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Is There an Alternative To OrdersTotal() in MT4??

  • #1
  • First Post: Mar 30, 2016 5:04pm Mar 30, 2016 5:04pm
Want to find an alternative to using OrdersTotal() in MT4.

Need to count open orders only. Not pending orders. Don't want to use (OrderType == OP_BUY) since it requires use of OrderSelect. Want a simple one command function to do this that can be used globally in all functions within EA.

Is there any alternative?

Note to the makers of MT4: OrdersOpenTotal() and OrdersPendingTotal() would be nice.
  • #2
  • Mar 31, 2016 2:09am Mar 31, 2016 2:09am
Quoting Pipologist
OrdersOpenTotal() and OrdersPendingTotal()
?!?

i code for years, and didn`t know they exist.
there are only 2 options, first You know, second is that EA knows how meny orders he opened, count them, and even consider as a close when price hits some (SL) lvl.
  • #3
  • Mar 31, 2016 5:55am Mar 31, 2016 5:55am
Quoting krwawnik
{quote} ?!? i code for years, and didn`t know they exist. there are only 2 options, first You know, second is that EA knows how meny orders he opened, count them, and even consider as a close when price hits some (SL) lvl.
yeah I can have them counted which is how it is now and is fine for entering trades, however, all my exits are nested in different functions and the count code can not be read from inside the individual separate exit functions, unless I code another count routine or copy and paste the existing count routine into each exit function separately. was looking for a cleaner less codeful solution using the already written code.

in the end i may have to do just the above in order to be able to test and see if it is useful/worthwhile
  • #4
  • Mar 31, 2016 6:09am Mar 31, 2016 6:09am
Count your orders once at the beginning, either save as Global variables or pass by reference to the exit functions.
If you successfully exit a trade in the function, reduce the variable by 1
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  • #5
  • Mar 31, 2016 7:03am Mar 31, 2016 7:03am
Quoting Gumrai
Count your orders once at the beginning, either save as Global variables or pass by reference to the exit functions. If you successfully exit a trade in the function, reduce the variable by 1
This is horrible software design and will lead to problems if you use more than 1 ea.

I recommend starting to create and use your own custom function libraries. Write your own OrdersPendingTotal() function and save the currently selected Order ticket temporarily and reselect the order afterwards.
  • #6
  • Mar 31, 2016 5:04pm Mar 31, 2016 5:04pm
Quoting Kilian19
{quote} This is horrible software design and will lead to problems if you use more than 1 ea. I recommend starting to create and use your own custom function libraries. Write your own OrdersPendingTotal() function and save the currently selected Order ticket temporarily and reselect the order afterwards.
How will it lead to problems if using more than 1 EA?
Pipologist is not a newbie coder and I am sure that his method of counting takes this into account

Quote
all my exits are nested in different functions and the count code can not be read from inside the individual separate exit functions
My suggestion offered a solution so that the results from his count code could be accessed by the exit functions.

There is nothing wrong with my suggestion.
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  • #7
  • Apr 1, 2016 4:29am Apr 1, 2016 4:29am
Quoting Kilian19
{quote} This is horrible software design and will lead to problems if you use more than 1 ea. I recommend starting to create and use your own custom function libraries. Write your own OrdersPendingTotal() function and save the currently selected Order ticket temporarily and reselect the order afterwards.
NO. if you use magic number to sort trades.... LOL.
  • #8
  • Apr 1, 2016 4:36am Apr 1, 2016 4:36am
Quoting Pipologist
{quote} yeah I can have them counted which is how it is now and is fine for entering trades, however, all my exits are nested in different functions and the count code can not be read from inside the individual separate exit functions, unless I code another count routine or copy and paste the existing count routine into each exit function separately. was looking for a cleaner less codeful solution using the already written code. in the end i may have to do just the above in order to be able to test and see if it is useful/worthwhile

Do You use MagicNumber? its good for counting orders, for more complicated situations...
  • #9
  • Apr 1, 2016 4:49am Apr 1, 2016 4:49am
Quoting krwawnik
{quote} Do You use MagicNumber? its good for counting orders, for more complicated situations...
of course i use magic numbers, the ea I'm currently working on has 16 different magic numbers for 8 different types of entries x buy and sell
  • #10
  • Apr 1, 2016 4:56am Apr 1, 2016 4:56am
Quoting Gumrai
Count your orders once at the beginning, either save as Global variables or pass by reference to the exit functions. If you successfully exit a trade in the function, reduce the variable by 1
Global variables I understand but " pass by reference to the exit functions" not sure what you mean by that.

