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File Cant open/read file from common directory ?

Hello i am trying to read a file from the common directory but its not working Here is the code that i am trying : input string FileName= "15767168" ; string Directory= TerminalInfoString ( TERMINAL_COMMONDATA_PATH ); void OnInit () { ResetLastError (); int file_handle= FileOpen (Directory+

is it possible to change the magic number of the order while closing it partially ?

I was just wondering if its possible to change the magic number of the remaining order , once its been closed partially ? for example if i have 1.0 lot open and its magic number is 140, now if this order is closed partially (0.3 lots are closed from original trade) then the remaining opened lot for

Is there a way to identify the type of a certain pair ?

I was just wondering if there is any way to identify the type of a certain pair (by type i mean to identify if its currency pair , or indices or crypto pair ) I tried Using this : Print ( SymbolInfoString ( "XBTUSD" , SYMBOL_DESCRIPTION )); I was hoping that SYMBOL_DESCRIPTION might give me some

Risk Based lot calculations for XAUUSD returns wrong value?

Hello I am trying to calculate Risk based lot size for XAUUSD but its giving me wrong value , and couldnt figure out what i am doing wrong here is my code : extern double RiskPerTrade = 2 ; extern int StopLoss = 5000 ; //SL points double CalculateLot ( double StopLoss_) { double

Magic number suggestion needed

I am making a trade copier , and i was just wondering if my approach will work : Terminal A sends and Order a1 to the terminal B , string that is received at the terminal B contains : tp,sl,lots,pair and ticket number Order a1 now I am planning to use Ticket number of Order a1 as the magic number

Drawing Trend Line in separate indicator window causing issue

I am trying to draw a trend line in a separate indicator window , but the lines are being drawn in the main window instead of indicator window What am i doing wrong ? here is my code : #property indicator_separate_window #property indicator_minimum 1 #property indicator_maximum 2 int OnInit () {

FileReadArray() issue

I am trying to Read values from a file but struggling for past few days (its the first time i am trying to read the file so pardon any mistakes ) I cant figure out what i am doing wrong here. here is the simplified version of the code: Here i am trying to read the values from bin file struct

question about Drawing arrows using iBarshift

Hello I am trying to draw Arrows Based on another indicator's signal from higher timeframe, but the problem i am facing is that it draws the arrow on multiple candles For example : If I check the arrow visibility on W1 timeframe and have the my indicator draw the arrow on D1 timeframe it will draw 5

Drawing TrendLine Forward in time

is it possible to draw a trend line forward in time ? for example: from low of candle -5 to high of candle -8 ? I tried this but its not working since it expects a positive number ObjectCreate ( 0 ,i, OBJ_TREND , 0 ,Time[- 5 ],High[- 5 ],Time[- 8 ],Low[- 8 ]);