Execution of EA between Ticks

jan100 2016.10.22 23:06

Hello,

I want my EA to be executed on every tick and, if there is no new tick for several seconds, to be executed every xxx ms (for example 500ms).

What is the best way to code this in MQL?

Thanks in advance!

Keith Watford 2016.10.22 23:14 #1

EventSetMillisecondTimer() ?

Fernando Carreiro 2016.10.22 23:21 #2

For every Tick, use OnTick() Event Handler
Fore every ### sec or every ### ms, use OnTimer() Event Handler, setting the interval with either EventSetTimer() or EventSetMillisecondTimer().

But most importantly!

First read the entire documentation and look at example code in the Code Base, as well as learn basic coding in a language like C or C++ before even contemplating coding in MQL.
Also, learn the difference between MQL4 and MQL5. They are not the same! The link you provided is for MetaTrader 5 and not MetaTrader 4 (which the basis of this MQL4 forum).

Trading at specified time Adding SL, BE and Ontick inside void ontick()-manual

William Roeder 2016.10.23 10:18 #3

jan100: I want my EA to be executed on every tick and, if there is no new tick for several seconds,	The real question is why? No new tick, nothing has changed.