MW Download History
This professional-grade solution for MetaTrader 5 helps traders achieve greater efficiency in their daily workflow. This script functions as a utility program designed for specific, one-time execution tasks. It is utilized to perform targeted actions, such as closing all open orders, managing chart objects, or executing custom administrative commands on demand.
How to Setup and Use MW Download History
1. Installation: Move your script file into the MQL/Scripts directory and restart the platform.
2. Execution: Drag the script onto a chart; it will perform a one-time action, such as closing all open orders or clearing chart objects.
3. Editing: Use MetaEditor (F4) to modify code, click "Compile," and verify no errors appear in the terminal before running.
4. Removing: Scripts stop automatically, but you can remove them manually by right-clicking the chart and choosing "Remove Script."
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How are scripts different from EAs? A: Scripts execute a single action and then stop; EAs monitor the market and trade continuously.
Q: Can I assign a hotkey to a script? A: Yes, right-click the script in the Navigator, select "Set Hotkey," and define your preferred keyboard shortcut.
Q: Why did my script stop? A: Scripts are designed to stop immediately after finishing their programmed command; this is normal behavior.
Description & Settings
This script allows the user to download all the available OHLC info in his Terminal to a file located in the Commons folder. This data can later be used to create custom symbols. If a file already exists there, it will be updated with any new information available since the last tick data recorded in that file.
To use this script, execute the following steps:
Go to your Common folder (Archive -> Open Data Folder -> Navigate one step back in Explorer -> Enter in folder "Common")
Create a new folder there with the name "MW Download History"
You may create it with anoter name, but in this case you must rename the "define" compiler directive inside the script called "MW_DH_DEST_FOLDER" with the alternative name you choose
Open the script in your MT5 Editor
Compile it
Open the MT5 Terminal
Open the Tool Box (Ctrl+T) and select the tab "Experts"
Open the Navigator (Ctrl+N)
Open the Market Watch (Ctrl+M)
Add there the symbols whose data you want to download
Open a chart of any of the symbols in Market Watch
Attach the script (compiled file) from the Navigator to it. A popup with input parameters will appear
Input 1: Inform which symbol you want to have its data downloaded, in case it's just one. If this parameter is left empty, all the symbols in Market Watch will be considered minus the exceptions (next inputs)
Input 2: If you want some of the Market Watch symbols not to be downloaded and they have a common string in their names, you may inform that string in this input, and they will be ignored (useful to avoid downloading custom symbols's data)
Input 3: If you want some of the Market Watch symbols not to be downloaded, you may inform which in this input separating each symbol with ";"
Input 4: Select which timeframe you want to have downloaded. M1, the default, is advised
In case the user wants to download more than one timefrime, a new file for the different timeframe will be created. All files have the symbol and the selected timeframe on its name
Press OK and monitor the results in the Tool Box. After finished, you may go to the destination folder (step 2) and check for the files created (one for each symbol)
Repeat steps 5-12 periodically (like at the first Sunday of every new month) to keep the files updated
To learn how to create custom symbols using the created files, you may find tutorials here and in YouTube on how to do that.
Finally,
Any suggestions on how to improve this script will be welcomed
I'm sorry for any mistakes; this is my first public script
I'ld like to thanks a guy/user named "etrader" who provided somewhere the script that served as initial reference for this one, "downloadhistory.mq5"
