I have source code for an EA. How do I use it in MT4?

Can someone help me to learn what to do with Source Code
to make it run in MT4?

It is an EA

The author ran it and backtested it
It is Free

But they supplied Sotce Code only

No EX4 file

What do I do with the source code?

Thanks very much

If you are running windows 7/Vista you should install mt4 outside of your 'c:/Program Files/' folder for installed indicators and EAs to work without issues.

http://bit.ly/Ue4Umm

Copy the file to your MT4/Experts folder
Open it with Metaeditor
Press F5 to compile it.
It will now be there as an .ex4 file
Click the expert advisors button in Metatrader to enable EA.s
Drag the file from Navigator/expert advisors onto the chart that you want it on

HTH

M.

Thanks for the help.

I neglected to describe fully about how the source code looks...

It is not an EX4 nor file.

Iy was posted on a site an looked like a text file.

I copy it and pasted it in the Editor in 4. I clicked compile but nothing happened. I couldn't find an EX4 file after that.

If you clicked compile something must have happened!
Either it is a good file and compiled ok or it compiled with errors which would have been shown in Metaeditor

M.

I see///

Then the file is somewhere but a challenge for me to find it.

I think I will creat a folder for it and try again. I didn't have a folder designated the first time for the compiled file to be placed in.

Silly mistake. But this the 1st time I have done this task.

Thanks much

see Xaphod post #2

Well, I copied the source code into my clipboard and
I opened the taeditor,

I could not get a blank page to paste the code in.

When I clicked the icon for New the Wizard started,
That requires choosing a bunch of things I don't understand.

I have attached the link to the EA Source Code in case anyone cares to see exactly
what has been supplid by the author.

I don't have a clue about what to do with it to get the EX4 file.

Thanks for the advice that has been given up till now

http://www.lifesdream.org/mt4/free/i...imoku%20EA.mq4

Metaeditor
Click New
Give it a name
Delete ALL text on the page
Copy your text onto page
compile.

'cos I just know you are going to come back!

Here you go, put these in your experts folder

I have not checked what the EA does and am not interested.

M.

YYou guessed right. I am back to say an enormous Thank You

Others who view and use the above EX4 and NQ4 files please take notice:

I did not author the source code on those in rhose files. name appears only because they were compiled
as a favor for me.

Of course, the original source code will appear when you open the mq4 in the taeditor.

this is old tread, but I had same problem. Took me a while to find right answer . The answer is, for those looking for answer :
Save it as filename.mq4 instead of filename.txt
Put it in /experts folder
Compile it

Can you please send me a source code for mt4 or mt5

@futurespec Hi I wonder if you could help me out with a source code. looks like this thread has been inactive but I hope you see this message.
Thanks

If you only got the source code (.mq4), you’ll need to compile it into an EX4 file to run it in MT4. Open MetaEditor (comes with MT4), paste the code, and save it as .mq4. Then, just hit “Compile,” and MetaEditor will create the EX4 file. It should appear under “Experts” in MT4.