MT4 AOL IM monitoring system....

I have created an AOL IM app that sends me IMs based on my EAs activities...

Here's how it works:

1) My EA trades on H1. Every hour on the hour, a log file is updated with "No Trade" or details of the trade executed.... successful fills, slippage, etc....

2) A Java program I wrote checks the "modification" date attribute of the log file, and when it changes, the program opens the file and finds new entries....

3) The Java application IMs my screen name with the information.


The log also collects information such as "No Connection" and "Insufficient Margin" errors. If I do not receive an IM every hour, I know my server is down. I plan to set this up on a dedicated server, and use a cel phone to receive the IMs. It is the best mobile idea I've had, except to run the EA directly off my cel phone (which I am not inclined to do.)

This program works very well.

I have added these new features:

Replay mechanism:

If I am in a building and can't get a signal, I can replay my missed IMs.

I send an IM to the server's screen name..... it can be "1" or "10" or whatever.... The server the resends the last 1 or 10 or whatever IMs back.

Report mechanism:

If I send "R" to my server's screen name, I get back all open floating positons, along with their floating balances, as well as the distance (in pips) to the targets and take profits.

Now I like this better than Metatrade Mobile, because it shows me pip distances (does the math for me.) It also provides me text information, opposed to charts (w/ could be too tempting to act on.) Finally, it is cheaper than MT mobile, because I am only paying for text messages ($15/month)

Best,
Tom