the files after version 600 to some long complicated path.
Will have to look at alternative means to accessing the log files.

Also the log files doesn't get flush often. It flushes when I closed MT4.

Is there a time interval or file size interval before it flush?
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