MetaTrader 5 runtime error code
MetaTrader 5 runtime error code: ERR_FILE_NOTBIN (5011)
The error, as text you can copy
ERR_FILE_NOTBIN - Code number
- 5011
- Kind
- Runtime error code
- Where you meet it
- Raised inside the platform's own language
What does ERR_FILE_NOTBIN (5011) mean on the MetaTrader 5 API?
"The file must be opened as a binary one" is MetaQuotes' whole description of this code. It is an MQL5 runtime error code, returned by GetLastError(). The vendor lists it under the heading "File Operations".
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How do I fix ERR_FILE_NOTBIN (5011)?
Open the file as binary before calling the function that failed. The vendor's page gives no further remedy.