Metatrader grid-trading auto-trade EA

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Old Jun 6, 2012, 1:32pm   #9
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holy crap.
am trying to test a new EA, and get error "Expert [ea-name] is not a custom indicator and will be removed" ([ea-name is my replaced term for actual EA-name)

What is that all about?
Compile OK; it loads ok, but is then almost immediately rejected with above error message.
What's the fix?

Mucho grasias.

Anything to do with the latest MT4 update?
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Old Jun 6, 2012, 1:45pm   #10
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sounds like your ea might not be in the proper MT4 folder. Shutdown MT4. Check that the ea is in the "experts" folder and not in the "indicators" folder. Also if the ea uses custom indicators make sure they are all in the proper folder too. Restart MT4 and try again.

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thanks, pete.
sticking the mq4 file in "experts" directory instead of into "indicators" did the trick.
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