I suppose I could try the GV route, but Kilian's solution got me thinking against it, however, I suppose I could also simply assign different MNs if I use a different EA accessing the stored GVs at the same time. I could also put the "others" on different servers, or run through different accounts, which is more likely. Not sure how GVs function across different accounts, but if they access I suppose I code code an account confirmation before confirming the GVs exist.
  • #11
  • Apr 1, 2016 4:57am Apr 1, 2016 4:57am
Quoting Kilian19
{quote} Write your own OrdersPendingTotal() function and save the currently selected Order ticket temporarily and reselect the order afterwards.
Looks like I may gravitate towards that route with my own separate ActiveOpenTrades() function and OrdersPendingTotal() function to distinguish the two.
  • #12
  • Apr 1, 2016 5:04am Apr 1, 2016 5:04am
what about creating a simple file (exporting necessary data ) by each EA and make some calculations in other EA or differnet program?
  • #13
  • Apr 1, 2016 5:46am Apr 1, 2016 5:46am
Quoting krwawnik
what about creating a simple file (exporting necessary data ) by each EA and make some calculations in other EA or differnet program?
too much, loss of several hundred milliseconds and possibly lost trade if there's is hiccup in the exporting/reading between programs/eas. several of my entries have less than a 60 second window or less, or within ticks, if that window closes while the computer/server/vps/platform/whatever is busy, then no trade and f/u of ea system/method. it's not fast scalping or hft but is very picky about time and price.
  • #14
  • Apr 1, 2016 6:40am Apr 1, 2016 6:40am
Quoting Pipologist
{quote} Global variables I understand but " pass by reference to the exit functions" not sure what you mean by that. I suppose I could try the GV route, but Kilian's solution got me thinking against it, however, I suppose I could also simply assign different MNs if I use a different EA accessing the stored GVs at the same time. I could also put the "others" on different servers, or run through different accounts, which is more likely. Not sure how GVs function across different accounts, but if they access I suppose I code code an account confirmation...
Hello Pipologist.
When I talked about using Global variables, I meant variables declared outside of any function, those that most coders declare after the inputs. You are referring to Global Variables of the Client Terminal which are accessible by all EAs.
By using Globally declared variables you are able to access and change their values in any function.
Passing by reference.......
Say you count your orders and assign values to 3 different local integer variables
open_buy_orders
open_sell_orders
pending_orders

Now you may want to call ExitFunction1(). You may call it with
ExitFunction1(open_buy_orders,open_sell_orders)

Your function may be
void ExitFunction1(int &open_buy_orders, int &open_sell_orders)
{
//Code to check whatever you want to do
// If close a Buy order for example
open_buy_orders--;
}
This will mean that in the next ExitFunction, open_buy_orders has been modified to the correct value.
Because they are declared locally in the main function, you can use the same name for the variable in the function, if you choose.
What you see in the function parameters is the & before the variable name. This means that the variable is passed by reference and the value that is subsequently used in the main code can be modified by the function.

Obviously, I have no idea why you want to count the orders and what you do with those values. I only addressed the issue of your need to count orders and use the values in various functions without having to re-count the orders every time.
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  • #15
  • Apr 1, 2016 7:46am Apr 1, 2016 7:46am
Quoting Gumrai
{quote} Hello Pipologist. When I talked about using Global variables, I meant variables declared outside of any function, those that most coders declare after the inputs. You are referring to Global Variables of the Client Terminal which are accessible by all EAs. By using Globally declared variables you are able to access and change their values in any function. Passing by reference....... Say you count your orders and assign values to 3 different local integer variables open_buy_orders open_sell_orders pending_orders Now you may want to call ExitFunction1()....
I'll have to absorb what you wrote and work with it. It can not lose count if the platform closes. I need it to count open active trades in market separately from open limit orders. OrdersTotal() just will not do it. Obviously I want to control the number of open trades per signal at any given time, while having an unspecified number of limit orders open at any given time until any of them are filled.
  • #16
  • Last Post: Apr 3, 2016 5:00am Apr 3, 2016 5:00am
i suspect that You consider already opening a new acc, but why not?

or maybe switching to new code language, mql sucks, all know that...
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