How to use VSC for mql5! Step by step tutorial

[@trustfultrading]

Will you use VSC in the future? Hope this was helpful 👍 Can someone confirm this also works on macOS?

[@baileywickens3278]

cant get it to work on mac without using paralells which is annoying for me because it slows down my mac

[@tobiaspucher9597]

yes for sure, already did for a long time but without good setup.

[@DAVA_MC]

Amazing video, thank you

[@castelobtc]

Excellent... The class was worth it, as I already develop crypto bots in VS Code with Node Js and I didn't know about this MQL5 extension. Congratulations!

[@sideshowben1982]

Great Video as Usual, thanks for making leaning MQL5 so easy, interesting and informative. keep up the great works.

[@trustfultrading]

Glad you liked it!

[@XaviAndreu]

I love this new content

[@shagarcool]

Great tool

[@fredysoto8547]

Your Channel is growing!! YES!!!

[@trustfultrading]

🚀🌒

[@shaunhendricks6056]

I like your style and structure of coding

[@WESLAOyt]

amazing man! you helped me so much!!! thanks

[@zegorzki]

Yet another great video Toby, thank you! For others (maybe noobs like me!) unable to compile due to a missing script error, I found I needed to disable all other extensions, then restart VSC with MQL Tools enabled. I got all keen with C++ extensions and whatnot and couldn't get it to work until I realised my error. 😤😂 Sooo much better than the standard MetaEditor, true dark mode is worth it by itself for me 👍

[@trustfultrading]

Fantastic! Thanks for the feedback and the tip 👍

[@OdieO745]

Tobi, great video, thanks for helping me set up my VSC program.

[@maffysmods9718]

Thanks Toby, this isa great video which is greatly appreciated, I have been looking to do this for a long time so thanks very much and keep the the good work

[@angkolbai1572]

hello, why my include and scripts folder does not appear. I mean it is not highlighted.

[@PathikritGhosh007]

Thank you. This was very useful!

[@weiSane]

Hey Toby, I actually realised the ex5 file never gets recompiled when you compile the source code. Only the mqh file is complied. You have to go and recompile with the metaeditor for a .ex5 file to be generated.

[@trustfultrading]

There are two ways to compile. Use the "Compile with Script". This will open up the MetaEditor in the background and compiles the EA just fine.

[@weiSane]

@@trustfultrading I actually was using the wrong keybinding, I was using the CTR Shift Z which is just for checking syntax highlighting, my another task was using the CTR Shift X binding. it was a problem with the keybindings in the settings.json file. I went and deleted the old keybinding and now CTR Shift X works fine for compiling. Danke Tobey.

[@trustfultrading]

@@weiSane Ok, but there is "Check syntax", "Compile" (Ctrl+Shift+X) and there is "Compile using Script" (Ctrl+Shift+C). Using "Compile" is fine but this will not reload attached EAs. "Compile using Script" will reload already attached EAs since its using the default MetaEditor to compile.

[@nimaghomri]

The reason you can't go to the definition of variables, or you have to switch to the main file to compile the project is that you didn't open the .mqproj file of the project. double click it and it will solve the problem.

[@pedrosanchezroca181]

any tuto on how to make this work on a Mac?

[@trustfultrading]

Sorry no. Let me know if you got it to work or not.

[@mohsensrn6262]

That was very helpful. Thank you

[@youtraders]

Thanks for tutorial ❤ recommended for learning

[@trustfultrading]

Welcome 😊

[@norbertholsken2116]

Very cool! Thank you. Would love to switch to VS Code. Will see how it works out.

[@namesurname7654]

Thanks Toby, I tried to use VSCode for MQL5 for my own while ago but have to leave it because of lack of syntax support. Right now I am wondering how did I miss this plugin :) Great vid as always, this weekend beer budget goes to creators of this awesome plugin! P.S. While ago I was literally one enter click away from sending request to do such vid in the comments. You are a some kind of a mind reader? xD Thanks a thousand!

[@trustfultrading]

Thanks! I also tried VSC for mql a few years ago, but have not made the switch. With this nice extension its very easy and convenient. I'm glad that you also think about the developer who offers the whole thing for free. Everyone always wants everything for free nowadays. Thanks for your comment ;)

[@namesurname7654]

@@trustfultrading As time pass by, my personal conclusion is "Only devs pays donations to others devs" :D why? We know the effort too well.

[@hvfx5739]

Hi Tobi! Can we use another formatter? This kills my code wery often.

[@cleverubiagegeCvland]

Very nice explanation on using vscode. Can you create an EA with Ichimoku kinko indicator? Thanks

[@youtraders]

how to generate template ser

[@JhonyTygas]

Good morning, very good your video, a doubt can we create graphical interfaces with VS CODE for the mql5 EA?

[@trustfultrading]

Thanks, yeah the VS CODE is just the code editor. You can create a GUI ;)

[@LION0500]

Tell! Is it possible to create a code in MQL5 that sends any chart towards the take profit position?

