Help editing code to execute only if spread is 0 or 1

extern double   MaxSpread = 4;
Spread = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_SPREAD);
if(Spread >= MaxSpread) { return(0);}

Quoting Quagga

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Not that this is much help but max should probably be 1 (for 0 or 1), & don't forget "Spread" should be defined as double. You need to set the above as a condition that tests somewhere before your open trade function. Other than that Im not able to make much sense of the script (as Im not an expert coder). I might take a look at it later when I have more time. Where did you get this code and what was it originally suppose to do? Does it work or do something the way you originally found it? Do you just want code that opens 2 opposite trades at the...

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'Send Buy & Sell.mq4' Send Buy & Sell.mq4 1 1
'Maxspread' - undeclared identifier Send Buy & Sell.mq4 36 13
1 error(s), 0 warning(s) 2 1

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                send_buy&sell.mq4 |
//|                      Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                       http://www.metaquotes.net/ |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "http://www.metaquotes.net/"
#property show_inputs
//---- Parametres Externes
extern double   BuyLots = 0.01;
extern int      BuyStopLoss = 10;
extern int      BuyTakeProfit = 15;
extern double   SellLots = 0.01;
extern int      SellStopLoss = 10; 
extern int      SellTakeProfit = 15;
extern double   MaxSpread = 1;
 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| script "send pending order with expiration data"                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
   int    ticket,expiration;
   double point;
//----
   point=MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_POINT);
   expiration=CurTime()+PERIOD_D1*60;
//----
double Spread = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_SPREAD);
//---
if(Spread > MaxSpread) 
   while(true)
     {
while (true) {
      ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,SellLots,Bid,0,Bid+SellStopLoss*Point,Bid-SellTakeProfit*Point,"SELL",NULL,0,Red);
      if(ticket<=0) Print("Error = ",GetLastError());
      else { Print("ticket = ",ticket); break; }
      //---- 10 seconds wait
      Sleep(10000);
      } 
      
     }
     while(true)
     {
while (true) {
      ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,BuyLots,Ask,0,Ask-BuyStopLoss*Point,Ask+BuyTakeProfit*Point,"BUY",NULL,0,Lime);
      if(ticket<=0) Print("Error = ",GetLastError());
      else { Print("ticket = ",ticket); break; }
      //---- 10 seconds wait
      Sleep(10000);
     }
//----
   return(0);
  }
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

Quoting Aqwerk

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Hello. Below attached is script. I have tried to edit the script to only execute hedging orders, only if the spread is zero or one. I got this code by searching, but couldn't implement it. extern double MaxSpread = 4; Spread = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_SPREAD); if(Spread >= MaxSpread) { return(0);} Please see into the script, and tell me what to do, or if you can edit/code the script with it, I'd be really grateful. Thanks. {file} {file}

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int start()
  {
   int    ticket,ticket2, expiration;          //added another ticket variable
   double point;
   point= MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_POINT);
   expiration=CurTime()+PERIOD_D1*60;
   extern double MaxSpread = 1;
   double Spread = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_SPREAD);
  int totaltrades =0;
   while(true)                                 //combined into 1 while loop
     {
     if( (Spread > MaxSpread) || (totaltrades==2) ) { return(0); }
      ticket  =OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,SellLots,Bid,0,Bid+SellStopLoss*Point,Bid-SellTakeProfit*Point,"SELL",NULL,0,Red);
      ticket2 =OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,BuyLots,Ask,0,Ask-BuyStopLoss*Point,Ask+BuyTakeProfit*Point,"BUY",NULL,0,Lime);
totaltrades=2;
      if(ticket<=0 || ticket2<=0) Print("Error = ",GetLastError());  //added ticket2 using 'or'
      else { Print("ticket = ",ticket, ticket2); break; }            //added ticket2
      //---- 10 seconds wait
      Sleep(10000);
     }
/*     while(true)
     {
      ticket2 =OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,BuyLots,Ask,0,Ask-BuyStopLoss*Point,Ask+BuyTakeProfit*Point,"BUY",NULL,0,Lime);
      if(ticket<=0) Print("Error = ",GetLastError());
      else { Print("ticket = ",ticket); break; }
      //---- 10 seconds wait
      Sleep(10000);
*/     }
   return(0);
  }

Quoting Quagga

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Try tinkering with this. I combined it into 1 while loop. Remember always use this on demo first. I am not able to test any of this code on my demo account, it doesnt run scripts for some reason. This is fine for experimentation; but If you're trying to build one those sophisticated grid trading hedge strategies then this is above both of our heads, as this is basically starting from scratch. When I try a new bot strategy I start with a bot code that already works. I use mql4-reference (from the help menu) and the bot code as a skeleton and make...

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'Send Buy & Sell.mq4' Send Buy & Sell.mq4 1 1
'extern' - unexpected token Send Buy & Sell.mq4 29 4
1 error(s), 0 warning(s) 2 1

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                send_buy&sell.mq4 |
//|                      Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                       http://www.metaquotes.net/ |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "http://www.metaquotes.net/"
#property show_inputs
//---- Parametres Externes
extern double   BuyLots = 0.01;
extern int      BuyStopLoss = 10;
extern int      BuyTakeProfit = 15;
extern double   SellLots = 0.01;
extern int      SellStopLoss = 10; 
extern int      SellTakeProfit = 15;
extern double MaxSpread = 1;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| script "send pending order with expiration data"                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
   int    ticket,ticket2, expiration;          //added another ticket variable
   double point;
   point= MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_POINT);
   expiration=CurTime()+PERIOD_D1*60;
   
   double Spread = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_SPREAD);
  int totaltrades =0;
   while(true)                                 //combined into 1 while loop
     {
     if( (Spread > MaxSpread) || (totaltrades==2) ) { return(0); }
      ticket  =OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,SellLots,Bid,0,Bid+SellStopLoss*Point,Bid-SellTakeProfit*Point,"SELL",NULL,0,Red);
      ticket2 =OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,BuyLots,Ask,0,Ask-BuyStopLoss*Point,Ask+BuyTakeProfit*Point,"BUY",NULL,0,Lime);
totaltrades=2;
      if(ticket<=0 || ticket2<=0) Print("Error = ",GetLastError());  //added ticket2 using 'or'
      else { Print("ticket = ",ticket, ticket2); break; }            //added ticket2
      //---- 10 seconds wait
      Sleep(10000);
     }
/*     while(true)
     {
      ticket2 =OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,BuyLots,Ask,0,Ask-BuyStopLoss*Point,Ask+BuyTakeProfit*Point,"BUY",NULL,0,Lime);
      if(ticket<=0) Print("Error = ",GetLastError());
      else { Print("ticket = ",ticket); break; }
      //---- 10 seconds wait
      Sleep(10000);
     }*/
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+