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MetaTrader 4 runtime error code

MetaTrader 4 runtime error code: ERR_FILE_NOT_TXT (5012)

The error, as text you can copy

ERR_FILE_NOT_TXT
Code number
5012
Kind
Runtime error code
Where you meet it
Raised inside the platform's own language
API
MetaTrader 4 (MQL4)

What does ERR_FILE_NOT_TXT (5012) mean on the MetaTrader 4 API?

"File must be opened with FILE_TXT flag" is MetaQuotes' whole description of this code. It is an MQL4 runtime error code, returned by GetLastError().

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Independent and unofficialdocs.mql4.comchecked

How do I fix ERR_FILE_NOT_TXT (5012)?

Open the file with the FILE_TXT flag. The vendor's page gives no further remedy.