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  • #1,101
  • Jan 17, 2018 6:48am Jan 17, 2018 6:48am
Thank you FerruFX and Erebus. Yes, I think I messed it up. I will reinstall the others... Thanks anyway!
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  • #1,102
  • Jan 17, 2018 6:52am Jan 17, 2018 6:52am
Quoting heispark
I installed multiple instances of Pepperstone MT4, and found only one of them has "Trade" option in right click menu. Anybody know why? Even Pepperstone customer service doesn't know why. {image}{image}

did you try run in portable mode for every of your installed instance?
Honesty is a very expensive gift. You wont find it in cheap people.WBuffett
  • #1,103
  • Jan 17, 2018 6:54am Jan 17, 2018 6:54am
Quoting dukas_trader
{quote} there are different folder inside metatrader in 2 total different locations. your programm folder with easy programm files are in what you have shown inside the picture. the real important folder you can find, when you go inside metatrader to file--> open file folder (point 8). there you have a long name for this folder with letters and numbers as ID for this terminal (and many different id names for all your other metatrader terminals you have installed and recognized working). when you simple copy and paste your metatrader folders, this...
Yes, I know that. Even if I use installer, MQL4, profiles and templates are located in a seperate folder under AppData. As far as I know, that's because MS Windows' policy. (It doesn't happen in Mac using Wine... holy crap Windows!)
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  • #1,104
  • Jan 17, 2018 6:57am Jan 17, 2018 6:57am
Quoting emmanuel7788
{quote} did you try run in portable mode for every of your installed instance?
No, I don't think so. I just used normal options when I installed.... Strange thing is everythings (EA, scripts,...) work just fine EXCEPT this feature.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
  • #1,105
  • Jan 17, 2018 6:58am Jan 17, 2018 6:58am
Quoting heispark
{quote} Yes, I know that. Even if I use installer, MQL4, profiles and templates are located in a seperate folder under AppData. As far as I know, that's because MS Windows' policy. (It doesn't happen in Mac using Wine... holy crap Windows!) {image}
yes, it changed some years ago when windows changed. i dont know if its not possible any more or is only more easy to program so, but at least metatrader changed some years ago from having all in one folder to this splitted folder way.

try deleting all this new copied folders. app data folder are not important to delete, they will be ignored , only when you need to save this space and have already copied many MB or GB inside, i would delete it.
try installing with 1 installer and test if all is ok. if not we can search for an other reason step by step.
  • #1,106
  • Jan 17, 2018 6:58am Jan 17, 2018 6:58am
Quoting heispark
{quote} Yes, I know that. Even if I use installer, MQL4, profiles and templates are located in a seperate folder under AppData. As far as I know, that's because MS Windows' policy. (It doesn't happen in Mac using Wine... holy crap Windows!) {image}

Windows UAC shit...

you need to run in portable mode .
Honesty is a very expensive gift. You wont find it in cheap people.WBuffett
  • #1,107
  • Jan 17, 2018 7:01am Jan 17, 2018 7:01am
Quoting dukas_trader
{quote} yes, it changed some years ago when windows changed. i dont know if its not possible any more or is only more easy to program so, but at least metatrader changed some years ago from having all in one folder to this splitted folder way. try deleting all this new copied folders. app data folder are not important to delete, they will be ignored , only when you need to save this space and have already copied many MB or GB inside, i would delete it. try installing with 1 installer and test if all is ok. if not we can search for an other reason...
Never mind, I don't use MT4 as an execution platform anymore. I found it today (I remember it worked the other day but not sure. It's nearly impossible that I didn't know that for 2-3 years. I suspect recent MT4 update) and was just curious why....
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
  • #1,108
  • Jan 17, 2018 7:02am Jan 17, 2018 7:02am
Quoting heispark
{quote} Never mind, I don't use MT4 as an execution platform anymore. I found it today (I remember it worked the other day but not sure) and was just curious why....
maybe there was no account connected or login of a account failed, so there was no possibility to trade, thats why not displayed? or internet connection lost in this time (if this will be important for this error),....
many possibilities.

