Run the MTsocketsAPI Expert Advisor
Once the MTsocketAPI.ex5 file has been installed (detailed instructions available here), the API must be started in order to enable communication between Metatrader 5 and any TCP client.
There are two ways of running the MTsocketAPI Expert Advisor:
- Double-click MTsocketAPI from the Experts box
- Drag and drop MTsocketAPI to any chart
Either of these two methods will launch a screen similar to the following:
Enable "Allow Algo Trading" and then click on the Dependencies tab:
Note
MTsocketAPI needs the ws2_32.dll and kernel32.dll to work with sockets.
And finally, click OK to start MTsocketAPI.
Important
You must click the "Algo Trading" button to enable MTsocketAPI to work with orders:
If you only use MTsocketAPI to read data you don't need to enable "Algo Trading"
Note
To make sure that MTsocketAPI started successfully, you can check the Metatrader 5 Experts tab:
