Problem with embeded minute minute funtion => Minute() always return the same value

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Hello @ all,

Below is my simple void function that should return the minute value but it don't work.
The first return minute is good but:  1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 minutes later (and so on) the returned value is always the same...
Is there a cache to reset or something else to do ?

Help would be appreciated.
Thank.

void HandleTIME(){
Sleep(10000);

Print (" i come here");

int minute = Minute();

Print (minute, " : is lastminute");
}

[Simon Gniadkowski]

breizhforex:

Hello @ all,

Below is my simple void function that should return the minute value but it don't work.

Functions of type  void  do not return anything . . .  

[Simon Gniadkowski]

breizhforex:

Hello @ all,

Below is my simple void function that should return the minute value but it don't work.
The first return minute is good but:  1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 minutes later (and so on) the returned value is always the same...
Is there a cache to reset or something else to do ?

If you are running this in the Strategy Tester you should be aware that the Sleep()  doesn't actually do anything useful in the Strategy Tester.  Testing Features and Limits in MetaTrader 4

"Some functions are processed/passed without output
These are Sleep(), Alert(), SendMail(), PlaySound(), MessageBox(), WindowFind(), WindowHandle(), WindowIsVisible()"

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RaptorUK:
Functions of type  void  do not return anything . . .  

Hello RaptorkUK:

Thank for answering.

Yes i know that void does not return anything, but if you watch my simple code, you can see that i have a print in my void function to survey the minute evolution.
And never it change... why ?

Once thank.

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i am not using tester, this simple code is on a live chart and called from a main start() function.

[Simon Gniadkowski]

breizhforex:
i am not using tester, this simple code is on a live chart and called from a main start() function.

Does the start() function have an infinite loop ?  or is start() called for each new tick ?

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void start() { 
   bool LoopFlag = true;
   while (LoopFlag == true) {
   HandleTIME();
   Sleep(500);
   }
}

above is the start function

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What your suggest to make it working ?

[Simon Gniadkowski]

breizhforex:
above is the start function

So you have an infinite loop . . . have you read the Documentation on Minute() ?  you should . . .  

I suspect that the Server time isn't being updated as you are doing everything after receiving one tick . . .  you could try a RefreshRates()  after your Sleep()  in your HandleTIME()  function.

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trying now

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great :) :) :) with the RefreshRates() function, minute returned is good good good.