codes that returns the direction (buy/sell) of the last open position on a specific currency

[Nieco Pama]

bool SelectLastOpenTrade()
  {
   int lastOrder = -1;
   int total = OrdersTotal();
   for(int i = total-1; i >= 0; i--)
     {
      if(!OrderSelect(i, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES)) continue;
      if(OrderSymbol() == Symbol() && OrderMagicNumber() == MagicNumber)
        {
         lastOrder = i;
         break;
        }
     } 
   return(lastOrder >= 0);
  }

int LastOpenTradeDirection()
  {
   if(SelectLastOpenTrade())
     {
      int direction = 0;
      if(OrderType() == OP_BUY)
        direction = 1;
      else if(OrderType() == OP_SELL)
        direction = -1;
      return(direction);
     }
   return(0);
  }

Good Day to all traders. I am developing an ea that will buy or sell if the price will crosses the trend line. I want to refine some conditions that makes the EA buy and sell and buy and so on...and vice versa. Is it possible to have a code that will determine the last open position (buy/sell) so that the position will not be repeated (buy, buy, sell, sell)? 

it like 

if there is a buy open, then the next well be sell open, and then buy open ans so on... and vice versa. 

is it possible to insert the date and time i think something is lack in here

Thank you in advance and God Bless you all.

[Keith Watford]

Loop through the orders and compare the OrderOpenTime(), save the latest in a variable and update it every pass through the loop if necessary.

[Marco vd Heijden]

We could do that but in stead i'm just gonna tell you this:  "Pastperformance is no guarantee of future results."

If you really want you can filter 

OrderOpenTime()

But you can also just use a boolean or integer called

bool direction;

And set it when you open the order then there is no need to select orders for that.

[Carl Schreiber]

Bare in mind there is practically nothing that has not been programmed for MQ4/5 yet! So search first!
Its easier and the result has fff: far fewer faults than a do-it-yourself-EA generally speaking!

For example look here: https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/event_handlers/ontester!

And there are many many others following this idea!

[Nieco Pama]

Carl Schreiber:

Bare in mind there is practically nothing that has not been programmed for MQ4/5 yet! So search first!
Its easier and the result has fff: far fewer faults than a do-it-yourself-EA generally speaking!

For example look here: https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/event_handlers/ontester!

And there are many many others following this idea!

Sometimes giving a trust yo the unknowm product is not easy. Making a personal product gives more confidence rather trusting the unknown product, as well as personal product is easy to modify and improve. 

[Keith Watford]

Please do not double post.

I have removed your other topic.

[Wojtek Dobrowolski]

long PositionDirection=PositionGetInteger(POSITION_TYPE);

   if(PositionDirection==POSITION_TYPE_BUY) 
   {

   }
   if(PositionDirection==POSITION_TYPE_SELL) 
   {

   }   

Using this you can pick what do you want to do with specific trade. So if its short then . . .

I think you can also use it as:

PositionDirection=POSITION_TYPE_BUY - and this should give you direction into variable