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Build Timer into EA?

  • #1
  • First Post: Oct 11, 2010 1:04am Oct 11, 2010 1:04am
Hello! Ive been looking all over for a piece of code that can act as a timer for an EA , I know you can always just replace that with bar counts and so forth but I specifically need a timer. One which would close my order after X amount of seconds...So if the extern were to be : CloseAfter 60 , the order would close after 60 seconds.

Thanks so much!
  • #2
  • Oct 11, 2010 2:53am Oct 11, 2010 2:53am
hey xlr8er.... sometimes you can use timecurrent()-orderopentime().....

similar to below..... did not check the code, so might be a few errors....h

//----

Inserted Code
 
  int total = OrdersTotal();
  for(int i=total-1;i>=0;i--)
  {
    OrderSelect(i, SELECT_BY_POS,MODE_TRADES);
    if(OrderSymbol() != Symbol) continue;
 
    int type   = OrderType();  
    int time   = OrderOpenTime();
 
    if(type = OP_BUY && TimeCurrent()-time > CloseAfter)
    {
    OrderClose(OrderTicket(), OrderLots(), MarketInfo(OrderSymbol(), MODE_BID), 5, Red );
    }
 
    //--
    //-- and so on
  }
to trade and code, keep both simple... no call to impress....h
  • #3
  • Oct 11, 2010 3:05am Oct 11, 2010 3:05am
Thanks h... Just wondering what unit of mesurment is the "CloseAfter" variable ... seconds , minutes ?


Thanks again
  • #4
  • Last Post: Oct 11, 2010 4:35am Oct 11, 2010 4:35am
hey xlr8er..... seconds in this case...... if you want minutes you can use CloseAfter*60.... hours would be like, CloseAfter*60*60 ..... and so on....

time is in seconds unless you bump it up.....h
to trade and code, keep both simple... no call to impress....h
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