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Can I share a csv file across 2 accounts

  • #1
  • First Post: Sep 23, 2009 4:50pm Sep 23, 2009 4:50pm
Hi

I have installed MT4 twice to 2 different hard disk locations with 1 account in each I wish to use a 1st account script to write to csv file whilst the 2nd account script reads from it According to the blurb

Notes: Files can only be opened in the terminal_directory\experts\files folder (terminal_directory\tester\files if for expert testing) or in its subfolders.

Anyone know of a work around for this apart from setting up a process for copying the file from 1 folder to the other

Thanks
  • #2
  • Sep 23, 2009 5:46pm Sep 23, 2009 5:46pm
You can use the windows api file commands to place it whereever you want.
  • #3
  • Sep 24, 2009 4:37am Sep 24, 2009 4:37am
Hi

An example of this would be most appreciated or a link to where this is illustrated

Many thanks
  • #4
  • Sep 24, 2009 5:12am Sep 24, 2009 5:12am
http://articles.mql4.com/720
  • #5
  • Sep 24, 2009 6:39am Sep 24, 2009 6:39am
Quoting theorem
Anyone know of a work around for this apart from setting up a process for copying the file from 1 folder to the other
You can just make a symlink to the file (or the whole directory) on newer versions of windows.
  • #6
  • Sep 24, 2009 8:17am Sep 24, 2009 8:17am
msdn has extensive ref lib
  • #7
  • Sep 24, 2009 11:59am Sep 24, 2009 11:59am
Quoting Fulltime247
http://articles.mql4.com/720
Thanks for that
  • #8
  • Sep 24, 2009 12:06pm Sep 24, 2009 12:06pm
Quoting 7bit
You can just make a symlink to the file (or the whole directory) on newer versions of windows.

I still have XP I am afraid

Thanks anyway
  • #9
  • Sep 24, 2009 2:17pm Sep 24, 2009 2:17pm
Quoting theorem
I still have XP I am afraid
If your drive is formatted NTFS then it will work (for links pointing to somewhere on the same drive).
  • #10
  • Sep 24, 2009 3:50pm Sep 24, 2009 3:50pm
Quoting 7bit
If your drive is formatted NTFS then it will work (for links pointing to somewhere on the same drive).
It is so I need to research that
  • #11
  • Sep 24, 2009 4:39pm Sep 24, 2009 4:39pm
Quoting theorem
Hi

I have installed MT4 twice to 2 different hard disk locations with 1 account in each I wish to use a 1st account script to write to csv file whilst the 2nd account script reads from it According to the blurb

Notes: Files can only be opened in the terminal_directoryexpertsfiles folder (terminal_directorytesterfiles if for expert testing) or in its subfolders.

Anyone know of a work around for this apart from setting up a process for copying the file from 1 folder to the other

Thanks
I am not quite sure what exactly you are trying to do... but I use the Link Shell Extension to point multiple instances of MT4 to the same folders (templates, scripts, sounds etc). It works very simply and enables templates etc to be available in a common folder to all the MT4 instances. Maybe it will be useful to solve your problem....

http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinks...kshellext.html
  • #12
  • Sep 24, 2009 10:30pm Sep 24, 2009 10:30pm
yes, you can share a cvs file with thousands of accounts

you can do anything with cvs file, because theres code to translate them to any format

for example, you can create a trade copy ea, or send new settings to a ea, or well anything is possible

im not just talking cvs, but you can use http get, and upload with ftp, to get the most out of the cvs files

its unlimited what you can do
  • #13
  • Last Post: Mar 17, 2010 6:49am Mar 17, 2010 6:49am
i am interested in an EA that Places trades from a csv file which I place in the experts/files folder.

Any resources?
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