Good History Rate Downloader EA

20131208
I will not anymore update/support this tool: reason: Going Platform independent! Going pyhon!
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LATEST INFO: UPDATE: 20130621


Broker History Rate Downloader EA

I got feed up with scrolling back in the charts to download updated history data from the brokers.
I also did not find any script/ea which did do the job to my satisfaction (I'm sure there must be some out there but anyway I had not found it)

This EA looks like it does the job: get"s for me about 45000 M1 Bars .. seems my broker does not offer more...manual scrolling does not get anything beyond that.....


There are 2 versions:

* NORMAL: eGetBrokerRatesHST_ATI:
- seems to be more stable: advantage: does not manipulate the hst files but simulates back scrolling
- can limit to the needed bars: for speed up - e.g. one needs only 200 bars per chart
- see also:

1. Post# 11

* MUCH FASTER: eGetFastBrokerRatesHST_ATI
- I do not use it because it does not work properly under Linux/Wine - Windows XP seemed OK


* I also have a different FAST Version which works on Wine/Linux but uses a couple of steps - not so simple for Endusers (not uploaded)


I offer this free of charge for anyone who wants (only .ex4 file)



DISCLAIMER: !!!USE AT OWN RISK!!! You assume <full responsibility> for all risk associated.

COPYRIGHT: Copyright 2011,2013 Ati;


Cheers

ATI


TIP: it is sometimes helpful to have additional a FakeTick generator running: (weekends)
- e.g. mt4ticker https://www.fx1.net/wiki/pmwiki.php/MT4Ticker/MT4Ticker
- OR TickingAllCharts_1.mq4 is from somewhere on the internet


++++++++++ Before reporting any Errors please check out the last version: anyway I do not promise to fix any errors

UPDATE: 20130621
- re-uploaded: README file change


UPDATE: 20130620
- small update: mainly in the help file

UPDATE: 20130611
- small update

UPDATE: 20130606
- normal version update
- new parameter to limit to needed number of bars for speed

UPDATE: 20130529
- fixed an error with Period M15
- re-uploaded the normal and also fast version

UPDATE: 20130527
- number of changes: it includes the help within the ext file.
- removed feedback objects using instead simple Comment feedback
- code cleanup
- re-uploaded the normal and also fast version

UPDATE: 20121231
- some changes:

UPDATE: 20121229
- couple of small updates

UPDATE: 20121228
- Many updates
- HOT: coded an additional much faster version: (Skips much of the scrolling part)
NOTE: on my linux/wine MT4 installation this hangs sometimes: seems not to be a problem on Windows XP

BTW: to limit it to a APPROX. max download size set: Tools > Options > Charts >Max Bars in chart / in history to
e.g. APPROX. 5000 restart MT4 and run the script as above.

UPDATE: plus added a NEW FAST Version

20121229: small updates

I have had problems using tickingallcharts before, it would work intermittently, I looked at the file you posted and can't see any reference to where you got it from, have you modified it to fix the issues with it ?

hi RaptorUK,
I added to the source of: TickingAllCharts_1.mq4 the reference. I'm not anymore sure if I changed anything ... I do not use it myself ....
For the same reason I also can't comment if it works only intermittently.

//Source Reference: http://forum.mql4.com/44205/page6#681084 http://forum.mql4.com/c/forum/2012/0...llCharts_1.mq4

Cheers

UPDATE: 20121231

UPDATE: 20130517
- number of changes: it includes the help within the ext file.
- removed feedback objects using instead simple Comment feedback
- code cleanup
- re-uploaded the normal and also fast version

UPDATE: 20130529
- fixed an error with Period M15
- re-uploaded the normal and also fast version

uploaded also related: MT4 Historical Rates - Backtest

TIP: if one uses the NORMAL version (not the Fast) one can build slowly a nice historical rate database with once own broker data:

Requirement: know how many data back your broker offers: e.x. M1 (3 Month)
- than run the EA once in 2 1/2 month: close MT4 save the hst files to somewhere else (at least I do it like that)
- 2 1/2 month later close MT4 delete the existing hst files and replace them with the one saved above (2.1/2 month ago
- run the NORMAL EA eGetBrokerRatesHST_ATI: close MT4 save the hst files to somewhere else (at least I do it like that)

repeat that every 2 1/2 month


The other thing is: one might consider to update only the M1 data and generate the other timeframes with something like: MT4 Historical Rates - Backtest script.

just a reminder: my download got nearly stopped because of an pair which has very rarely ticks - so it is good to have a additional chart ticker running: like in the first post mentioned

On the positive side: I have finished nearly downloading all FX pairs from my broker (75 pairs) and the EA worked like a charm.


I guess that's all.
For the time being I believe it is finished.



Cheers

Ati

UPDATE: 20130606
- normal version update
- new parameter to limit to needed number of bars for speed


main reason was I need such limit for an other script: ALL Symbols: Print Infos to file (e.g. Avg.Move)

UPDATE: 20130620
- small update: mainly in the help file

20131208
I will not anymore update/support this tool: reason: Going Platform independent! Going pyhon!
I stopped following this thread.