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Compile-MQL.ps1

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+#gets the File To Compile as an external parameter... Defaults to a Test file...
+Param( $FileToCompile = "C:\Users\saherelm\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D0E8209F77C8CF37AD8BF550E51FF075\MQL5\Experts\x-saherelm.ea.mq5")
+
+#cleans the terminal screen and sets the log file name...
+Clear-Host
+$LogFile = $FileToCompile + ".log"
+
+#before continue check if the Compile File has any spaces in it...
+if ($FileToCompile.Contains(" ")) {
+    ""; "";
+    Write-Host "ERROR! Impossible to Compile! Your Filename or Path contains SPACES!" -ForegroundColor Red;
+    "";
+    Write-Host $FileToCompile -ForegroundColor Red;
+    ""; "";
+    return;
+}
+
+#first of all, kill MT Terminal (if running)... otherwise it will not see the new compiled version of the code...
+Get-Process -Name terminal64 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object { $_.Id -gt 0 } | Stop-Process
+
+#fires up the Metaeditor compiler...
+& "C:\Program Files\MetaTrader 5\MetaEditor64.exe" /compile:"$FileToCompile" /log:"$LogFile" /inc:"C:\Users\saherelm\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\D0E8209F77C8CF37AD8BF550E51FF075\MQL5" | Out-Null
+
+#get some clean real state and tells the user what is being compiled (just the file name, no path)...
+""; ""; ""; ""; ""
+$JustTheFileName = Split-Path $FileToCompile -Leaf
+Write-Host "Compiling........: $JustTheFileName"
+""
+
+#reads the log file. Eliminates the blank lines. Skip the first line because it is useless.
+$Log = Get-Content -Path $LogFile | Where-Object { $_ -ne "" } | Select-Object -Skip 1
+
+#Green color for successful Compilation. Otherwise (error/warning), Red!
+$WhichColor = "Red"
+$Log | ForEach-Object { if ($_.Contains("0 error(s), 0 warning(s)")) { $WhichColor = "Green" } }
+
+#runs through all the log lines...
+$Log | ForEach-Object {
+    #ignores the ": information: error generating code" line when ME was successful
+    if (-Not $_.Contains("information:")) {
+        #common log line... just print it...
+        Write-Host $_ -ForegroundColor $WhichColor
+    }
+}
+
+#get the MT Terminal back if all went well...
+if ( $WhichColor -eq "Green") { & "C:\\Program Files\\MetaTrader 5\\MetaEditor64.exe" }