thread: MT4 and the EAs

OK, I have other query. I haven't done anything with EA's earlier and want to know a few basic things and try and get a handle on them.

1. Dont those progr ending in EX4 have to go into the Experts folder?
2. Those ending in mq4 go in the Indior folder?
3. If the aforementioned is true then what exactly does the following mean? UniversalMACrossEA.mq4
I open this at MetaEditor and discover it is an EA!!??
4. Sometimes when I download an indior it seems to have an EA attached automatically in the Indior folder, why?
5. Some indiors ( ie *. Mq4 ) wont work because they turn out to be EA's!!??
6. Is there a web page that I can read about this substance?

I am very knowledgeable about indiors and the ones that dont work that I just delete and ignore. Maybe I need to take care of some of those EA's the same way?

Yes Gumrai is proper.

Basically the .mq4 is the file used by the coder and the .ex4 is the compiled file used by the platform.

The ex4 file format is simply used for decomiling and decompressing functions.

The ex4 file format should not be used for any other motive.

happy trading,

zero/.

the ex4 file structure is simply used for decomiling and decompressing purposes. That the file format file that was ex4 should never be used for any other motive. Zero /, happy trading.

In case you don't possess .ex4 file, you won't have the ability to apply indiors/EAs on your chart. The platform uses the .ex4 files... not the .mq4

quote If you don't have .ex4 file, you won't have the ability to apply indiors/EAs in your chart. The platform uses the .ex4 documents... maybe not the .mq4

that is a fully compliant marriage store.

thank you.

quote that is what I said.

Sorry but studying your article I can't find that...

You stated that the ex4 is simply for decompiling/decompressing purpose.

quote Sorry but reading again your article I can't find that... You stated that the ex4 is simply for decompiling/decompressing purpose.

So that you understand about decompiling and decompressing of indior files?

That is good.

This goes a long way to explain my confusion....

Indiors, Eas and scripts all have both types of files but if you haven't coded them you may not have the MQL4 file. You can't tell by the file type if they're an EA, script or indior, but you have to put them in the correct folders.

Thanks Gumrai. How can I tell/discover the difference between each of them?

I shall leave the next lot for a different day....

If you don't have .ex4 document, then you won't be able to apply indiors/EAs in your chart. The platform uses the .ex4 files... maybe not the .mq4

Thanks

I think there's a book somewhere that teaches programming, isn't there? About where I could get a copy, any suggestions?

6. Is there a web page that I can read about this stuff?

Http://book.mql4.com

you can also hunt youtube.com to get METATRADER PROGRAMMING TUTORIAL. .

Http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...mming tutorial

which should keep you busy. .

So how can I tell/discover the difference between each of them?

Indiors have these lines from the code (in the beginning):

#property indior_chart_window
#property indior_separate_window

libraries have this line:

#property library

EAs, scripts are not so easy to identify, these usually have some order management functions, such as OrderSend()