Get Magic Number and Symbol from Open Position

[m.cadile]

I do not understand why this function do not give me back the magic number and the symbol of the position that is open

  long  magic;

  ulong  ticket;

  string symbol;

  ulong total=PositionsTotal();

  for(int i=total-1; i>=0; i--){

    ticket=PositionGetTicket(i);  

    PositionSelect(ticket);

    magic=PositionGetInteger(POSITION_MAGIC);  --------------> this give me back zero

    symbol=PositionGetString(POSITION_SYMBOL); ---------------> this give me back empty string

    }

    

Somebody can help me?

[fxsaber]

m.cadile:

PositionSelect(ticket);

[Alois Mwirichia]

   for(int i=PositionsTotal();i>=0;i--) //count backwards
     {
      ulong ticket=PositionGetTicket(i); //get the ticket

      if(PositionSelectByTicket(ticket)) // select the order
        {
                //carry on

        }
     }

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/trading

[m.cadile]

now it's working,

thank you

[William Roeder]

m.cadile: I do not understand

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