VSCODE - MQL5 - Syntax Highlighting - Problems

External question — Stack Overflow Stack Exchange Author: Rafael Zanzoori Original post: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76108432 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. I am trying to use VSCODE to edit my mql5 scripts. in the attached screenshot - VSCODE prompts for 5 problems in the script. These are false problems since the script compiles successfully. I think that for some reason VSCODE thinks this is c++ code. How can i eliminate these problems?

External answer — Stack Overflow Stack Exchange Author: PaulB Original post: https://stackoverflow.com/a/76108613 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. The simple answer is, use MetaEditor which is specifically designed to edit and compile MQL4/5. Visual Studio does not support MQL4/5. It thinks you are using c++ because that is what it is meant to be used for, not MQL4/5.

External answer — Stack Overflow Stack Exchange Author: Khuram Original post: https://stackoverflow.com/a/78364611 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. The simplest solution is as follows: Open VS Code Make sure to open the MQL4 or MQL5 directory Press Ctr + Shift + P to open up the command pallet Select MQL: Create configuration This will create a .vscod directory in the MQL5 data folder and the errors will get resolved. Note: You need to open the MQL4 or MQL5 folder in your VSCode to create an MQL5 configuration for VS Code.

External answer — Stack Overflow Stack Exchange Author: James Original post: https://stackoverflow.com/a/79212143 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. You have done the mql tools settings incorrectly Instead of having the path... mql5/include" Change to.... mql5" Summary bringing your directory path one folder will fix the issue... Next time follow the instructions carefully