Issue with MT4 - AssetFix file

Hi,

I am new to this forum and Zorro.
I have changed AssetFix according to the symbols that my MT4 broker uses but I still get error messages when I try to connect.

Any suggestions?

Thank you

If at first you don't succeed - try harder?

The question admittedly is a bit funny. If you see error messages, my suggestion is that you read them. If that does not help, ask again, but with a little more detail.

Sorry for not being specific enough.

I get the following messages:
Error 053: GER30 unavailable!
Error 053: UK100 unavailable!
....
Some assets not available

I have already changed the name in the assetfix file so they have the same symbols as the broker.

What is still wrong?

Hi,
are the symbol of your broker listed in the MT4 Market Watch?

Ciao

Hi,

yes they are

Same problem here. I was able to fix this back when the asset fix was done in the MQL4 File, but I'm struggling with the AssetFix.csv

Symbols that I want to rename are all the indices, for example the german DAX is

.DE30Cash

I tried it both with the leading dot and without, to no success. Please help.


This is it:

Name;Price;Spread;RollLong;RollShort;PIP;PIPCost;MarginCost;Leverage;LotAmount;Commission;Symbol
AUD/USD;0,77311;0,00005;0,24;-0,51;0,0001;0,0871;9;0;1000;0,6;
EUR/CHF;107962;0,00004;0,08;-0,26;0,0001;0,09263;75;0;1000;0,8;
EUR/USD;113795;0,00005;-0,02;0,01;0,0001;0,0871;10;0;1000;0,6;
GBP/USD;151364;0,00003;0,05;-0,12;0,0001;0,0871;14;0;1000;0,6;
GER30;10884;1;-0,0918;0;1;0,1;6;0;0,1;0;DE30Cash
NAS100;4185;2;0,0477;-0,09;1;0,0871;2;0;0,1;0;USTECHCash
SPX500;2032,4;0,5;0,3265;-0,5419;0,1;0,0871;8;0;1;0;US500Cash
UK100;6869;2;-0,0883;0;1;0,13183;6;0;0,1;0;UK100Cash
US30;17520;4;0,1271;-0,2948;1;0,0871;6;0;0,1;0;US30Cash
USD/CAD;124466;0,0001;-0,21;0,09;0,0001;0,06998;10;0;1000;0,8;
USD/CHF;0,92203;0,00022;0,15;-0,58;0,0001;0,09446;50;0;1000;0,6;
USD/JPY;117489;0,004;0,02;-0,04;0,01;0,07413;10;0;1000;0,6;
XAG/USD;17235;0,046;-0,0009;0;0,01;0,43547;5;0;50;0;
XAU/USD;1260,82;0,47;-0,0124;0;0,01;0,00871;11;0;1;0;

The dot must be there if it is a part of the MT4 name. Check the error message in the MT4 Experts log, and compare its symbol name with the name in the market watch. There you can see where the name is wrong.

Still no success. In the log I can only see for example

Asset US30 Lot 0 Min 0
US30 data missing

I edited the AssetFix and AssetSTRATEGYNAME.

I can't see any changed Asset names in the Log.

This explains the mystery. The AssetsFix.csv editing and asset names changing was apparently not fully successful yet.

Maybe you saved it in a wrong folder? Or you're using a different asset list?

I tried it with the Z Strategies. I think these use the standard AssetsFix? I'm running Windows XP, and the AssetsFix is under C:\Documents an Settings\Username\Zorro\History

I didn't try yet, but isn't it still possible to edit the MQL4 Code as it was with the old Zorro Bridge?

Ok, it is possible. I solved my problem by adding

if(Asset == "NAS100") return(".USTECHCash");
if(Asset == "SPX500") return(".US500Cash");
if(Asset == "US30") return(".US30Cash");
if(Asset == "GER30") return(".DE30Cash");
if(Asset == "UK100") return(".UK100Cash");

at line 68 in the MQL4 file right under "string assetFix(string Asset)

Ok, but this does not explain why the symbol in the asset list is "NAS100" and not ".USTECHCash" as it should be. Check your z.ini file - maybe you're using a different asset list?

It's a clean and recent install of Zorro. This is the z.ini:

NFA = 0
FXOnly = 0
MMax = 100
Phantom = 1
Hedge = 5
Weekend = 2
Verbose = 2
BrokerPatch = 0
Preload = 0
AssetList = "AssetsFix";
Cancel = 0

Can you then run the following small script? Just for making sure.

function run()
{
assetList("AssetsFix");
asset("GER30");
printf("\n%s => %s",Asset,Symbol);
asset("NAS100");
printf("\n%s => %s",Asset,Symbol);
asset("SPX500");
printf("\n%s => %s",Asset,Symbol);
quit();
}