Opening DLL Indicator with Lazarus doesnt work

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Opening DLL Indicator with Lazarus doesnt work

#1 Postby agora » Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:25 am

Hello,

i tried to open different free indicators for forex tester with Lazarus IDE 1.4.2.
But i alwways get the same Message: "The File Ishimoku.dll does not seem to be a Text file"

I wanted to learn programming Indicators but looking at code from others. (I know already MQL4)

Can somone explain me how i can open the free forex tester 2/3 dll indicators?

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Re: Opening DLL Indicator with Lazarus doesnt work

#2 Postby FX Helper » Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:27 am

Hello,

We don't recommend using Lazarus because there are many problems with this program.

You can use any Delphi version, you can Google for Delphi7_Lite_Full_Setup_v7.3.3.0_Build_2009-6-22_.rar file
This version should be ok for creating indicators and strategies.

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Re: Opening DLL Indicator with Lazarus doesnt work

#3 Postby agora » Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:58 am

Hello,

i tried your suggested Programm Delphi7_Lite_Full_Setup_v7.3.3.0_Build_2009-6-22
but i still cant open Forextester dlls, i attached a screenshot.

Best regards
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Re: Opening DLL Indicator with Lazarus doesnt work

#4 Postby FX Helper » Sat Nov 25, 2017 4:15 am

Hello

Thank you for the update and screenshot.

Sorry, but you can't see the source code of .dll file. .dll file is the analog of .ex4 file in MT4, so this is a compiled file and its source code can't be seen.

You need have .dpr or .pas extension of the file to see its source code.

You can find .dpr files with a source code of indicators in the C:\ForexTester3\Examples\Indicators\Delphi\IndicatorsSrc folder by default.


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