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Instance ID Script for MT4/MT5 - Script for MetaTrader 5 - MetaTrader 5 Resources

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This script calculates and prints the instance ID of the MT4/MT5 installation.

instance_id is used for roaming folder names, e.g.

 C:/Users/{username}/AppData/Roaming/MetaQuotes/Terminal/{ instance ID }/

Please find more details here:

The original idea came from user Jie Zheng , who posted it on the forum . The main changes are:


Attachment download

📎 instance.mq5 (2.53 KB)

Source: MQL5 #26945

Instance ID scripts for MT4/MT5 - Script usage and filtering recommendations for MetaTrader 5

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