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Possible to edit OrderComment() of a live trade?

  • #1
  • First Post: Edited 5:13am Oct 11, 2013 4:13am | Edited 5:13am
Is it possible to edit the comment once a trade is an open trade?

If so, is there an easy way to do it from the Metatrader interface? Or does it require modifying the order from the source code and recompiling?

I have an EA that allows me to enter manual trades and from the comment field in the order window it generates automatic SL and TP. Sometimes I want it to use an alternate SL or TP mid trade and need to modify the comment.

The SL and TP is hidden and triggered by the comment field.
  • #2
  • Edited 6:10am Oct 11, 2013 5:56am | Edited 6:10am
Quoting Pipologist
Is it possible to edit the comment once a trade is an open trade? If so, is there an easy way to do it from the Metatrader interface? Or does it require modifying the order from the source code and recompiling? I have an EA that allows me to enter manual trades and from the comment field in the order window it generates automatic SL and TP. Sometimes I want it to use an alternate SL or TP mid trade and need to modify the comment. The SL and TP is hidden and triggered by the comment field.
No it cannot be done.

so you have an EA that manages the SL & TP levels by storing them in the comment line.

You would be better storing them as variables in the EA, but if you are wanting to turn the computer off etc. and worried about it forgetting them, then you could write the order info to file and recall the working file when the EA reloads.
  • #3
  • Oct 11, 2013 1:58pm Oct 11, 2013 1:58pm
Quoting MaxDoom
{quote} You would be better storing them as variables in the EA, but if you are wanting to turn the computer off etc. and worried about it forgetting them, then you could write the order info to file and recall the working file when the EA reloads.
The EA is constantly is loaded on a solid VPS.

The EA has stored variables with Hidden SL and TP levels that are managed by Magic numbers, but those are for trades generated automatically.

I added a "manual" trade feature that allows me to enter trades from the MT window but I wanted to have different SLs and TPs from the trades generated algorithmically and since I like to have hard SLs and TPs but don't like to show them the only way I could think of was to use the comment field in the order window and have different comments represent different hidden SLs and TPs.
  • #4
  • Oct 12, 2013 2:18am Oct 12, 2013 2:18am
Quoting Pipologist
{quote} The EA is constantly is loaded on a solid VPS. The EA has stored variables with Hidden SL and TP levels that are managed by Magic numbers, but those are for trades generated automatically. I added a "manual" trade feature that allows me to enter trades from the MT window but I wanted to have different SLs and TPs from the trades generated algorithmically and since I like to have hard SLs and TPs but don't like to show them the only way I could think of was to use the comment field in the order window and have different comments represent...
well as I said you cannot update the comments field. the only way to interact with an MT4 program is to have some input fields that you can use (but then the EA resets when you do so) to monitor an object(s) and move it about on the screen or to check for a file, which is probably the best way for you, you could update a csv file with the trade number and SLTP levels that you want and the EA can check for the file and read it every X minutes. They are the only ways that I can think of without getting complicated like using a DLL service to allow you to update via a different application layer.

MT5 allows you to interact directly with the EA as it is running for just this sort of thing.
  • #5
  • Oct 12, 2013 10:15am Oct 12, 2013 10:15am
Why don't you save your hidden TP/SL in Global Variables ? Then remove the GVs when order is closed.
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #6
  • Last Post: Oct 13, 2013 5:37am Oct 13, 2013 5:37am
Just use strings and Global Variables like Ferru suggested.

You can even use the GlobalVariableName to save all the Data you need in one variable.
TicketNumber+"SL:"+sl .......

Using the Substring function you will have all you need-
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