Install C++ Tester

INSTALL ON LINUX

1.Create database

- change local dir to: /home/"username"

- create a directory: mkdir mt4db2

- download EURUSD data from:

http://betterea.googlecode.com/files/mt4db2.tar.gz

- extract data to: /home/"username"/mt4db2

- change local dir to: /home/"username"/mt4db2

- create 'cdb' subdirectory: mkdir cdb

- move database files to 'cdb' subdirectory:

mv *.cdb cdb

mv *.cdx cdb

- after this in /home/"username"/mt4db2/cdb directory you have this files:

EURUSD1.cdb

EURUSD1.cdx

EURUSD240.cdb

EURUSD5.cdb

EURUSD60.cdb

and in /home/"username"/mt4db2 directory:

Marketinfo.csv

- unpack the following archive without directory in cdb subfolder:

http://betterea.googlecode.com/files/EURGBP.tar.gz

http://betterea.googlecode.com/files/GBPUSD.tar.gz

- optional you can download *.hst data from FXDD:

http://global.fxdd.com/en/mt1m-data.html

and extract archives to:

/home/"username"/mt4db2

2.Download the source

- download source from:https://sites.google.com/site/ctesterformt4/c-tester-for-mt4/c-tester-current-release/forex-tester-cvs.tar.gz?attredirects=0&d=1

- extract source to directory: /home/"username"/cpp

- the tester source you can find in directory: /home/"username"/cpp/tinycdb

- install mingw32 and Code::Blocks for linux with Synoptic Package Manager

- Open in Code::Blocks: {Settings} {Compiler and Debugger settings}

- Select the GNU GCC compiler and click the Copy button

- Enter the new compiler's name: mingw32_compiler

- Click the Compiler tab and then click the #defines tab.

- Add the following:

WINVER=0x0400

__WIN95__

__GNUWIN32__

STRICT

HAVE_W32API_H

__WXMSW__

__WINDOWS__

-Click the Linker tab and the following under "Other Linker Options":

-lstdc++

-lgcc

-lodbc32

-lwsock32

-lwinspool

-lwinmm

-lshell32

-lcomctl32

-lctl3d32

-lodbc32

-ladvapi32

-lodbc32

-lwsock32

-lopengl32

-lglu32

-lole32

-loleaut32

-luuid

- Click the Directories tab and the Compiler tab:

/usr/i586-mingw32msvc/include

- open workspace tinycdb1.workspace with Code::Blocks IDE

- go to mt4 project and mt4.cc file and change the

_db_ = "/home/barnix/mt4db2";

_db_ = "/home/barnix/mt5db";

to

_db_ = "/home/"username"/mt4db2";

_db_ = "/home/"username"/mt5db";

- Click the Directories tab and the Linker tab:

/usr/i586-mingw32msvc/lib

- Click the Directories tab and the Resource Compiler tab:

/usr/i586-mingw32msvc/include

- Click the Toolchain executables tab:

C compiler: i586-mingw32msvc-gcc

C++ compiler: i586-mingw32msvc-g++

Linker for dynamic libs: i586-mingw32msvc-g++

Linker for static libs: i586-mingw32msvc-ar

Debugger: i586-mingw32msvc-gdb

- rebuild workspave : {Build} {Rebuild Workspace}

INSTALL ON WINDOWS (Not Recommanded)

0.First install 7-Zip and Far Manager.

1.Create database

- change local dir to: C:\Users\"username"

- create a directory: md mt4db2

- download EURUSD data from:

http://betterea.googlecode.com/files/mt4db2.tar.gz

- extract data to: C:\Users\"username"\mt4db2

- change local dir to: C:\Users\"username"\mt4db2

- create 'cdb' subdirectory: md cdb

- move database files to 'cdb' subdirectory:

move *.cdb cdb

move *.cdx cdb

- after this in C:\Users\"username"\mt4db2\cdb directory you have this files:

EURUSD1.cdb

EURUSD1.cdx

EURUSD240.cdb

EURUSD5.cdb

EURUSD60.cdb

and in C:\Users\"username"\mt4db2 directory:

Marketinfo.csv

- unpack the following archive without directory in C:\Users\"username"\mt4db2\cdb directory:

http://betterea.googlecode.com/files/EURGBP.tar.gz

http://betterea.googlecode.com/files/GBPUSD.tar.gz

- optional you can download *.hst data from FXDD:

http://global.fxdd.com/en/mt1m-data.html

and extract archives to:

C:\Users\"username"\mt4db2

2.Download the source

- download source from:https://sites.google.com/site/ctesterformt4/c-tester-for-mt4/c-tester-current-release/forex-tester-cvs.tar.gz?attredirects=0&d=1

- create the cpp subdir from directory:C:\Users\"username"

md cpp

- extract source to directory: C:\Users\"username"\cpp

- the tester source you can find in directory: C:\Users\"username"\cpp\tinycdb

- rebuild workspave : {Build} {Rebuild Workspace} (and correct the debugs)