EA coding issue - 2 errors after decompiling

Hey everyone I'm trying to code this EA but have two errors that keep coming up after compiling but I can't seem to figure out why I keep getting this as everything is put in as it seems it should be but the two errors are "(" function definition unexpected in the following lines of code...

int start()
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()

{

return(0); }



and than on this line of code...



int start()....

any help would be very appreciated...thanks a lot...

I messed around with the code a little bit and now the only error I'm getting is 'start'- function already defined and has a body in this line of code that is bolded...

{
if(btouch && balldir) bsignal=true;
if(stouch && salldir) ssignal=true;
}

return(0);
}
}

int start()

{

/* if(op!=iTime(Symbol(),1440,0))
{

op=iTime(Symbol(),1440,0);
}*/

BrokerSpreadTotalBuffer=MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_SPREAD)*SpreadMultiply;

for(int a=1;a<Bars;a++)
{
if(iCustom(Symbol(),0,"3_Level_ZZ_Semafor",0,a)>0)
{
PreviousLow=iCustom(Symbol(),0,"3_Level_ZZ_Semafor",0,a);
break;


but when I take it out i guess a list of other errors...I'm very confused at this point...

but I am guessing that I can't have two init start () so what would be a solution to something like this... or should I go back and do something differently from when I was getting the first two errors...and than fix those a different way...

It's impossible to say what the issue is without seeing the whole code.

The last error suggest you have 2 start() functions defined. You are correct that functions can only appear once.

Regards, Paul.

here is the code if anyone wants to assist me with this problem and how to go around having the int start () twice because it seems to be that it causes errors when I take out either one of the int start () I have bolded the sections in question... and what I was trying to do with this code was add functions from my trade manager ea to create an alert indicator to take trades when parameters are met as opposed to alerting to signals and so that is the result above and I'm not even sure if everything would work as it is even if the error I get when compiling is fixed...


Paul

The code you posted doesn't compile at all well because it has lots of space characters everywhere. This is probably because you pasted it into the post in-line rather than attaching it as a .mq4 file.

It looks like your first start() function does some calculations one or more times (which you might want to call at the beginning of your 'proper' start() function. If so, rename that first start() function to something else like calcs() and then call calcs() at the beginning of your real start() function instead.

Your second start() function (which looks like the intended 'real' one) will then be called automatically at each tick in the normal way when the EA runs.

You don't need, nor should you, call the 'real' start() function from the init() function.

I didn't analyze the code more thoroughly to see what you were trying to do due to the failure to compile.

Regards, Paul.

Ok thanks I'm about to take that piece of information you've generously provided and play around with it a bit...

now it seems when I make the change to int calcs) i get two errors saying bsignal variable not defined and ssignal variable not defined....

ok so I have gotten past the errors and saved the mq4 file but now it appears to not be opening positions at all.....I was really hoping I could get it to work

You will have to check the journal for error messages and see if it's trying to open positions and failing or not even trying to open them at all.

Maybe add some Alert() statements to see if the code is in fact ever getting a buy or sell signal, etc.

hi Paul,

could you explain in more detail what you are trying to achieve ... I might be interested to look into it ....if you do not want to post any code here...I can PM you my email...

Cheers
Ati