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  • #1
  • First Post: Aug 16, 2015 7:46pm Aug 16, 2015 7:46pm
and where do i place them?


You know some of these trading systems provide these indicators on their threads where should i place them?
  • #2
  • Aug 16, 2015 9:03pm Aug 16, 2015 9:03pm
.mq4 are the source code files developped by coders
.ex4 are the files generated by the .mq4 files and are the files used by your platform
.tpl are the templates files used to apply a complete setup on your charts
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #3
  • Aug 16, 2015 9:04pm Aug 16, 2015 9:04pm
thanks so do i place all these files inside my mt4 folder and open them?
  • #4
  • Aug 16, 2015 9:11pm Aug 16, 2015 9:11pm
.tpl in the /templates/ folder

.mq4 and .ex4 must be in their right folders. If they are indicators or experts or scripts ... they must be in /indicators/ or /experts/ or /scripts/ folder.
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #5
  • Aug 16, 2015 9:24pm Aug 16, 2015 9:24pm
thanks a lot
  • #6
  • Aug 16, 2015 10:30pm Aug 16, 2015 10:30pm
ok you know some of them upload an mql4 source file but how do i use it in mt4? Here's an example. I don't know what to do with it. I mean i click on it and the meta4 editor opens but then i cannot activate it on a chart.
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File Type: mq4 TDI_RT.mq4   9 KB | 732 downloads
  • #7
  • Aug 16, 2015 10:35pm Aug 16, 2015 10:35pm
Quoting forex_fairy
ok you know some of them upload an mql4 source file but how do i use it in mt4? Here's an example. I don't know what to do with it. I mean i click on it and the meta4 editor opens but then i cannot activate it on a chart. {file}
Many of these indies that you get are from an era of MT4 that is no longer supported. You will need to get an older version of MT4, open the meta editor, compile it, then use the ex4 file to run on your current version.
If you are good at something, never do it for free--Joker
  • #8
  • Aug 16, 2015 10:39pm Aug 16, 2015 10:39pm
Quoting forex_fairy
ok you know some of them upload an mql4 source file but how do i use it in mt4? Here's an example. I don't know what to do with it. I mean i click on it and the meta4 editor opens but then i cannot activate it on a chart. {file}
Attached the compiled file.

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File Type: ex4 TDI_RT.ex4   13 KB | 1,042 downloads
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #9
  • Aug 16, 2015 10:41pm Aug 16, 2015 10:41pm
Quoting forex_fairy
ok you know some of them upload an mql4 source file but how do i use it in mt4? Here's an example. I don't know what to do with it. I mean i click on it and the meta4 editor opens but then i cannot activate it on a chart. {file}
As it opens in the editor, you can simply click on File - Save as - then save to the appropriate folder (indicator or Expert or script)
you can press F7 to compile it. If it compiles with no errors, it should then appear in the list in the platform
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  • #10
  • Aug 16, 2015 11:35pm Aug 16, 2015 11:35pm
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} Attached the compiled file. {file}
thanks
  • #11
  • Aug 16, 2015 11:36pm Aug 16, 2015 11:36pm
Quoting jmn5611
{quote} Many of these indies that you get are from an era of MT4 that is no longer supported. You will need to get an older version of MT4, open the meta editor, compile it, then use the ex4 file to run on your current version.
hmmm ok but then someone else managed to compile it for me.
  • #12
  • Aug 16, 2015 11:37pm Aug 16, 2015 11:37pm
Quoting Gumrai
{quote} As it opens in the editor, you can simply click on File - Save as - then save to the appropriate folder (indicator or Expert or script) you can press F7 to compile it. If it compiles with no errors, it should then appear in the list in the platform
thanks so troublesome but i guess its like this
  • #13
  • Aug 16, 2015 11:44pm Aug 16, 2015 11:44pm
ok it doesn't show up for me. I don't have a script folder. The indicator folder is inside the expert folder. This is crazy. I mean just getting it to load is so difficult.
  • #14
  • Aug 16, 2015 11:50pm Aug 16, 2015 11:50pm
Quoting forex_fairy
ok it doesn't show up for me. I don't have a script folder. The indicator folder is inside the expert folder. This is crazy. I mean just getting it to load is so difficult.
If it's an indicator, it must be in the /indicators/ folder.

You must open the folder through your platform (File > Open Data folder > MQL4 ... then find the /indicators/ folder where your indicator must be copied in).
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #15
  • Aug 16, 2015 11:52pm Aug 16, 2015 11:52pm
Quoting forex_fairy
ok it doesn't show up for me. I don't have a script folder. The indicator folder is inside the expert folder. This is crazy. I mean just getting it to load is so difficult.
If the indicators folder is inside the experts one, then you are using an old MT4 build. You must update to a recent one if you want to use tools compiled under recent builds.
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #16
  • Aug 17, 2015 12:01am Aug 17, 2015 12:01am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} If the indicators folder is inside the experts one, then you are using an old MT4 build. You must update to a recent one if you want to use tools compiled under recent builds.
Not necessarily, the updates don't remove the old folders where the experts and indis used to be stored.
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  • #17
  • Aug 17, 2015 12:10am Aug 17, 2015 12:10am
Hey guys i just checked my version of mt4 and it seems to be up to date it's dated june of this year.
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  • #18
  • Aug 17, 2015 12:27am Aug 17, 2015 12:27am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} If it's an indicator, it must be in the /indicators/ folder. You must open the folder through your platform (File > Open Data folder > MQL4 ... then find the /indicators/ folder where your indicator must be copied in).

Thanks i finally found the correct folder. it's in a hidden folder with a long string of numbers of words and numbers. Turns out you cannot put it inside the program files folder. What a confusion.
  • #19
  • Aug 17, 2015 1:12am Aug 17, 2015 1:12am
Quoting Gumrai
{quote} Not necessarily, the updates don't remove the old folders where the experts and indis used to be stored.
Weird ... If I am not mistaken, since builds 600+, the experts and indicators folders are now 2 sub-folders in the MQL4 folder.
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #20
  • Aug 17, 2015 1:27am Aug 17, 2015 1:27am
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} Weird ... If I am not mistaken, since builds 600+, the experts and indicators folders are now 2 sub-folders in the MQL4 folder.
They are. But if you had the platform since before 600, on the upgrade the files were copied from the experts folder into the MQL4 experts and indicator folders. The old folder was not deleted. It is still on my platform.
So having the old folder does not necessarily mean that you are using an old MT4 build.
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