Import Extensions

Brief

This section describes how to import your own extensions to Marketscope 2.0.

Details

You can import your own strategies, alerts, and indicators, in other words extensions, to Marketscope 2.0 provided they comply with its requirements. For details, visit www.fxcodebase.com.

You can import extensions by using either the Drag-and-Drop operation or Open dialog box.

Drag-and-Drop operation

The operation allows to drag a file or file link with a modified version of the extension you want to replace from your computer or Web pages to the Marketscope 2.0 window. You can also drag a file or file link to the E*TRADE FX platform window and do it even when the platform is unlogged.

To import extensions

  1. Browse your computer or the Internet to locate the file with the extensions of your choice, and then drag it to the E*TRADE FX platform or Marketscope 2.0 window.

  2. The Install Extension dialog box appears.



    For details, see Install Extension Dialog Box.

  3. Click Install.

  4. The Extension has been installed message box appears.

  5. Click OK.

    Note: If an error occurs, the Extension Import Errors message box appears providing the extension ID and error description. For details, see Extension Import Errors Dialog Box.



    Point to the error entry to expand the message, read it, and try to correct the error. If you cannot resolve the problem, contact the Technical support.

Open dialog box

To import extensions

  1. On the Alerts and Trading Automation menu, click Import Extension.

    In the E*TRADE FX platform, the command is available on the Alerts and Trading Automation submenu of the Charts menu.

    Note: You can also import your own extensions from the New Strategy or Alert, Manage Extensions, and Add Indicator dialog boxes by clicking Import. For details, see Add Strategy or Alert, Download Extensions, and Add Indicator.

  2. The Open dialog box appears.

  3. In the File name box, type the name of the file containing the extension you want to import or browse for one, and then click Open.

  4. Perform steps 2 through 5 of the Drag-and-Drop operation.

Once the extension is imported to Marketscope 2.0, you can use it. For details, see Add Strategy or Alert.

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