SMS Messaging Alert,Can it be Done?

Hi Guys ,

I have searched this topic to see if anyone has been able to do it , and not come up with anything as such.

So I thought Id ask the Question Can it be done ??

I'm not a programmer , but I figure if you can send an email and Data from alerts , could you rig it to send a trigger to a subscribed Messaging service.

I know there are Messaging services out there that other Platforms use to relay a message under predifined conditions.
Just woundering whether anyone has done it on MT4???


Kind regards Marty.

If you have a verizon cell phone you can send an email to [10digit phone numer]@vtext.com ([email protected]). I'm sure that cingular and most other large providers will have similar services. These count as text messages so if you have a large allotment (unlimited?) you will be fine.

Hey flarup,

Are they a messaging service or a Mobile carrier.

Im in Australia, and Ive never heard of them.

Would I have to use them as a carrier to utilise their service?

Mart.

The email address for your mobile phone is based on your service provider. Mine is [email protected]. You need to contact your mobile service provider.

Hey , thanks Why oh why.

Can you tell me I just noticed in the Alerts , in creating alert triggers there is nothing there that will help me, MT only gives you, <> Bid, <>Ask , Time .

Where as I have my system Closing when profit reaches X% of balance, how could I run it so that it sends an email when its hits the Profit Take trigger ????

Marty

The inner workings of MT4 mystify me. Can't help. Other than if you use an EA or indicator my guess is that would accomodate what you ask.

Calculate what the bid or ask will be when profit = desired percent of balance and set an old fashioned alert.
or...
Write an indicator that checks position pricing vs. account balance and use sendmail function.

Thanks Guys for your help,

Tesla ,I cant set a point in which it closes as Its a variable between several Pairs, In other words one pair can be 300 pips down, whilst another can be 310 up, in order to hit the Close trades trigger, so I cant establish a point on a chart at which it will trigger.

As for writting an indicator, well Hmmm, that will be fun . I have trouble programming the VCR to record a TV program.

But I appreciate your ideas , any ideas where I might find an indictor already up and running that I could perhaps Alter.??

Marty.

Tesla,
I just had a thought , could you make an EA or indictor that emailed the account balance when it senced a change in it ???

This would be the same effect , but simpler.????

Marty.

http://docs.mql4.com/trading/OrderProfit

run a loop of all your orders ( i can post that if you need it ).

During the loop add that order profit/check what profit it is(whatever you want to do).


You check profit for an order using this

OrderSelect(required inputs here);
profit = OrderProfit();

follow the above link and it will give you ALL the functions of MT4.

I imagine you'd be able to integrate with SMS via
the DLL functionality...

Thanks Guys,

For your suggestion, unfortunatley you lost me at
"run a loop of all your orders ".

Im not a programmer , the VCR is the extent of my programming ability, I am definatly trying to learn more however its a long hard road for the programming blind.

Any other suggestions , more within my Grasp.


Kind Regards Marty.

Hi,

I believe Yahoo have a service where every time you get an email from a selected location, it will SMS you. I think it will only SMS the subject (not sure about that), but you could squeeze everything into the subject line anyway. May not be pretty, but it achieves what you wanted to achieve.

I have made a program for those of you who would like it. I have it hosted on my site with the full instructions.

Profit Alert Expert

Nick

Hey Nick ,

your a legend, thanks mate this is going to be awsome.

Ill play around with it tonight, I may have to subscribe to a SMS forwarding service as we dont have the same services with Cell carriers over here in Aus, However Im looking into whether my carrier will send an email stright to my phone , So we will see how that goes.

Thanks again mate , Ill let you know how it goes.


Marty.

anyone has experience with sending SMS through GSM modem or connected cellphone?

sending SMS through the cellphone provider by email is not supported in some countries (not supported where I live). Also, I want to recieve SMS if the connection is lost, and then you cannot recieve SMS through sending email.

yes this could be done, by using a dll call, if someone interested more, let's make some sample

this would be very helpfull

hey im in canada, using Fido.

i CAN have metatrader send email to [email protected]

will automatically send SMS to my phone, except it costs 15 cents to receive it.

Couldn't you just create a variable of AccountBalance() at time of order open and then compare that to AccountEquity() and whenever they become disparate enough, close the orders?