First define getMagic() function which will give you magic numbers and put it in the ordersend function (as a parameter for setting the magic number).
Then indisde the get magic function you should do the following :
getMagic()
{
1) set loop for(int i = 1;i<21;i++) to check numbers from 1 to 20
2) next, do another loop (inside the first for) per each i number with for loop from 0 to OrdersTotal checking if you found the magic number equals i ,if you didn't found your magic number then it means that it is free and you can use it as return value of this function (getMagic) and pass it to the orderSend function, otherwise use contunue keyword to skip to another check of the magic number.
}

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Now I need to know is the closing price for a specific bar is on each day. The would help me monitor the relative move in price to the close of the US DJIA stock index.

Any further assistance would be appreciated, thank you.

If you need bars only, use:
double iClose( string symbol, int timeframe, int shift)
where "shift" - is a proper bar.

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What I'm looking for is the closing price of the same bar for each day, specifically 19:59:00 GMT closing price (the time at which the DJIA closes in the UK).

iClose(Symbol(),PERIOD_M1,iBarShift(Symbol(),PERIO D_M1,StrToTime("19:59")));
Whilst your line of code worked perfectly, unfortunately it was only in my head that I thought it would show me the previous days closing prices too. The idea behind this is to mark the closing price of the 19:59:00 bar with an object so as to indicate the closing time of the DJIA and at what price the EURUSD was at that time.

So that's the closing price at a specific time each day; the closing price at 19:59:00 Mon-Fri.

int today=StrToTime("19:59");
int yesterday=StrToTime("19:59")-3600*24;
int twodaysbeforeyesterday=StrToTime("19:59")-3600*24*3;
so
double closetwodaysbeforeyesterday=iClose(Symbol(),PERIOD _M1,iBarShift(Symbol(),PERIO D_M1,StrToTime("19:59")-3600*24*3));

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Hi Kalenzo,

Thank you for the answer!
If the code correct ?

MagicNumber = 1000;
maxRepetitions = 20;
z = maxRepetitions;
magic = getMagic();

getMagic()
{
findmagic = MagicNumber+i;
for(int i=1;i<=z;i++)
{
for(int n=1;n<=openOrders;n++)
{
OrderSelect(n, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES);
if (OrderSymbol()==Symbol())
{
if (OrderMagicNumber() != findmagic) continue;
magic = MagicNumber+i;
}
}
}
return(magic);
}

Thanks and regards
derumuro

derumuro

If I understand your request this is more what your looking for.

You should study the way variables are shared between functions and global scope, you will have major problems if you dont understand the differences between local and gobal scope.


You should deturmine how to handle the situation were all 20 orders are placed. do you want to return a negative number? to let the program know that no more orders are allowed. There must be a safty built into your code.

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Hi cockeyedcowboy,

thank you for your help!
I'm not a programmer. I try to learn MQL4, but I have 3 major problems.
1. I understand very little english.
2 I have not found a good guide to MQL4.
3. I have no one to help me.


Question: There is a programming language that is similar MQL4?

Regards
derumuro

Thank you, Roger09

Anyone know if there is a way to programmatically determine whether an order needs to be opened with "market execution" or if stoploss / takeprofits are allowed in the initial order?

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