Cannot import data from tickstory to MT4

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chazer
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Cannot import data from tickstory to MT4

Post by chazer »

Hey,

I tried to import historical Dax data into Meta Trader 4 through the built in function of tickstory. Right click on Pair --> Export in MT4. The process runs well and finishes successfully. After that I tried to use the imported data in the strategy tester. But the following message appears. "2017.04.11 13:43:17.398 TestGenerator: no history data '[DAX30]1' from 2015.02.03 to 2015.03.04"

So I am not sure what the problem is. I dont also see any new data in the MT4 directory. I can only see the default historical data. It seems that the import didnt work properly. Any ideas ?

MT4 Vesion: 4.00 Bild 1065
Tickstory: Latest (paid version)

tickstory
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Re: Cannot import data from tickstory to MT4

Post by tickstory »

Hello Chazer,

In order to export Tickstory's DEUEURIDX symbol to your Metatrader symbol name "DAX30", you must "map" it accordingly. That is, when exporting to Metatrader, there is a "Map to" field in the "MT4 Settings" tab. Type "DAX30" in this field to ensure your data gets exported correctly.

For further information, this process is described in the manual (press F1 in Tickstory) and also you can find other examples by searching for "map to" in this forum.

Hope this helps.

chazer
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Re: Cannot import data from tickstory to MT4

Post by chazer »

Perfect. That helped. It works.

But I have another question. I imported successfully data from 01.01.2012 to today. But I cannot import older data. For example 2009-2010 (DAX30) "Zeit Nachricht
11-04-2017 15:38 Fehler trat während Download auf: Der Remoteserver hat einen Fehler zurückgegeben: (404) Nicht gefunden. (URL: http://datafeed.dukascopy.com/datafeed/ ... _ticks.bi5)
"
In English: (404) Not found

tickstory
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Re: Cannot import data from tickstory to MT4

Post by tickstory »

Hi Chazer,

You are requesting dates which are outside the available historical information. Please check out this page to see what data is available for each instrument:

https://tickstory.com/dukascopy-histori ... 47af7840b6

Thanks.

chazer
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Re: Cannot import data from tickstory to MT4

Post by chazer »

Ok, thank you very much for the fast response.

I ran into another problem.

2017.04.11 16:12:05.832 TestGenerator: file "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\76AE827A66F7801B9D79B1FD1D2103FD\tester\history\[DAX30]1440_0.fxt" cannot open [5]
2017.04.11 16:12:05.832 TestGenerator: file "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\76AE827A66F7801B9D79B1FD1D2103FD\tester\history\[DAX30]1440_0.fxt" is read-only
2017.04.11 16:12:02.069 TestGenerator: file "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\76AE827A66F7801B9D79B1FD1D2103FD\tester\history\[DAX30]1440_0.fxt" cannot open [5]
2017.04.11 16:12:02.069 TestGenerator: file "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\76AE827A66F7801B9D79B1FD1D2103FD\tester\history\[DAX30]1440_0.fxt" is read-only
2017.04.11 16:11:47.496 TestGenerator: file "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\76AE827A66F7801B9D79B1FD1D2103FD\tester\history\[DAX30]1440_0.fxt" cannot open [5]
2017.04.11 16:11:47.496 TestGenerator: file "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\76AE827A66F7801B9D79B1FD1D2103FD\tester\history\[DAX30]1440_0.fxt" is read-only
2017.04.11 16:11:12.719 TestGenerator: file "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\76AE827A66F7801B9D79B1FD1D2103FD\tester\history\[DAX30]5_0.fxt" cannot open [5]
2017.04.11 16:11:12.719 TestGenerator: file "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\76AE827A66F7801B9D79B1FD1D2103FD\tester\history\[DAX30]5_0.fxt" is read-only

Appears in every timeframe. Any idea ?
Last edited by chazer on Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Cannot import data from tickstory to MT4

Post by tickstory »

Hello,

The "cannot open [5]" error and the causes are discussed at length on this thread:

https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=980

Make sure you have all the correct DAX MT4 settings by following the steps here:

https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=809

Since you're working with the DAX, you may also want to check out these threads which have answers to some commonly asked questions:

https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... ilit=dax30
https://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1011

Hope this helps!

chazer
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Re: Cannot import data from tickstory to MT4

Post by chazer »

Thank you. Now everything works.

tickstory
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Re: Cannot import data from tickstory to MT4

Post by tickstory »

Great news, Chazer! You're welcome.

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