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Stop EA

  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 6, 2007 5:22pm Apr 6, 2007 5:22pm
hi,

for some reason I can't figure out a way to stop an EA from running except for just writing
PHP Code
 return(0);
into the
PHP Code
 start()
function. Is there another way? I don't want to have the EA process all the bars for nothing, you know?
I tried to call the
PHP Code
 deinit()
function but that didn't work either.
Am I just too tired or is there really no other way?
  • #2
  • Apr 6, 2007 5:28pm Apr 6, 2007 5:28pm
you can't stop it. It's the way it was designed. The only way to stop EA is to remove from chart manually.

return(0); is really nothing to worry about. It doesn't take up much of processor time at all. It's like a drop of water in the stream of 100s of threads running on your PC already.
  • #3
  • Apr 6, 2007 5:37pm Apr 6, 2007 5:37pm
yeah, that's right...I just didn't like it - you know....programmers
  • #4
  • Last Post: Apr 8, 2007 2:49pm Apr 8, 2007 2:49pm
there is a way to stop it.

Use this code right after your start function, and put all your code inside it. The period is your preference and metatrader will only run the EA on the first tick of each bar.

Inserted Code
 if((TFTime!=iTime(Symbol(),PERIOD_M15,1)) )
             {
             ******
             TFTime=iTime(Symbol(),PERIOD_M15,1);
             }
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