Symbol Suffix Auto-Detect Code for an EA

Hi Coders,

Could you please help a coding newbie add a symbol suffix auto-detect function to an EA?

The EA was written in 2009, so I guess the code would have to comply with the pre-600 build language, right? (I have the old MetaEditor to compile it).

Here is what I found so far (from here, 2009):



and another one here (2010).

The first one refers to an indicator, while the second to EAs. Since both look similar, I guess it doesn't get much more complicated than that.

From what I understand, the code goes in the init section, right?

My questions:
1) is that the right code?
2) if yes, is anything else needed and if yes, what and where to put it?

As far as I looked, many traders struggle with the symbol suffix problem, so if there is a kind Coder to give us a hand, here could be a very useful self-help resource for anyone.

Many thanks!!

You can use the below. The result wil give you all (if any) caracters after the symbol itself ... Of course assuming the symbol is FX pairs (XXXYYY) and with no prefix.

Thank you very much for the quick response, FerruFx! Yes, it's only FX pairs, with no prefix.
Looks like it's even simpler than I thought. Should I just put the line anywhere in the init section and compile?

I don't know how the suffix is used in your EA ... What I gave earlier is just how to retrieve the suffix ... It just returns the suffix ... Now you must use it accordingly in your code.

the best way i found: (avoid USD pairs or charts) :