Event Handling

[dwoodard]

Hello All,

I'm working on a project that would allow me to take all of my clients data and put it to a web server (mySQL). Now Ironically enough, it was easier to figure out sending this to a mysql server than just trying to figure which event to use.

I would have to say thanks for this article (http://mqlmagazine.com/mql-programming/mql5-connecting-to-mysql/)

now If I could just get a hand with finding the right event.

Maybe explaining the scenario would help.

So my client opens up the trader, excepts dlls for the EA, and starts to trade... as soon as a "close trade" happens, I would like to fire off to my DB the info from that trade (date/price in, date/price out, ect...)

I think this would give me a close to "live" update as possible.

So when in the world does that Event happen?

So the closest thing that i found is mql5's OnTrade()

but it fires off a couple of events and I don't know how to filter them

such as:performed pending, order opening, position opening/closing, stops setting, pending order triggering

//----

void OnTrade()

{

bool is_closed = TRUE;

if(is_closed == "THIS IS WHAT I'm after, something that says that this event is closed"){

do_mySQL_function();

}

}

------//

Is OnTrade() even the right direction... is there something else? I really hope that all of this makes sense to someone :) and that this forum will hold the answer, because lets face it...not too many people are into mq5

Thanks,

Dustin

[okwh]

 

ref  https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/40

[dwoodard]

That was the best link!! Thank you!