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  • #1
  • First Post: Jan 22, 2010 8:51pm Jan 22, 2010 8:51pm
I have a problem with .ex4 files of new indicators (taken from FF, codebase, forex-tsd.com, etc.) not displaying in my MT4 custom indicators list. New .mq4 files of new indis display no problem in the list.

Obviously, I copy/past a downloaded .ex4 file to the correct experts/indicators folder (done it hundreds of times before with no problem), restart MT4 etc. Simple enough. But hey, the new ex4 indis now never show up in the custom indis list.

Anyone know how to fix this? Ideas or tips much appreciated.

**I have a lot of indicators already in that list, but that doesn't seem to be the problem, because new .mq4 indis all appear. The problem is with .ex4 files not showing up (and they are in the correct MT4 folder per above). There is no mix-up here with EA's or scripts (none of my issues are regarding them). These are .ex4 indis.
  • #2
  • Jan 23, 2010 4:41pm Jan 23, 2010 4:41pm
Quoting bit9ret
I have a problem with .ex4 files of new indicators (taken from FF, codebase, forex-tsd.com, etc.) not displaying in my MT4 custom indicators list. New .mq4 files of new indis display no problem in the list.

Obviously, I copy/past a downloaded .ex4 file to the correct experts/indicators folder (done it hundreds of times before with no problem), restart MT4 etc. Simple enough. But hey, the new ex4 indis now never show up in the custom indis list.

Anyone know how to fix this? Ideas or tips much appreciated.

**I have a lot of...
post your ex4 file. sometimes it required other ex4 or mq4 file to work
  • #3
  • Jan 24, 2010 8:41am Jan 24, 2010 8:41am
You may have too many indicators in the custom side. Not sure how many will cause this issue but it happened to me before and once i deleted some files that i no longer needed they popped up.

Also, you can just delete the file mqlcache.dat. This will force mt to rebuild the indicator database. You have to restart mt4 after you delete the mqlcache file.
  • #4
  • Jan 26, 2010 9:03pm Jan 26, 2010 9:03pm
Hi,

Good day,

You can download new forex platform from any broker and after the full installation, place your indicators in experts/indicators file and open the mq4 file after all and compile it. As you know there will be ex4 generated as a result of that.

Then check whether there are errors show up or not. If everything is fine, it means that the previous platform is fine and what causing this to happen is other indicators.

In such a case, you need to remove unnecessary indicators and place the ones you need and compile them again and then restart your MT4 and check if it works or not.

This is only a tip, and I hope it is useful.

Best wishes,

Scarface
  • #5
  • Edited 12:35pm Feb 17, 2014 11:08am | Edited 12:35pm
Are there any updated solutions to this problem? I've tried these suggestions and more without success... Any tips will be welcome!
  • #6
  • Feb 17, 2014 1:08pm Feb 17, 2014 1:08pm
I have seen a lot of people putting stuff in the wrong folder. To make sure you are in the correct folder, in your platform go to file -> Open Data Folder
  • #7
  • Feb 17, 2014 8:46pm Feb 17, 2014 8:46pm
Hi Guys.....

I was having the same problem after the platform updated to 4.00 build 600.... The updated platform as a new folder MQL4.... This is where you add all your new indicators and EA's in the appropriate folder... Marty
  • #8
  • Feb 17, 2014 9:45pm Feb 17, 2014 9:45pm
Quoting martypatty
Hi Guys..... I was having the same problem after the platform updated to 4.00 build 600.... The updated platform as a new folder MQL4.... This is where you add all your new indicators and EA's in the appropriate folder... Marty
The reason I said use the platform to tell you where the folder is, is because if you use portable mode then the mql4 folder will be in the mt4 folder but if you use standard mode then the mql4 folder will be in some strange location in your users folder. For example mine is like this.

