easy script question

 

just getting into MQL4 and I'd like to ask a simple question ...

in MetaTrader navigator/indicators it lists the indicators

when I run MetaEditor I expected to see the same list so I could take a look, edit etc.

are some built-in and not available?

 

Press Ctrl D

You can only examine/modify those with MQ4 files.

If only Exe, you cannot 

 
dalai:



ok thanks yes it makes sense now.

can I ask what the difference is creating a new EA and creating a new Indicator?


I don't know what your question is exactly.

 

EAs can place trades , indicators cannot. They are 2 different things.

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