problem with code - can some one look at this?

I am simply trying to check the current price ask or bid to see if i can place an order based on the range varible HighPrice (high of previous bar already defined and calculated in the body of the start program ) and LowPrice (low of the previuos bar defined and calculatd in the start part of the program)

this function tests if the price has moved too quickly for a pending order ie

Is the ask or bid within 100 pips of high and low of previous bar if so place market order (function called marketorders()) if it is beyond the 100 pip range then market is too fast and set signal variable SiganlSH and SignalLG to false and return to main program


It is important that the signal is stored and able to be referenced by the start program

hope you can help

{
double HighPrice , LowPrice;
RefreshRates();
if Ask >= HighPrice || Bid<= LowPrice // Price moving beyond pending order high & low
{
if Ask <= (HighPrice + (100*Point))|| Bid >= (LowPrice - (100*Point))
marketorder(); //Trade at market as price not moved more than 100 pips beyond range of high & low
}

if Ask > (HighPrice + (100*Point)) || Bid < (LowPrice - (100*Point))
{
Print ("Market moving too fast");
SignalLG=false;SignalSH=false;
}

Return (0);
}

you can try this code:

Hi i dont know why but the function does not recognise the HighPrice & LowPrice variable, when i print the values from the function highandlow it prints the values fine but when i try and reference them in the code below it sees them as 0

int fastmarkettest()
{
highandlow();
RefreshRates();
if(Bid>LowPrice-(100*Point) || Ask<HighPrice+(100*Point)) //price within last bar range +/- 100 Point
{
fmp=1;Print ("Market moving quickly but tradeable","Bid:" ,Bid, " LowPrice: ", LowPrice, "Ask: ",Ask,": highprice: ",HighPrice);
}


if(Bid<=LowPrice-(100*Point) || Ask>=HighPrice+(100*Point))
{
fmp=2;Print ("Market moving too fast to trade");SignalLG=false;SignalSH=false;Print(SignalLG,SignalSH);
Print( Bid,LowPrice,Ask,HighPrice);
}



else
{
fmp=0;
Print ("Market moving slow pending order ok here");

}
return;
}

so i get this

1.4353,1.4411 - LowPrice Value and High Price Value from highandlow function

but

then
Market moving quickly but tradable Bid: 1.4338 LowPrice:0 Ask:1.434:highPrice:0

if anyone can help that would be great

try removing RefreshRates()

Made no difference

have you tried print the lowprice and highprice after highandlow() and before refreshrates()?
not to print the values within the function highandlow()

what i'm guessing is that the LowPrice and HighPrice calculated in highandlow() couldn't be transferred out of the function

Hi, simplified the problem to this

highandlow();
double fmphp = double HighPrice; Print (fmphp);
double fmplp= double LowPrice; Print (fmplp);

and you are right values are not being transfered any ideas

split the highandlow into two separate "double" function

double highprice = f1(parameters.......)
double lowprice = f2(parameters.......)
remember to use return(value) at the end of the function