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\A9EA023A85D26BC0DEFE988C07F41245\MQL4
  • #9
  • Feb 18, 2014 5:35am Feb 18, 2014 5:35am
Quoting bfis108137
{quote} The reason I said use the platform to tell you where the folder is, is because if you use portable mode then the mql4 folder will be in the mt4 folder but if you use standard mode then the mql4 folder will be in some strange location in your users folder. For example mine is like this. C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\A9EA023A85D26BC0DEFE988C07F41245\MQL4
This was the fix! Thank you for posting!
  • #10
  • Feb 18, 2014 4:27pm Feb 18, 2014 4:27pm
Hi bfis. I am having a similar problem with new indi's not appearing in the Navigator. I tried your suggestion and looked in the Data Folder which shows that the indi is there under Experts - Indicators. But it definitely isn't in the Nav.
  • #11
  • Feb 18, 2014 10:38pm Feb 18, 2014 10:38pm
Quoting bobha
Hi bfis. I am having a similar problem with new indi's not appearing in the Navigator. I tried your suggestion and looked in the Data Folder which shows that the indi is there under Experts - Indicators. But it definitely isn't in the Nav.
Well I have seen some people say that if source code that won't compile is in the folder, that will cause a problem but I haven't seen that but it's worth a try. There other possibility is that there are some things that I have heard that just don't work in build 600+. The problem is I haven't seen Metaquotes admit to it so either they don't know about it or are denying it. Another thing is the current build is actually 610 as far as I know but that can only be obtained by going on to your brokers web site and downloading the latest build. They are not updating people at this time to that build probably because there are fixes coming out all the time. The last item would be to restart mt4 which I am pretty sure you already did. Double check that everything is in the right folder and if you still are having trouble then I would be happy to look at it for you.
  • #12
  • Feb 18, 2014 11:49pm Feb 18, 2014 11:49pm
Hi bfis. I am afraid I don't understand your first sentence. Is that referring to indi's ending in ".ex4"? Sometimes they aren't available. Anyway I have double checked everything, stopped and started the platforms and still the indi's are visible in the general files but not when I open the platform and look in the navigator. And the trading MT4 and my practice ones are all 610. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Bob
  • #13
  • Feb 19, 2014 12:12am Feb 19, 2014 12:12am
Quoting bobha
Hi bfis. I am afraid I don't understand your first sentence. Is that referring to indi's ending in ".ex4"? Sometimes they aren't available. Anyway I have double checked everything, stopped and started the platforms and still the indi's are visible in the general files but not when I open the platform and look in the navigator. And the trading MT4 and my practice ones are all 610. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Bob
You must have the ex4 from the old version in order for it to work. If you don't then you have 2 choices. Get a copy of build 509 and use it to compile the old code into ex4 or fix the code to compile in build 600+. If you see the indis greyed out then this just means that you don't have the source code that was used to compile the ex4 which is expected. If you want I can do either for you but you will have to upload the mq4 here or pm it to me.
  • #14
  • Feb 19, 2014 12:38am Feb 19, 2014 12:38am
I think I understand what you are saying and I really appreciate your offer. The trouble is that I am often downloading a new indi just to see what it looks like and I can't be sending them off to you each time. I am sure you have your own life to live. Let's just hope that MQ sort the problem out and life returns to normal. Once again many thanks.
Bob
  • #15
  • Edited 1:37am Feb 19, 2014 1:10am | Edited 1:37am
Quoting bobha
I think I understand what you are saying and I really appreciate your offer. The trouble is that I am often downloading a new indi just to see what it looks like and I can't be sending them off to you each time. I am sure you have your own life to live. Let's just hope that MQ sort the problem out and life returns to normal. Once again many thanks. Bob
Then what you need to do is either keep a copy of build 509 (you can use it to compile to build 509) or learn to fix the new compiler errors. FYI, even if they force the new upgrade, the old compiler and editor will always work as long as you run it from another location. There is another thread on here somewhere where they talk about how you can use the old compiler and it will copy the ex4 to the correct folder but that I don't know about. There is also a thread on another forum which I am sure I will get banned if I link you to it and they talk about the various things that need to be fixed in the code for build 600+ to compile correctly. The most common one is variable names cannot have a "." in them. If you need a copy of build 509 then pm me for the link.

Another solution that I just thought of is in some cases the person that uploaded the mq4 file also uploaded the ex4 file. If this si the case then you can get the ex4 file from there.
  • #16
  • Feb 22, 2014 2:38pm Feb 22, 2014 2:38pm
G'day bfis. After two pages of correspondence and 8 hours work I finally received a simple answer for the MQL people. All indi's used to go in Experts - Indicators but now if you look further down the column past Experts you come to MQL4. Open that and then Indicators and you are away.
  • #17
  • Feb 23, 2014 4:08pm Feb 23, 2014 4:08pm
Quoting bfis108137
{quote} The reason I said use the platform to tell you where the folder is, is because if you use portable mode then the mql4 folder will be in the mt4 folder but if you use standard mode then the mql4 folder will be in some strange location in your users folder. For example mine is like this. C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\A9EA023A85D26BC0DEFE988C07F41245\MQL4
This is the Fix ! After 2 hours of googling - this medicine.
THX !
  • #18
  • Feb 24, 2014 6:33am Feb 24, 2014 6:33am
For all MT4 versions above 600, below is how you need to place your indicators & scripts

File --> Open Data Folder (highlighted in yellow)

Goto MQL4 folder, here you'll find "indicators" & "experts" folder, place your stuff in these, restart MT4

Say Bingo =)
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  • #19
  • Mar 20, 2014 7:57am Mar 20, 2014 7:57am
Quoting bfis108137
{quote} The reason I said use the platform to tell you where the folder is, is because if you use portable mode then the mql4 folder will be in the mt4 folder but if you use standard mode then the mql4 folder will be in some strange location in your users folder. For example mine is like this. C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\A9EA023A85D26BC0DEFE988C07F41245\MQL4
Anyone having same problem - that's the fix! It's strange but works.
Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know.
  • #20
  • Mar 20, 2014 8:05am Mar 20, 2014 8:05am
-> another way to find the right folder: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...64#post7352464
and, one more, how to compile <build 600 mql4-files: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=470340

nice weekend @ all
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