//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                           Demo_FileReadArray.mq5 |
//|                        Copyright 2013, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                              http://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2013, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "http://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"
//--- display the window of input parameters when launching the script
#property script_show_inputs
//--- input parameters
input string InpFileName="data.bin";
input string InpDirectoryName="SomeFolder";
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Structure for storing price data                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
struct prices
  {
   datetime          date; // date
   double            bid;  // bid price
   double            ask;  // ask price
  };
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Script program start function                                    |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnStart()
  {
//--- structure array
   prices arr[];
//--- file path
   string path=InpDirectoryName+"//"+InpFileName;
//--- open the file
   ResetLastError();
   int file_handle=FileOpen(path,FILE_READ|FILE_BIN);
   if(file_handle!=INVALID_HANDLE)
     {
      //--- read all data from the file to the array
      FileReadArray(file_handle,arr);
      //--- receive the array size
      int size=ArraySize(arr);
      //--- print data from the array
      for(int i=0;i<size;i++)
         Print("Date = ",arr[i].date," Bid = ",arr[i].bid," Ask = ",arr[i].ask);
      Print("Total data = ",size);
      //--- close the file
      FileClose(file_handle);
     }
   else
      Print("File open failed, error ",GetLastError());
  }
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