> but how do you handle settings that are unique to a pair like swap long and swap short?

> That's where you create new variables, %4, %5, %6, etc.

I solve this problem by having separate "ini" files for each symbol in a subfolder.

For example:
.\ini\EURUSD.ini

swap_long  = -6.88
swap_short = 2.02
stop_loss_range_min = 20
stop_loss_range_max = 220

Then, we can call gen.js with two "ini" files:

node .\bin\gen.js --settings generate.ini .\ini\%symbol%.ini ...

Hi Popov, my previous question probably got lost in the conversation... I noticed the .json files created by the Data Export EA already include swaplong and swapshort for each symbol. Does Express Generator use these custom swaps when using --server or do we have to specify them with swap_long and swap_short in an .ini file? I'm hoping it already includes them as it makes scripts simpler... ;-)

Why is it when the below settings are in place that I still get 100 strategies in the collection.json file?

generate.ini collection_capacity = 100 and show_top = 30
generate.cmd show_top = 30

Because your collection capacity is 100? If you want less strats collected then update the capacity setting with appropriate size.

generate.ini collection_capacity = 100 and show_top = 30
generate.cmd show_top = 30

> but how do you handle settings that are unique to a pair like swap long and swap short?

> That's where you create new variables, %4, %5, %6, etc.

I solve this problem by having separate "ini" files for each symbol in a subfolder.

For example:
.\ini\EURUSD.ini

swap_long  = -6.88
swap_short = 2.02
stop_loss_range_min = 20
stop_loss_range_max = 220

Then, we can call gen.js with two "ini" files:

node .\bin\gen.js --settings generate.ini .\ini\%symbol%.ini ...

Popov, is there any way to get the Data Export.mq5 script to automatically detect and include the swap long and short in the data exported, similar to how it works with spread?

(I know I have to unify them, but I still do not know what is the best way)

Try to load the data file by specifying the "server" instead of the "data-file".

--server Pepperstone ^
--symbol %symbol%  ^
--period %period% ^

Your Pepperstone symbols have an additional "r". Therefore, you have to use such a symbol name when you call your script.

START C:\express-generator\generate.cmd EURUSDr H1 60

for aaronpriest ... I am trying to generate from data extracted from my Pepperstone server through the Data Export script. The first screenshot shows the generate.cmd setting, the second screenshot shows the file name format for Premium data, the third screenshot shows the file name format for Pepprstone data, and the fourth screenshot shows the error message at the command line.

The Premium data generation works fine but the Pepperstone does not. Can you see my error?

Thanks in advance

P.S. I attached the screenshots but I got the error "file has never been downloaded"

Check the spelling in one of your screenshots, it might be a mispelling for a filename or folder: "peepperstone"

The Premium data generation works fine but the Pepperstone does not. Can you see my error?

Thanks in advance

P.S. I attached the screenshots but I got the error "file has never been downloaded"

> but how do you handle settings that are unique to a pair like swap long and swap short?

> That's where you create new variables, %4, %5, %6, etc.

I solve this problem by having separate "ini" files for each symbol in a subfolder.

For example:
.\ini\EURUSD.ini

swap_long  = -6.88
swap_short = 2.02
stop_loss_range_min = 20
stop_loss_range_max = 220

Then, we can call gen.js with two "ini" files:

node .\bin\gen.js --settings generate.ini .\ini\%symbol%.ini ...

I didn't know you could call two ini files like that I guess, even more slick!

> That's where you create new variables, %4, %5, %6, etc.

I solve this problem by having separate "ini" files for each symbol in a subfolder.

For example:
.\ini\EURUSD.ini

swap_long  = -6.88
swap_short = 2.02
stop_loss_range_min = 20
stop_loss_range_max = 220

Then, we can call gen.js with two "ini" files:

node .\bin\gen.js --settings generate.ini .\ini\%symbol%.ini ...

for aaronpriest ... I understand that in your setup the generic settings are placed in generate.ini, and the universal settings like symbol, time frame, mins etc. are generated with variables in generate.cmd, but how do you handle settings that are unique to a pair like swap long and swap short?

That's where you create new variables, %4, %5, %6, etc. and reference them in your start command line. Also, symbol, timeframe, and minutes ARE unique to each pair, that's why they are variables. If they were universal, then they would be generic and I'd just put them in the generate.ini file.