[@hisatnam]

Thanks Toby!!

[@brunoyu403]

Thanks Toby, i learn a lot from you. i got a quick question, my VSC checks my mq5 file using the C/C++ extentison, always gives a warning of the incorrect syantex as it's not C/C++, event the "input" function. and i found that MQL tools needs the C/C++ intelliSense extension.... seems it can not be stopped.

[@trustfultrading]

Thanks for watching! Can you post your settings.json file?

[@brunoyu403]

@@trustfultrading thanks for the reply, here is the setting.json ====== { "C_Cpp.errorSquiggles": "disabled" } ========= and also the VSC can not auto complete the code, neither Mqltick or input... maybe there is sth wrong with the setting. Thanks in advance for your help

[@trustfultrading]

@@brunoyu403 Ok there is a lot missing there. Have you done step 2 of the MQL Tools guide? Create the config file?

[@brunoyu403]

@@trustfultrading i trid the "create config" many times, but nothing happen. sometimes it popped up an warning that "mql tools configration not found".

[@trustfultrading]

@@brunoyu403 Try to paste this in your settings.json file ( and edit the path): { "C_Cpp.default.includePath": [ "${workspaceFolder}/**", "${workspaceFolder}/Include" ], "C_Cpp.default.compilerPath": "", "C_Cpp.default.intelliSenseMode": "gcc-x64", "C_Cpp.errorSquiggles": "disabled", "C_Cpp.autocompleteAddParentheses": true, "mql_tools.context": true, "files.exclude": { "**/*.ex4": true, "**/*.ex5": true }, "files.associations": { "*.mqh": "cpp", "*.mq4": "cpp", "*.mq5": "cpp", "*.0mqh": "cpp" }, "C_Cpp.default.forcedInclude": [ "c:\\Users\\Tobias\\.vscode\\extensions\\l-i-v.mql-tools-2.0.1\\data\\mql5_en.mqh" ] }

[@DAVA_MC]

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing, Toby. I wonder how does using VSC “disables” debugging. I would thing that i can always go back to Meta Editor and debug from there. But once I started using VSC - debugging in Meta Editor stopped working.. hmm.. Do i miss something?

[@trustfultrading]

Of course you can always go back to the MetaEditor. Should work, just like before ;)

[@danibaig]

Please make video on how to make trading panel

[@adilsumra3830]

Great Video! I started now in VSC.. Make things easier now. But I can not compile "mqh" file. It gives popup error ' To compile, you need to write in first line "mqh" of the document.' Any idea how to solve that..

[@PedroLeBoursicoteur]

Hi every one Do you know how to comment the methods of the Trade class without touching the Trade.mqh file with VSCode? Best Reguards 😊

[@amirghadiri8104]

Great card, thank you

[@user-sl1id6mx1h]

Thanks Toby , i have a question for you , i have a grid based strategy that uses martingale and it closes trade with basket profit ( eg profit of 10$ per sequance ) , i am trying to find a way to get where exactly my exit level will be ? , can you help me

[@trustfultrading]

Hi, you have to test, what is best. Maybe also use a basket loss?

[@ivanshane8248]

Thank you! this is a nicer IDE :)

[@trustfultrading]

You're welcome 😊

[@peschu3659]

@trustfultrading Vielen Dank für Deine Videos Tobi! They are very helpful to get started quickly with mql/ea programming. One question about the formatting: In vscode I use the option to automatically format the file on save. This "destroys" the formatting in variable/input defintions. The best I can achieve at the moment is to keep the comments vertically aligned. But I would like to keep the variable names and equal signs vertically aligned. Do you know how to configure this in vscode? There are also some ugly breaks in "if" conditions, when the line gets too long ... Would be great to see a video about some fine tuning in vscode. 🙂 Thanks a lot again for all the work and time you put into these videos!!!

[@trustfultrading]

Hmmm, write me on telegram so you can send me a screenshot.

[@hvfx5739]

Hi @peschu3659 hast du schon das Probleme behoben?

[@naturewalkingwithyou]

in MT5 you need to just click on the function and not highlight it to then see the definition of that function. I had the same problem and realised that this was the reason it wasn't working.

[@trustfultrading]

Oh thanks, I'm stupid. 😜👍

[@trustfultrading]

@Nelson F1 is for help. This also works in VSC.

[@medironza]

Thanks for this great video. Please we need some video in your high low breakout with grid code function 🙏 and trailing sl 😊

[@trustfultrading]

Thanks, I don't really like mutiple entries/exits.😇

[@AqualataCode]

Wow wow! Thank you! The MQL editor is... xD

[@trustfultrading]

Thanks, yeah its.... well.... 😌

[@PathikritGhosh007]

Hi Toby, did what you mentioned, but still can't seem to get auto-suggestions while typing in VSCode. Any idea hat to do?

