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  • #1
  • First Post: Aug 12, 2020 6:27am Aug 12, 2020 6:27am
Hi everyone, can somebody pls shed some light on the following:
I have a live account and a demo account for testing strategies. But switching from live to demo is a pain, so I opened a 2nd MT4 platform as MT4-1 in order to run both platforms concurrently. I then copied all the indis and EA's to the new platform for demoing purposes. However, not one of the files I copied appears in the new platform's navigator even though all the files are in the "file explorer". Spoke to my broker, tried to help, but to no avail. Anybody pse?
  • #2
  • Aug 12, 2020 6:34am Aug 12, 2020 6:34am
Quoting Praetor
Hi everyone, can somebody pls shed some light on the following: I have a live account and a demo account for testing strategies. But switching from live to demo is a pain, so I opened a 2nd MT4 platform as MT4-1 in order to run both platforms concurrently. I then copied all the indis and EA's to the new platform for demoing purposes. However, not one of the files I copied appears in the new platform's navigator even though all the files are in the "file explorer". Spoke to my broker, tried to help, but to no avail. Anybody pse?
From both opened platforms directly (not from explorer) ... File > Open Data Folder > MQL4 > Experts/Indicators folders

Once you get both sides folders opened, copy from one to the other.

Then restart the platform you copied the experts/indicators in.
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #3
  • Aug 12, 2020 7:03am Aug 12, 2020 7:03am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} From both opened platforms directly (not from explorer) ... File > Open Data Folder > MQL4 > Experts/Indicators folders Once you get both sides folders opened, copy from one to the other. Then restart the platform you copied the experts/indicators in.
Also after doing what FerruFx mentioned, you can right click in the navigator and hit refresh too, if you notice not everything has appeared. Noticed the platform sometimes not display all the newly added files in the navigator and that seems to work for me to get everything displayed.
"Work hard, put in the effort, and follow your dreams..." -Me
  • #4
  • Aug 12, 2020 7:13am Aug 12, 2020 7:13am
Quoting tzamo
{quote} Also after doing what FerruFx mentioned, you can right click in the navigator and hit refresh too, if you notice not everything has appeared. Noticed the platform sometimes not display all the newly added files in the navigator and that seems to work for me to get everything displayed.
Yep ... The refresh is the easy way ... but surprisingly most users don't find the 'refresh' ... So I stopped advising this way!!!
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #5
  • Aug 12, 2020 7:33am Aug 12, 2020 7:33am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} From both opened platforms directly (not from explorer) ... File > Open Data Folder > MQL4 > Experts/Indicators folders Once you get both sides folders opened, copy from one to the other. Then restart the platform you copied the experts/indicators in.
Thank you so much for your help FerruFX, I eventually got it working. Have a great day guys.
  • #6
  • Aug 12, 2020 8:01am Aug 12, 2020 8:01am
Quoting Praetor
{quote} Thank you so much for your help FerruFX, I eventually got it working. Have a great day guys.
Great!
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #7
  • Aug 12, 2020 10:30am Aug 12, 2020 10:30am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} Yep ... The refresh is the easy way ... but surprisingly most users don't find the 'refresh' ... So I stopped advising this way!!!
There is a trick, one has to right click in the custom indicator section of the navigator. Trying to right click in the inbuilt indicator window does not display it. No idea why the platform was built like that and I completely understand why you no longer advise that. Thank you for your help and glad things are working.
"Work hard, put in the effort, and follow your dreams..." -Me
  • #8
  • Last Post: Aug 12, 2020 7:01pm Aug 12, 2020 7:01pm
Quoting tzamo
{quote} There is a trick, one has to right click in the custom indicator section of the navigator. Trying to right click in the inbuilt indicator window does not display it. No idea why the platform was built like that and I completely understand why you no longer advise that. Thank you for your help and glad things are working.
Actually you can right click anywhere on a blank area in the navigator section below the account details and you will get the refresh option. It will refresh all items- EA's indi's and scripts.

Cheers
maahome
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