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how to excute a scripte at a time

  • #1
  • First Post: Oct 6, 2008 11:08am Oct 6, 2008 11:08am
Dear frineds:
I want to know how the mt4 to excute a scritpe at a specified time. for example, at the opening of market of next week.
regards
I need time ,I need money, I need more patience
  • #2
  • Oct 6, 2008 6:14pm Oct 6, 2008 6:14pm
Quoting ztdep
Dear frineds:
I want to know how the mt4 to excute a scritpe at a specified time. for example, at the opening of market of next week.
regards
ZT, I don't believe this is possible. But you could code and immediately run a script with a time delay, something like this:

Inserted Code
   while(1==1)  {                                       // loop indefinitely
     if (TimeCurrent() > D'2008.10.07 01:09:00')  {     // wait until this date/time is reached
       ObjectCreate("x1",OBJ_VLINE,0,Time[1],0);        // and then perform this action, and exit the loop
       break;
   } }

Otherwise, you need to code it as either an indicator or an EA, which executes your code on every new tick.

David
  • #3
  • Oct 6, 2008 6:35pm Oct 6, 2008 6:35pm
hanover, you seem to have learned a great deal of coding in no time. Very nice on the plot news thread, by the way

I would have probably put the script into an EA with a sleep function, but a time delayed script is another interesting idea.
I don't know if its a good idea to leave a loop running all week
  • #4
  • Last Post: Oct 6, 2008 10:40pm Oct 6, 2008 10:40pm
Though I dont doubt the example codes would work, it would however freeze up your computer (or MT4 at the least).

Insert this code inside the loop to free up cputime.

Sleep(100);

This will cause the MT4 to "SLEEP" for 100ms and free up cpu time back to the system..

Personally, yes, I am a fan of Script, as against EA... The only restriction to "non-returning" codes (indefinite loop) is that, you cannot code such way within indicators.. In indicators, while the codes are running and not returning control back to MT4, charts will not be updated and everything freezes up waiting for your Indicator to "return". This is not the case for EA and Scripts - which you can run indefinitely within an endless loop and it will not affect MT4.
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