reading candlestick parameters problem.

[ramin Beygi]

hi everyone

Im beginner and this is my first expert. this expert dont have error but "Alert" command not work.

please advice me.I want to read and compare parameters of candlestick's in my expert but I cant.

regards.

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| myfirstprj.mq5 |

//| Copyright 2020, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |

//| https://www.mql5.com |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property copyright "Copyright 2020, MetaQuotes Software Corp."

#property link "https://www.mql5.com"

#property version "1.00"

double open_val_bar1; // Variable to store the open value of a bar1

double open_val_bar3; // Variable to store the open value of a bar3

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Expert initialization function |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int OnInit()

{

//---



//---

return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Expert deinitialization function |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

void OnDeinit(const int reason)

{

//---



}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Expert tick function |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

void OnTick()

{

MqlRates mrate[]; // To be used to store the prices, volumes and spread of each bar

ArraySetAsSeries(mrate,true); // the rates arrays

open_val_bar1=mrate[1].open; // bar 1 open price

open_val_bar3=mrate[3].open; // bar 3 open price

if(open_val_bar1 > open_val_bar3)

{

Alert ("price is increasing and last open price is :",open_val_bar1);

}

}

[Keith Watford]

ramin Beygi:

hi everyone

Im beginner and this is my first expert. this expert dont have error but "Alert" command not work.

please advice me.I want to read and compare parameters of candlestick's in my expert but I cant.

regards.

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