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MetaEditor Not Working

  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 22, 2015 1:29pm Dec 22, 2015 1:29pm
Hi: I transferred my MT4 onto a thumb drive so I could run the same account on 2 computers. Everything worked fine except the MetaEditor. It shows up in the directory and loads fine but does not work. Any changes made to custom indicators do not transfer into the MT4 platform even after compile and save. Also any new indicators that I load into the MetaEditor compile and save but do not transfer into the MT4 platform.

I have tried a few tricks like running as admin and compatibility mode but no success. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
  • #2
  • Dec 22, 2015 5:40pm Dec 22, 2015 5:40pm
Be sure the tools you are modifying are from the right folder (File > Open Data Folder > MQL4).
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  • #3
  • Dec 22, 2015 7:12pm Dec 22, 2015 7:12pm
Quoting FerruFx
Be sure the tools you are modifying are from the right folder (File > Open Data Folder > MQL4).
Thanks FerruFX: No luck. The MetaEditor does all that it should except save (transfer) the stuff over to the MT4 platform. Where the compiled files are going to once they are saved I do not know. It is not a big deal if unsolved just one of those nagging what up things. Thanks for your input.
  • #4
  • Dec 22, 2015 8:16pm Dec 22, 2015 8:16pm
I think the issue is that you must use MT4 in portable mode before transferring.

Create a shortcut on your desktop for the terminal.exe ... Then right click on the shorcut > Properties ... then set the Target as follow:

"C:\YOUR MT4 PATH\terminal.exe" /portable

Then restart your platform.
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  • #5
  • Dec 22, 2015 9:36pm Dec 22, 2015 9:36pm
Quoting FerruFx
I think the issue is that you must use MT4 in portable mode before transferring. Create a shortcut on your desktop for the terminal.exe ... Then right click on the shorcut > Properties ... then set the Target as follow: "C:\YOUR MT4 PATH\terminal.exe" /portable Then restart your platform.
Thanks FerruFX for taking the time to think about this and reply. I will have the next couple of days to try and find a solution. I did notice that my original MT4 ME has a terminal number as a save location option. This does not seem to be on the thumb drive copy. I will try your suggestion above. The other thing I might try is to copy all the original files and the ME and paste them into the copied one. Will see what happens. Thanks again.
  • #6
  • Dec 22, 2015 9:42pm Dec 22, 2015 9:42pm
Quoting mdavem
{quote} my original MT4 ME has a terminal number as a save location option.
That's exactly why the "portable" way of using MT4 is very important. Since build 600, Metaquotes added a new path for some of its folders ... way out of the platform folder ... adding to the confusion. The portable trick moves everything as it was in old builds.
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  • #7
  • Dec 23, 2015 3:08pm Dec 23, 2015 3:08pm
Quoting FerruFx
{quote} That's exactly why the "portable" way of using MT4 is very important. Since build 600, Metaquotes added a new path for some of its folders ... way out of the platform folder ... adding to the confusion. The portable trick moves everything as it was in old builds.
Thanks again for stepping up to the plate FerruFx. I ended up going to my brokers website and they hooked me up with how to run the same account on two computers. Basically your instructions but with a direct link to the download. Will then have a clean MT4 and can add the indicators I want to run. Hope to keep it fairly uncluttered. Again, thank you for your help.
  • #8
  • Last Post: Dec 23, 2015 5:29pm Dec 23, 2015 5:29pm
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