How to refer to a particular time

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I understand Time[] and iTime uses, however to refer to a particular time or time range does one simply use datetime ?

https://docs.mql4.com/dateandtime/Hour

Is that all there is to it ?

Please advise

Thanks

 
Not sure what you mean by . . . . "to refer to a particular time or time range" can you give an example of what you mean please ?
 
Oops sorry

So take the example from the documents ?


if(Hour()>=12 || Hour()<17)
{
OrderSend code
}

Or

if(Minute()>=720 || Minute()<725)   //I may not be using this correctly
         {
         int m=TimeMinute(TimeCurrent());
         Print (m, " Minutes");
       
I don't think I understand DateTime Functions
 

You MUST read the Documentation and make sure you understand what it is saying . . don't assume.

Click this link --> Minute() "Returns the current minute (0,1,2,..59) of the last known server time by the moment of the program start (this value will not change within the time of the program execution)." . . . . so for a Server time of 12:34 Minute() will return 34

"this value will not change within the time of the program execution" I think this means from tick to tick, i.e. execution of start() NOT execution of the EA.

 
I'm missing something here


string var1=TimeToStr(TimeCurrent(),TIME_DATE|TIME_MINUTES);
Print (var1, " var1");

Produces this print out ? What am I looking at here, seems like it prints randomly skipping days etc.


2011.12.07 08:23:17 2011.10.14 11:55 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.14 11:55 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:17 2011.10.14 11:55 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.14 11:55 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:17 2011.10.14 11:55 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.14 11:55 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:17 2011.10.14 11:55 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.14 11:55 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:16 2011.10.12 00:59 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.12 00:59 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:16 2011.10.12 00:59 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.12 00:59 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:16 2011.10.12 00:59 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.12 00:59 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:16 2011.10.12 00:58 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.12 00:58 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:16 2011.10.12 00:58 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.12 00:58 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:16 2011.10.12 00:58 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.12 00:58 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:16 2011.10.12 00:57 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.12 00:57 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:16 2011.10.12 00:57 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.12 00:57 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:15 2011.10.07 06:51 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.07 06:51 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:15 2011.10.07 06:51 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.07 06:51 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:15 2011.10.07 06:51 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.07 06:51 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:15 2011.10.07 06:51 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.07 06:51 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:15 2011.10.07 06:51 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.07 06:51 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:15 2011.10.07 06:51 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.07 06:51 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:15 2011.10.07 06:51 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.07 06:51 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:15 2011.10.07 06:50 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.07 06:50 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:14 2011.10.04 17:42 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.04 17:42 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:14 2011.10.04 17:42 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.04 17:42 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:14 2011.10.04 17:42 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.04 17:42 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:14 2011.10.04 17:42 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.04 17:42 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:14 2011.10.04 17:42 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.04 17:42 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:14 2011.10.04 17:42 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.04 17:42 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:14 2011.10.04 17:42 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.04 17:42 var1
2011.12.07 08:23:14 2011.10.04 17:42 Time_sampling EURUSD,M15: 2011.10.04 17:42 var1

 
Agent86:

What am I looking at here,

Take the first line at the top . . . . figure it out . . . here is a clue . .

2011.12.07 08:23:172011.10.14 11:55Time_samplingEURUSD,M15:2011.10.14 11:55 var1
Today/NowTime in the STEA/Script/Indicator nameInstrumentTime PeriodSame as "Time in the ST"

Not sure what your problem is ? if it's why your ST seems to running what ever it is you are running sporadically then I can't help as I can't see your code . . . or what you are doing with it.

 
Open a EURUSD, M15 chart and right click -> refresh so you have history for the ST and retry your test.
 
Ok, thanks all

I might be looking at this all wrong.

Maybe I simply need to refer to something like if(Time[1] >= 18:00 && Time[1] < 21:00) or some such scheme for creating a timed trade

Can I create a time range using this method ?
I'm really not sure what is a most typical method to create a range of time for placing trades

Thanks for the help everyone, I'll keep reading
 
Agent86:
Ok, thanks all

I might be looking at this all wrong.

Maybe I simply need to refer to something like if(Time[1] >= 18:00 && Time[1] < 21:00) or some such scheme for creating a timed trade

No, because Time[x] returns a datetime . . . but you can do . . .

if(TimeHour(Time[1]) >= 18 && TimeHour(Time[1]) < 21)

read up on TimeHour

 
or
datetime now = Time[0],
         bod = now - now % 86400,
         HR1800 = bod + 18*3600,
         HR2100 = bod + 21*3600;
if (Time[1] >= HR1800 && Time[1] < HR2100) ...
see also
 
Thanks everyone, that should give me enough to work through this subject now

I'll read up and make some code

Thanks
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