MQL4 Reference Constants, Enumerations and Structures Environment State Running MQL4 Program Properties

Running MQL4 Program Properties

To obtain information about the currently running mql4 program, constants from ENUM_MQL_INFO_INTEGER and ENUM_MQL_INFO_STRING are used.

For function MQLInfoInteger

ENUM_MQL_INFO_INTEGER

Identifier

Description

Type

MQL_CODEPAGE

Codepage used by an MQL4 program to output and convert strings (Print, PrintFormat, Alert, MessageBox, SendFTP, SendMail, SendNotification, etc.)

Codepage constant

MQL_PROGRAM_TYPE

Type of the MQL4 program

ENUM_PROGRAM_TYPE

MQL_DLLS_ALLOWED

The permission to use DLL for the given executed program

bool

MQL_TRADE_ALLOWED

The permission to trade for the given executed program

bool

MQL_SIGNALS_ALLOWED

The permission to modify the Signals for the given executed program

bool

MQL_DEBUG

The flag, that indicates the debug mode

bool

MQL_PROFILER

The flag, that indicates the program operating in the code profiling mode

bool

MQL_TESTER

The flag, that indicates the tester process

bool

MQL_OPTIMIZATION

The flag, that indicates the optimization process

bool

MQL_VISUAL_MODE

The flag, that indicates the visual tester process

bool

MQL_FRAME_MODE

The flag, that indicates the Expert Advisor operating in gathering optimization result frames mode

bool

MQL_LICENSE_TYPE

Type of license of the EX4 module. The license refers to the EX4 module, from which a request is made using MQLInfoInteger(MQL_LICENSE_TYPE).

ENUM_LICENSE_TYPE

For function MQLInfoString

ENUM_MQL_INFO_STRING

Identifier

Description

Type

MQL_PROGRAM_NAME

Name of the MQL4-program executed

string

MQL_PROGRAM_PATH

Path for the given executed program

string

 

For information about the type of the running program, values of ENUM_PROGRAM_TYPE are used.

ENUM_PROGRAM_TYPE

Identifier

Description

PROGRAM_SCRIPT

Script

PROGRAM_EXPERT

Expert

PROGRAM_INDICATOR

Indicator

 

ENUM_LICENSE_TYPE

Identifier

Description

LICENSE_FREE

A free unlimited version

LICENSE_DEMO

A trial version of a paid product from the Market. It works only in the strategy tester

LICENSE_FULL

A purchased licensed version allows at least 5 activations. The number of activations is specified by seller. Seller may increase the allowed number of activations

LICENSE_TIME

A version with limited term liсense

Example:

   ENUM_PROGRAM_TYPE mql_program=(ENUM_PROGRAM_TYPE)MQLInfoInteger(MQL_PROGRAM_TYPE);
   switch(mql_program)
     {
      case PROGRAM_SCRIPT:
        {
         Print(__FILE__+" is script");
         break;
        }
      case PROGRAM_EXPERT:
        {
         Print(__FILE__+" is Expert Advisor");
         break;
        }
      case PROGRAM_INDICATOR:
        {
         Print(__FILE__+" is custom indicator");
         break;
        }
      default:Print("MQL4 program type value is ",mql_program);
     }