_Period above M30 causes problems

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Hello all,

can somebody tell me why this small script returns totally wrong numbers when applying it on a timeframe > M30?

void OnStart()
  {
   Alert((string)_Period);
  }

[Alain Verleyen]

Marcus Riemenschneider:

Hello all,

can somebody tell me why this small script returns totally wrong numbers when applying it on a timeframe > M30?

There is no wrong value, but a wrong usage.

Try :

Alert(EnumToString(Period()));

[William Roeder]

Checkup / Period - Reference on algorithmic/automated trading language for MetaTrader 5	Period - Checkup - MQL4 Reference
Period Returns the current chart timeframe. ENUM_TIMEFRAMES  Period();	Period Returns the current chart timeframe. int  Period();

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whroeder1:

Checkup / Period - Reference on algorithmic/automated trading language for MetaTrader 5	Period - Checkup - MQL4 Reference
Period Returns the current chart timeframe. ENUM_TIMEFRAMES  Period();	Period Returns the current chart timeframe. int  Period();

Thanks guys... moving from MQL4 to MQL5 can really be very painful...