Loading EA .ex5 to MT5 fails in Visualize/Genetic Optimization

[rhang]

Hello
I've been so far using MT4 EA using fxdreema as a tool to write ex4 in to Mt4, so far it has been great.
Now that I have started MT5, I create a new project with all new blocks and download it to the expert directory and refresh the MT5 explorer then select the new ex5 EA, but so far it can not start in the virtualize tool. In the Journal, it says somthing like

MQL5 >>> wrong type, loading of file-A failed
Tester >>>> Loading of file-A.ex5 failed

the start button is disabled and the input tab has no data.

Any thing different from the MT4 way of doing???

Thank you

[roar]

@rhang Sounds like a missing custom indicator

[ambrogio]

@rhang The button "refresh" in MT5 does not make you compile files as it happens in MT4, try to turn off and on the platform

[rhang]

I,ve tried to download the mq5 file then used the mt5,s compilier to compile it and it was successful.
However the virtualize still gives the same error in the journel. This was of course after multiple restarts of mt5 but the error remaind.
Any other suggestions please.
Thanks

[roar]

Screenshots?

[rhang]

@rhang said in Loading EA .ex5 to MT5 fails in Visualize/Genetic Optimization:

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[roar]

@rhang Ok, that doesn't tell much.
It could be something wrong with the mql4 - mql5 conversion:
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/326397

Could you share your project?

[rhang]

Ah I found it, I did a mistake during creating the project

When I created the new project, I selected

Script*****>>>>>this should be Expert Advisor
MetaTrader 5

The Script was the problem. now it can be loaded. my mistake.

Thank you for all suggestions