what do you use for execution?
  • #1,109
  • Jan 17, 2018 7:08am Jan 17, 2018 7:08am
Quoting dukas_trader
{quote} maybe there was no account connected or login of a account failed, so there was no possibility to trade, thats why not displayed? or internet connection lost in this time (if this will be important for this error),.... many possibilities. what do you use for execution?
No, I don't make such basic mistakes...
I use JForex as an execution platform for Forex.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
  • #1,110
  • Jan 17, 2018 7:14am Jan 17, 2018 7:14am
Quoting heispark
{quote} No, I don't make such basic mistakes... I use JForex as an execution platform for Forex.
ok. i did make any slip (oversight mistake - hope its right word used )possible in my trading time over now 20 years, often when needs to be fast or when doing other things same time.
from doing opposite trade to what i want open, using wrong lot sizes, klicking wrong currency, logged in wrong account, traded in wrong account, traded wrong product class, changed SL from wrong currency because prices lookes similar,........ you cant imagine whats all possible sometimes. at least i did see it all the time fast and corrected it so fast. some was angry , some so stupid i needed to laugh about what happened.
  • #1,111
  • Jun 18, 2022 3:36pm Jun 18, 2022 3:36pm
Greetings

Very very helpful so thanks. I had another question though. This shortcut below is not working. Can you kindly help with that?

Alt-C T Z

Also, I saw this video on youtube which seems to offer an even shorter way to do this. There might be a bit more work involved but this should help further and make things even faster. So if you could kindly see the video and tell to what needs to be done to create a script to start with that would really help.

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Regards
  • #1,112
  • Jun 19, 2022 3:39am Jun 19, 2022 3:39am
Quoting Snipedtrade
Greetings Very very helpful so thanks. I had another question though. This shortcut below is not working. Can you kindly help with that? Alt-C T Z Also, I saw this video on youtube which seems to offer an even shorter way to do this. There might be a bit more work involved but this should help further and make things even faster. So if you could kindly see the video and tell to what needs to be done to create a script to start with that would really help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB6w-CFVeZk Regards
Why do you want to keep changing Templates?

Much easier to change the Symbol on the chart, then move to the next chart with another indicator, run through all the pairs and so on.

Just my way of doing it maybe.
It takes a lot for me to IGNORE you, but you can try.
  • #1,113
  • May 31, 2023 8:44pm May 31, 2023 8:44pm
Attention Noobs:

This needs a bump up after a year in the wild

It takes a lot for me to IGNORE you, but you can try.
  • #1,114
  • Jun 5, 2023 4:38am Jun 5, 2023 4:38am
Hey ! does anyone know how to downgrade your mt4 to a lower build like we are currently on 1381 and I want to use 1330
Your help will be highly appreciated.
  • #1,115
  • Jun 7, 2023 2:33am Jun 7, 2023 2:33am
Quoting PapitoBanou
Hey ! does anyone know how to downgrade your mt4 to a lower build like we are currently on 1381 and I want to use 1330 Your help will be highly appreciated.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...dlDfFu4Y61yrcc
  • #1,116
  • Jun 12, 2023 3:15am Jun 12, 2023 3:15am
Quoting Botan626
{quote} https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...dlDfFu4Y61yrcc
Thanks mate. @Botan626
  • #1,117
  • Last Post: Sep 11, 2024 11:15am Sep 11, 2024 11:15am
Guys, Thank you a lot. I am new with all this trading thing. But I love it, cant stop reading, looking for info, it is fascinating.
I know it is no such and easy deal, Working with a MT4 demo account.
But you guys make it a lot easier.
If you could advise me of a book to study properly I would thank you a lot.
I live in Tenerife, Spain tryng to arrange my morning working routing to London and New York, because I will work this M-F. have any ideas?
Excuse my laptop is not used to type in english
Thanks again..
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