Operational Messages
Expert Advisor Operational Messages.
Expert Advisors Operational Messages
Observe the message number displayed in red in the EA dashboard. Find that EA code in the table below and click on that number to see the details and possible resolutions:

EA Code | Severity | Message | Description |
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1001 | Error | Setup problem: DLL imports not allowed. Tick Allow DLL imports in Common tab of the properties window. | Configuration setting is missing to allow the EA to use dynamicaly loaded libraries (DLLs). Enable the load of DLLs and restart the EA. More... |
1002 | Error | Incomplete EA installation: Run setup application for MT4 instance "<MT4DataPath>'s Data Folder" | Product installation is not complete or damaged. Run the setup application for the MT4 terminal instance as displayed. More... |
1006 | Error | MT4 Expert Advisors are disabled: click on the AutoTrading icon on the MT4 toolbar to execute the EA. | EA does not perform its operations, not monitoring nor reacting to price movements of the market. More... |
1007 | Error | Live trading is not allowed (no smiley face): press F7 and tick Allow live trading box on Common tab. | The EA is unable to perform trading operations, there is a frown icon in the top right corner of the chart. More... |
1008 | Error | Authentication failed or interrupted (<Stopped>, <Status>, <Response>, <Reason>, <FlipOverCount>, <Latency>) | The EA is not able to authenticate the user access to the service at its start up time. More... |
1121 | Error | Order close failed at bid <Bid> for #<TicketNo> <TicketType> cmnt:<TicketComment> (<AttemptNo>, <TicketCount>/ <TotalTicketCount>, <Latency>ms) | Attempt to close an open trade returned with error. More... |
1163 | Warning | Connection - Down X times Last time... | The MT4 lost connection to the broker's server. More... |
2101 | Error | Initialization failed | Initialization failed More... |
2118 | Error | Service access disabled (<AccessID>, <ConfirmationID>) - shutting down... | The user quits the authentication process, or the EA is not able to authenticate the user access to the service. More... |
9104 | Error | Order submit failed at bid ... | Broker server rejects orders submitted by the EA. More... |