MT5, calculate open positions

[Jose Daniel Stromberg Martinez]

Hi,

Im having trouble with an EA. I am trying to calculate open positions for this EA (with a certain magic number)

For testing, I am adding one buy position with a different magic number so I can see if this is working or not.

In backtest I always get both position when I count, but they have different magic numbers.

Why is that? What am I doing wrong here?

Im used to MT4 where you put some code to identify a position first, I cant find that function for MT5. 

if(OrderSelect(i,SELECT_BY_POS)==true)

I guess its something like that I just cant find and that is missing.

Code for counting:

double checkOpen()
  {
   int total=PositionsTotal();
   double total1=0;

   for(int cnt=0; cnt<total; cnt++)
     {
      string symbol=PositionGetSymbol(cnt);
      long magica=PositionGetInteger(POSITION_MAGIC);
      if(Symbol()==symbol && magica==magic1)
        {
         total1+=1;
        }
     }

   return(total1);
  }

some code for first buy:

trade.SetExpertMagicNumber(magic1);
trade.Buy(lots,NULL,Ask,Ask-StopLoss*_Point,Ask+TakeProfit*_Point,NULL);

Some code for second buy:

         trade.SetExpertMagicNumber(2222);
         trade.Buy(lots,NULL,Ask,Ask-StopLoss*_Point,Ask+TakeProfit*_Point,NULL);

Why does it not just calculate the first order and not the second? Why does it calculate both?

Thanks for reply!

[Vladimir Karputov]

Calculate Positions and Pending Orders

[Jose Daniel Stromberg Martinez]

Vladimir Karputov #:

Calculate Positions and Pending Orders

Thank you! It solved my problems!