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  • #1
  • First Post: Jan 12, 2011 6:11am Jan 12, 2011 6:11am
Hello,

i am trying to use marketInfo to get another symbol prices as below:

PHP Code
   double bid_m   =MarketInfo("#CH1",MODE_BID);
   double ask_m   =MarketInfo("#CH1",MODE_ASK);   
   double bid_t   =MarketInfo("#WH1",MODE_BID);
   double ask_t   =MarketInfo("#WH1",MODE_ASK);
   Print("bid_m: "+bid_m+" - bid_t: "+bid_t);
   Print(MathAbs( bid_m - bid_t )) ;
   Print("ask_m: "+ask_m+" - ask_t: "+ask_t);
   Print(MathAbs( ask_m - ask_t )) ;   
   Print("*******");

When i run this EA under a #CH1 window i got the values for #CH1 when i run under a #WH1 windows i got only #WH1 values...

Is possible to get both values ?
  • #2
  • Jan 25, 2011 11:22am Jan 25, 2011 11:22am
anyone ?
  • #3
  • Edited 12:19pm Jan 25, 2011 12:16pm | Edited 12:19pm
What you have should work.
The symbols must all be in the Market Watch window.
Make sure you can open a chart for each one and that there is data.
What broker is this?
And what is #C?
ps: Unless... the compiler does something funky with # as it does with slash etc.
Use a Print of the individual values with a DoubleToString(x,5)
  • #4
  • Jan 25, 2011 8:56pm Jan 25, 2011 8:56pm
Have BOTH currency pairs charts opened. Attach your ea to one them. It should work.
Programming for a better future.
  • #5
  • Jan 26, 2011 4:16am Jan 26, 2011 4:16am
I thought that Ask, Bid etc, only return values for the current symbol, which presumably would be the active chart? If that is correct, then wouldn't it be impossible unless you were able to activate the other chart....?

Just asking out of curiosity....
  • #6
  • Last Post: Jan 26, 2011 6:04am Jan 26, 2011 6:04am
Your code is correct. But without seeing the whole script/ea/indicator, there is no way to judge it 100%.

Here is a script I use to show the SWAPs of many currency pairs using MarketInfo function. Study how I did it and see if you can re-use some of it.

excerpt:

MarketInfo(Currency[i]+"USD",MODE_BID)
MarketInfo("USD"+Currency[i],MODE_BID)
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File Type: mq4 Swap Charts.mq4   3 KB | 497 downloads
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