Forex Tester 5 Forum

Here it is steps how to use Delphi debugger with strategy in Forex Tester:

1. You need to copy all your strategy files (strategy *.dpr and StrategyInterfaceUnit.pas, TechnicalFunctions.pas) to the <ForexTester>\Strategies\ folder.

2. Compile your strategy before you start ForexTester in this folder. Enable all debug options in Project -> Options -> Compiler. (do not install strategy via File menu, you need to compile it exactly in this folder).

3. Start ForexTester.

4. In Delphi go to menu Run -> Attach to process and select there ForexTester.exe.

5. Now you can set breakpoints, go step by step, and see variables. Works fine for me.

My environment
Delphi 7, XP / SP3, FT2.6.1
my Stratedgy runs in FT2.6.1 but has bugs

Successfully ran through all of your steps to get Delphi 7 into debug mode, then I set a break point in proc InitStrategy, I then hit F9 to run Delphi with FT.
error message is 'can not debug project unless a host appl is defined, use the Run/Parameters dialog box.
Now, according to taskmanager, FT has stopped responding

Hello,

Please check that you cave attached Delphi to the ForexTester.exe process and that you have your Delphi project in [Forex Tester path]/Strategies folder.

It appears that there is another step to add to this process
in Run/Parameters, you browse to ForexTester > forextester.exe

Now it is running debugger, but I am still having problems,
I set breakpoint inside of getsingleTick, F9 to run, asks me if I want to rebuild because modified, YES, F9 again runs to breakpoint and says 'debugger detected, please close it down and restart'


do you have a link on how I should run Delphi Debugger. I only know
F5 - set breakpoint
F4 - run to here

when I X out of Delphi, seems to have damaged FT and I have to reinstall FT again. Maybe I should unattach FT from Delphi before X out of Delphi ?

Running Delphi 7 on XP-SP3 with FT V 6.2.1

1.Run your app
2.Run Process Explorer (after downloading it
3.Double click on your executable in the process list
Select the Threads tab and there you will see:
The Thread ID
CPU Usage
Cycles Delta
And the start address
The TID ought to be enough to nail down your CPU hogging thread.

Hello everybody,
I’m little bit frustrated with this tutorial, seems that everyone is getting the same error. In my view, It would be so helpful to have *.dpr files of the following strategies (included en FT3):

• Strategy1.dll
• Strategy2.dll
• Strategy3.dll
• …
I mean from Strategy 1 to 7.

Please, could someone help us with this?
Many thanks
Alvaro

Yes, agree with Alvaro,

Please help post the source *.dpr files of strategies 1 to 7

Thanks!

Dear all,
FT3 support sent me the *dpr file from strategies 1 to 7. If someone is interested, send me an e-mail to alrodatos@gmail.com. I’ll send it back to you.
Regards.
Álvaro