How to run an EA (Expert Advisor)?Submitted by admin on February 21, 2008 - 18:27. |
For functioning the expert is required that on computer was installed and uncared-for MetaTrader 4, expert was attached to Chart and were enclosed all necessary options, allowing actions of the expert. In operation expert computer must have a constant connection to trade server.
The File by default, where kept experts, which MetaTrader 4 must find at start: C:\Program Files\MetaTrader 4\experts
Experts in editable form (source code) have an extension mq4.
Example: wss_clone.mq4
Experts in compiled form (source code of expert translated in computer code) - such as OUR files, have an extension ex4.
Example: wss_clone.ex4
After you put EA (for example - wss_clone.ex4) in folder \experts, it will be necessary to re-run MetaTrader 4, therefor that MT has found a new expert. If all of this are done, and it is correct, that expert will come up for list like:
![Navigator or [Ctrl]+[n] Navigator](http://www.autotradingfx.com/files/tutorial/mt1.gif)
![Dialogue Window [F7] dialogue window](http://www.autotradingfx.com/files/tutorial/f7common.jpg)

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