Are you still managing your Collective2 strategies with the old PlatformTransmit plugin? To avoid conflicts and ensure a clean switch to the new version, follow the steps below before installing the new plugin.
1. Delete your existing PlatformTransmit connection
- Open the Manage PlatformTransmit page: https://collective2.com/platform-transmit/manage/
- If you see a message like "You have existing PlatformTransmit connections from the previous version", click the orange Manage my old PlatformTransmit button.
- On the management page, find your old PlatformTransmit connection in the table.
- Click the red Remove button for that connection to delete it.
This removes the old connection from Collective2 so the new plugin can register correctly.
2. Remove all local files and assemblies from the old plugin
MetaTrader 4
- Open MetaTrader 4 and click File - Open Data Folder.
- In MQL4\Experts, remove the old PlatformTransmit expert file. Depending on the old package, this may be named C2PlatformTransmit.ex4 or PlatformTransmitC2PlatformTransmit.ex4.
- In MQL4\Libraries, remove the old PlatformTransmitCom2.dll file.
- Restart MT4.
- Install the current C2AutoTradeMT4 adapter. The new MT4 version no longer uses the old PlatformTransmit DLL files, so do not copy PlatformTransmitCom2.dll back into MQL4\Libraries.
MetaTrader 5
- Open MetaTrader 5 and click File - Open Data Folder.
- In MQL5\Experts, remove the old C2PlatformTransmit.ex5 file.
- In MQL5\Libraries, remove the old PlatformTransmitCom2.dll and RGiesecke.DllExport files.
- Restart MT5.
- Install the current C2AutoTradeMT5 service. The new MT5 version no longer uses the old DLL files, so do not copy PlatformTransmitCom2.dll or RGiesecke.DllExport back into MQL5\Libraries.
NinjaTrader 8
- Open NinjaTrader Control Center and go to Tools - Remove NinjaScript Assembly.
- Uninstall the old PlatformTransmit and PlatformTransmitCom assemblies.
- Restart NinjaTrader.
- Install the new PlatformTransmit plugin by following the official documentation.
How to install PlatformTransmit for NinjaTrader 8 - Configure your API key and connection as described in the new documentation.
TradeStation 10
- Open the TradeStation EasyLanguage Development Environment.
- Click the folder icon to open the EasyLanguage Documents window.
- Select PlatformTransmit, right-click it, and choose Remove.
- Open C:\Program Files (x86)\TradeStation 10.0\Program and also remove the old PlatformTransmitCom DLL.
- Restart TradeStation 10.
- Install the new PlatformTransmit plugin by following the official documentation.
How to install PlatformTransmit for TradeStation 10 - Configure your API key and connection as described in the new documentation.
After completing these steps, you should be running the new PlatformTransmit with no leftover connections or assemblies from the previous version.