Strange problem, Orders not passed

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Here is the code:

      ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_BUY, max_slippage, Ask, max_slippage, Ask-take_profit*Point, Ask+lot_size*Point, "Long Order", 31337, 0, Green);
      write_time("OrderSend BUY");
      if(ticket<0)
       {
        Print("OrderSend failed with error #",GetLastError());
        write_time("OrderSend failed with error #"+GetLastError());
        return(0);
       }

Everytime the code is executed, ticket value is -1, meaning there has been a problem but GetLastError() returns 0, meaning everything is OK.

The order is not passed.

This happens on backtesting, and probably real trading too.

write_time() is my own function to log data into a file.

Any clue?

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Isn't this the case?
The function returns the last occurred error, then the value of special last_error variable where the last error code is stored will be zeroized. So, the next call for GetLastError() will return 0.

Try to have a look into the log in metatrader, since you call the function twice, so I think the error will be saved through your Print function in the MetaTrader log but not in your own file.

Jan

[Ray]

Check your parameters for the OrderSend.

Use GetLastError like this:

{
int error = GetLastError();
Print("OrderSend failed with error #", error );
write_time("OrderSend failed with error #"+error );
return(0);
}

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Great help there. Thanks both of you.

The error code is 134, meaning "Not enough money."

I'm trading 0.2 lot with 1k account. I tried with 0.01 lot and got the same error code. I don't understand that issue...

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mjollnir:
Great help there. Thanks both of you.

The error code is 134, meaning "Not enough money."

I'm trading 0.2 lot with 1k account. I tried with 0.01 lot and got the same error code. I don't understand that issue...

And I don't have any open position.

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Looking at your OrderSend function, you have this:

ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_BUY, max_slippage, Ask, max_slippage, Ask-take_profit*Point, Ask+lot_size*Point, "Long Order", 31337, 0, Green);

You know what the first one should be :).

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Thanks! Silly search and replace error :)