Running 2 EAs at the same time within one EA

Is there any way to have one EA run 2 separate but parallel EA codes at the same time?

For this project, I have two separate EAs (two completely different strategies and trading algorithms) that are traded in 2 separate accounts.

Here's the thing...I want to back test running them both in the same account to see how both of them trading together would affect the overall equity curve. Both are profitable separately, but I think both running together using the same account might be interesting.

I know I could run both in the same account on two different charts, but I'd like to get an idea of how much the equity curve would change by doing this before I tried it.

Is there a way to "bracket "each EA into a single EA? Could I "bracket" with { } each of the EA's parameters and functions separately as independent functions within a single EA and have it work?

Anyone try this kind of thing before?

Just would like to get an idea if the possibility is there, or if what I'm thinking of is too complex for MT4.

No, that won't work . . . both EAs will have their own init(), deinit() and start() functions and their own sets of globally declared variables . . . they may also have their own functions with the same names that do different things . . . if you want to combine them you can but it's not a 5 min job . . . unless the EA are a few dozen lines each.

I coded both EAs so no problem there. I was more concerned with multiple*multiple positions, since both are coded to do multiple position straddles on somewhat lengthy but opposing logic and money management. One of the EAs compares 6 different bools to see if trade entry conditions are met.

I understand it's not a 5 minute job, just wondering if anyone has experimented with this concept.

I was thinking of coding the 2 trading algorithms and order execution/trade management into separate functions and then have each as a bool that can be toggled on/off, so the EA would have the option of trading one strategy, the other strategy or both.

Has anyone created a similar structure before of having different algorithms to choose from within one EA?

You can code unlimited strategies together in the same EA.

The trick is to separate everything to avoid conflict.

But in any case there will be a difference running your 2 strategies separately or inside the same EA. When running in the same EA, they will run one after the other according to the code. When running separately, they run at the same time.

i have ex4 file i want to edit that file
everybody know how can i edit this file?

An .ex4 file isn't editable. Only the .mq4 file is editable.

No the code will execute one instruction at a time - so not parallel.

As others have said you can combine multiple EA's into one, but ask yourself this first - why are you do it, what is the benefit versus two separate EA's ?