Is there any console command that can compile the mq5 file? For example:
“mql5 -compile ./strategy101.mq5 ./strategy101.ex5”
If so, I can use other code editors such as sublime text for development by setting a build environment.
The default MetaEditor cannot fold the code and it is already becoming a problem to go back and forth in one large file containing many event handlers.
Console compiler MQL4/MQL5 stayed updated with the platform MetaTrader 4/5 and is always available on the links:
DLL files are no longer needed him.
Very cool! Thanks!..
I tried compiling MQL4 from command line and I have found this: https://www.metatrader5.com/en/metaeditor/help/development/compile
You have the metaeditor.exe or metaeditor64.exe which can compile code with /compile:file.mq4 or /compile:file.mq5 and even include your own includes with /inc:[includes directory] , write the output into a file with /log:file.txt and so on.
For Sublime text 3 I use the following build script (in case anyone needs it as an example), which includes opening help files:
{
"variants": [
{
"name": "Compile Expert",
"cmd": [
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SimpleFX MetaTrader 4 Terminal\\metaeditor.exe",
"/compile:$file",
"/log:${project_path:${folder}\\\\${file_base_name}}.log",
"/inc:$folder\\Personal\\alexandru.chiri\\MQL4",
"&",
"type",
"${project_path:${folder}\\\\${file_base_name}}.log",
"&",
"del",
"${project_path:${folder}\\\\${file_base_name}}.log",
"&",
"echo",
"Deploy ex4 to Experts:",
"&",
"copy",
"${file_base_name}.ex4",
"%appdata%\\MetaQuotes\\Terminal\\E5A4E68F1B7E15DF3B06ED6AF0EC4859\\MQL4\\Experts\\",
"&",
"del",
"${file_base_name}.ex4",
],
"shell": true
},
{
"name": "Compile Indicator",
"cmd": [
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SimpleFX MetaTrader 4 Terminal\\metaeditor.exe",
"/compile:$file",
"/log:${project_path:${folder}\\\\${file_base_name}}.log",
"/inc:$folder\\Personal\\alexandru.chiri\\MQL4",
"&",
"type",
"${project_path:${folder}\\\\${file_base_name}}.log",
"&",
"del",
"${project_path:${folder}\\\\${file_base_name}}.log",
"&",
"echo",
"Deploy ex4 to Indicators:",
"&",
"copy",
"${file_base_name}.ex4",
"%appdata%\\MetaQuotes\\Terminal\\E5A4E68F1B7E15DF3B06ED6AF0EC4859\\MQL4\\Indicators\\",
"&",
"del",
"${file_base_name}.ex4",
],
"shell": true
},
{
"name": "Compile Script",
"cmd": [
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SimpleFX MetaTrader 4 Terminal\\metaeditor.exe",
"/compile:$file",
"/log:${project_path:${folder}\\\\${file_base_name}}.log",
"/inc:$folder\\Personal\\alexandru.chiri\\MQL4",
"&",
"type",
"${project_path:${folder}\\\\${file_base_name}}.log",
"&",
"del",
"${project_path:${folder}\\\\${file_base_name}}.log",
"&",
"echo",
"Deploy ex4 to Scripts:",
"&",
"copy",
"${file_base_name}.ex4",
"%appdata%\\MetaQuotes\\Terminal\\E5A4E68F1B7E15DF3B06ED6AF0EC4859\\MQL4\\Scripts\\",
"&",
"del",
"${file_base_name}.ex4",
],
"shell": true
},
{
"name": "MetaTrader 4 Help",
"cmd": [
"start",
"",
"hh.exe",
"%appdata%\\MetaQuotes\\Terminal\\Help\\mql4.chm"
],
"shell": true
},
{
"name": "MetaTrader 5 Help",
"cmd": [
"start",
"",
"hh.exe",
"%appdata%\\MetaQuotes\\Terminal\\Help\\mql5.chm"
],
"shell": true
}
]
}