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.
Warning
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: