Behavior of SendNotification() in Strategy Tester?

[Erik Dahlstrand]

 Hi,

 It seems like SendNotification() is ignored when executed in the Strategy Tester. Right? So there is no need to do a conditional check? MQL5InfoInteger(MQL5_TESTER)?

 Shouldn't this be documented? Are there more functions that are ignored in test mode?

 

Regards, Erik 

[Alain Verleyen]

erdah:

 Hi,

 It seems like SendNotification() is ignored when executed in the Strategy Tester. Right? So there is no need to do a conditional check? MQL5InfoInteger(MQL5_TESTER)?

 Shouldn't this be documented? Are there more functions that are ignored in test mode?

 

Regards, Erik 

All about Strategy Tester and more precisely https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/runtime/testing.

[Erik Dahlstrand]

angevoyageur:

All about Strategy Tester and more precisely https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/runtime/testing.

Thanks for the links. Good reading.

It's obvious it's not appropriate to send Notifications from within the Strategy Tester. But it's not obvious whether it's up to the programmer to prohibit it or not. What about SendMail() and SendFTP? Also neglected in the tester?

[Alain Verleyen]

erdah:

Thanks for the links. Good reading.

It's obvious it's not appropriate to send Notifications from within the Strategy Tester. But it's not obvious whether it's up to the programmer to prohibit it or not.

You are right it would be more clear to note that in the documentation.

What about SendMail() and SendFTP? Also neglected in the tester?

Most probably.

[Erik Dahlstrand]

Thanks for fast replies!