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Mt4 to ex4

  • #1
  • First Post: May 11, 2009 6:48am May 11, 2009 6:48am
Hi,

I have written an indicator in MT4 using meta-editor. However, I wish to save it as an .ex4 file. I hit the compile button in meta-editor but it always saves it as an mt4 file.

Anyone know how to save as an .ex4?

Thanks in advance.

Helen
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  • #2
  • May 11, 2009 7:17am May 11, 2009 7:17am
Quoting Forexsetups
Hi,

I have written an indicator in MT4 using meta-editor. However, I wish to save it as an .ex4 file. I hit the compile button in meta-editor but it always saves it as an mt4 file.

Anyone know how to save as an .ex4?

Thanks in advance.

Helen
Did you work on the file in the indicators dir? if so the ex4 should be in there. If the file is elsewhere search that directory for the ex4. It will have the same name.
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  • #3
  • May 11, 2009 7:21am May 11, 2009 7:21am
The ex4 file is in the

YourBrokerName/experts/indicators folder

example IBFX/experts/indicators
or metatrader/experts/indicators
  • #4
  • May 11, 2009 8:23am May 11, 2009 8:23am
Hi,

The file is always saved as an MQ4 file, an editable one, not an encrypted .ex4 file.

Anyone help?
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  • #5
  • May 11, 2009 8:25am May 11, 2009 8:25am
Quoting Forexsetups
Hi,

The file is always saved as an MQ4 file, an editable one, not an encrypted .ex4 file.

Anyone help?
Post your indicators directory. I bet the ex4 is there also as well as the Mq4 file.

This providing you have no errors in your code. if you want to post the indicator it can be checked
  • #6
  • May 11, 2009 8:30am May 11, 2009 8:30am
So are you saying, when you compile in metaeditor, it saves both an .ex4 file an .mq4 file at the same time, in the relevant directory?
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  • #7
  • May 11, 2009 9:42am May 11, 2009 9:42am
Quoting Forexsetups
So are you saying, when you compile in metaeditor, it saves both an .ex4 file an .mq4 file at the same time, in the relevant directory?
Yes
  • #8
  • Last Post: May 11, 2009 11:12am May 11, 2009 11:12am
mq4 is the source code file. when you click on the "Compile" button, it saves what you last did to the mq4 file and generate the corresponding ex4 file ONLY IF your code has no errors.
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