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

        - 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)