[@trustfultrading]

Hmm, hard to tell. Maybe you can write to the Extension developer about this.

[@PathikritGhosh007]

@@trustfultrading Yes, thank you for your reply. I did the whole setup again after uninstalling VSCode. It's working now! The steps are correct! Something went wrong in my own configuration.

[@yourworld...3699]

Hello Toby,,,, Is it possible to get CNBC data using mql5?

[@trustfultrading]

Hi, you can write a web request for any website. www.mql5.com/en/docs/network/webrequest

[@yourworld...3699]

@@trustfultrading thank you

[@Centronimation]

Man you rock

[@JayBayrak]

cool thx !

[@DarkKnight_2324]

Nice one! I wish there was an extension for Intellij

[@trustfultrading]

Thanks, yeah the advantage is that VSC is very popular. Never used Intellij

[@jithendras5199]

GOOD INFO

[@fredysoto8547]

Thanks a lot Tobi, but My Laptop y slow with VSC, so I keep working with MQL5 IDE, is there some issue to follow your Great Videos?.. Regards!!

[@trustfultrading]

Ah ok, code will be the same for MetaEditor / VSC.

[@fredysoto8547]

@@trustfultrading Thanks a lot

[@Bibiho-l8b]

hello,i got an error during compile, the error message is "command 'mql_tools.compileFile' not found"

[@trustfultrading]

Hi, I had that too once. I just restarted VSC. Let me know if that helps.

[@PrasenjitFx]

I am also facing this problem. Restart laptop several times but till now facing same. Is there any other solution

[@trustfultrading]

@@PrasenjitFx What if you just restart VSC? Just close it and open it again?

[@PrasenjitFx]

@@trustfultrading thanks dear tobi . I restart vsc many times but didn't work but when turn on sync on and log in with GitHub it's working now.

[@kamilzawislak64]

good content!

[@kevinnguyen6727]

I have been using VSC for a time and gave up, auto-complete is not working, and we cannot call built-in functions. A simple example: assume you declared "CTrade trade;", then in the source code you typed "trade." and it can't show built-in functions like "PositionOpen" so it's very inconvenient to use.

[@trustfultrading]

Hi, had the same problem, but it works. Do not include files from each other. Take a look here: github.com/L-I-V/MQL-Tools/issues/21

[@gcs3495]

thanks bro

[@baileywickens3278]

any idea why some of my colours are not right? i have blue for variables, functions and #... i dont know why most of the colours are the same but yours are so different

[@trustfultrading]

Try a different color theme with ctrl + K and ctrl + T

[@algorithmictradingsystems]

nice

[@hichamlaaraj]

👌

[@jakebudin4354]

vs code hypeee!

[@trustfultrading]

🚀🚀

[@Noswebeamus]

Right, who knows what the hell they were thinking using that too old GUI!

[@trustfultrading]

😂😏

[@freenrg888]

This is brilliant, Tobias. I have been using VS Code for MQL5 for a while thanks to you. However, I have found one issue: When I compile in VS Code the EA's settings (inputs) do not get loaded in the Strategy Tester. I have to re-compile in the MT5 IDE and they they get loaded. Did you find this too? Everything else works perfectly. UPDATE: I have added the following in VS Code's keybindings.json: ... { "key": "f7", "command": "mql_tools.compileScript", "when": "resourceExtname == '.mq4' || resourceExtname == '.mq5' || resourceExtname == '.mqh'" }, ... Now I can compile directly in MT5 with Script from VS Code by pressing F7. However, the EA's inputs are still not loaded in the MT5 Strategy tester (it shows inputs for a previously tested EA). I have to actually press F7 in the MT5 IDE and then they do get updated instantly.

[@trustfultrading]

There is compile and compile using script. With the Script it will open Metaeditor and compile the code there. Try Ctrl + shift + c

[@MQLwithBrian]

For those who use Crossover app to run MT5 and MQL5 on mac, No success. I can edit in VS but can't compile. Maybe for those who directly installed MT5 and MQL5 it will work

[@trustfultrading]

Thank you for the info, may I ask which "crossover app" you are using? And why? Or is the app called "crossover"? ;)

[@MQLwithBrian]

Newer versions of mac can't run MT5 properly. Alternatively, we can use emulations or install Windows to run .exe files. So Parrallels, Wine, Bootstrap, or Crossover is the option. (CrossOver is stable atleast for my experience). Yeah f*ck macbook 🤣

[@trustfultrading]

@@MQLwithBrian Oh sorry to hear that. But thats really a problem with MT5 not macbook. 😑 Maybe this helps: github.com/L-I-V/MQL-Tools/issues/8 Maybe the path has to start with "crossover" or something... idk

[@ilyaskhan.1994]

Lack of debugger : (

[@trustfultrading]

Yeah, do you use the debugger in MetaEditor?

[@ilyaskhan.1994]

@@trustfultrading sometimes yeah