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[Maxim Kuznetsov]

Vitaly Muzichenko:

What's the harm in such a design?

Or is it better to makedatetime a long type?

I don't see a problem so far.
But there is an obvious craving for accuracy (datetime is larger than time_t, to put it mildly).
and it should rather be long for time comparisons. If the compiler optimizes something, it will throw it away, and a deposit for the future remains :-)

[Vitaly Muzichenko]

Maxim Kuznetsov:
I don't see a problem so far.
But there is an obvious tendency to be more precise (datetime is softly larger than time_t)
and it's more likely that this long should be used to compare times. If compiler optimizes something, it will throw it away and leave a deposit for the future :-)

So you can use it without cheating without consequences?

[Maxim Kuznetsov]

Vitaly Muzichenko:

So you can use it without cheating without consequences?

Well, how could it be without consequences :-)

long x = TimeCurrent(); already gets a "slap on the face" in a good company :-) Not only are the types different in physics, but they are also different in dimension and you convert a larger type to a smaller one.

But yes, all seconds from (datetime)TimeCurrent seem to fit into long

[PolarSeaman]

Maxim Kuznetsov:

there is a great function StringFind() - search for "#" or "from #".

Found

StringFind(OrderComment(),"to #",0)

and what do we do with it?

InStringSubstr, everything is clear, you get digits immediately - ticket, but here inStringFind , we already know that there is"to #" in the comment

[Maxim Kuznetsov]

PolarSeaman:
Found

and what to do with it?

InStringSubstr everything is clear, we get the numbers immediately - ticket, but here inStringFind what, we already know that there is"to #" in the comment

but we don't know where.) StringFind will tell us if the "to #" we are looking for is at this position or not there at all. Never rely on something that comes from the net and you personally/personally don't control it :-) We're playing money here - this is serious.

[PolarSeaman]

Maxim Kuznetsov:

but don't know where :-) StringFind will tell you that the "to #" you're looking for is from exactly this position, or it doesn't exist at all. Never rely on something that comes from the net and you personally/personally don't control it :-) We're playing money here - this is serious.

need to highlight the ticket from the comment and throw out the "to #".

the ticket for an open position is compared to the one in the comment for a closed position

why are we even looking for the"to #"?

[PolarSeaman]

TheStringSubstr function returns the right part of the comment. Why does this function return the profit of an open position and not the profit of a closed position? I'm going throughMODE_HISTORY

double prof_cl_pos(string sy="0", int op=-1, int mn=-1) {
  datetime ta;
  int      i, k=OrdersHistoryTotal();
  double profit_=0;
  string comment="";
  string substr="";

  if (sy=="" || sy=="0") sy=Symbol();
  for (i=0; i<k; i++) {
    if (OrderSelect(i, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_HISTORY)) {
      if (OrderSymbol()==sy) {
        if (OrderType()==OP_BUY || OrderType()==OP_SELL) {
          if (op<0 || OrderType()==op) {
            if (mn<0 || OrderMagicNumber()==mn) {
              comment=OrderComment();
               substr = StringSubstr(comment, 4, 9);
              if (ticket_op_pos(Symbol(), -1,mn)==substr)
              profit_=OrderProfit();
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return(profit_);
}

[Artyom Trishkin]

Vitaly Muzichenko:

What is the harm of such a construction?

Or is it better to makedatetime a long type?

datetime is ulong - that's where you should put it.

[Artyom Trishkin]

PolarSeaman:

the ticket should be highlighted from the comment and the "to #" should be discarded.

the ticket for an open position should be compared to the ticket in the comment for a closed position

why are we even looking for the"to #"?

We are looking for it in order to find out "is there even to# or from#" in the comment. If there isn't, then this order is not a part of a closed position and we do not need it.

If the StringFind(OrderComment(), "#to") is greater than or equal to zero, it means that the comment contains the sought sub-string, and only now we can calculate the position of the ticket number in this string.

[Alexey Viktorov]

PolarSeaman:

TheStringSubstr function returns the right part of the comment. Why does this function return the profit of an open position and not the profit of a closed position? I am going throughMODE_HISTORY.

And this is the answer to this question.

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PolarSeaman, 2018.04.07 00:25

Found

StringFind(OrderComment(),"to #",0)

And what to do with it?

Everything is clear inStringSubstr, you get numbers - ticket, but here inStringFind what, we already know that there is"to #" in the comment

But if you don't, you'll get something completely different.