Run the MTsocketsAPI Expert Advisor

After copy the MTsocketAPI.ex4 file to the Experts folder (detailed instuctions here).

There are 2 ways of run the MTsocketAPI Expert Advisor:

  • Double click MTsocketAPI from the Experts box
  • Drag and drop MTsocketAPI to any chart

Any of these two method will launch a screen like this:

Now, click on the Common tab and check “Allow DLL imports”:

Note: MTsocketAPI needs ws2_32.dll windows library to manage sockets.

And finally, click OK to start MTsocketAPI.

Important: If you see a “sad” face like this:

You must click the “Auto Trading” button to enable it:

Now you must see the happy face:

Note: To make sure that MTsocketAPI started successfully, you can check the Metatrader 4 Experts tab:

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