mpfxmpfx 2005.03.29 00:51 

I am trying to set up a daily email alert.
This is the code that I am using.

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert start function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
if ( Hour()==22 )
if ( Minute()==39)
if ( Seconds()>45)
{
SendMail("TEST FX Alert", "OPEN " +Open[0] + " LOW " +Low[0] + " HIGH " + High[0] + " BID " +Bid);

Print(" Daily Email Alert Sent ");
}
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

There are 2 problems tha I have encountered.
1. When I receive the email the prices look like this
OPEN 1.19970000 LOW 1.19930000 HIGH 1.20840000 BID 1.20500000
How do I round this to 4 decimal places ??

2. Is there a code that will limit only one email being sent?
At present I am giving the expert a 15 second window to send the email but sometimes there is no tick movement in this time and the email is not sent.
If I use if ( Hour()==22 ) if ( Minute()==39) with no seconds it sends emails continully for for 1 minute.

Any help or advice greatly apprieciated....

mpfxmpfx 2005.03.29 13:34 

Hi Slawa,
Thanks you very much for the info.
1. The DoubleTo Str worked a treat.

2. As I have no formal training in programming I can understand what you mean but I cannot figure out how to tell if mail has been sent.
I was trying to use ArraySetAsSeries ( What is the code for this? , true);

Thanks again

cttctt 2005.03.31 20:55 

maybe try something like:

when you start the function:
flag = 0
---------------------------------------

where you are sending now, put:
if flag == 0 {
send email
flag = 1
}


if you need to, find the beginning of the day and set the flag to 0 so that the mail goes out the next day.

cttctt 2005.04.01 08:02 

what does it do?

maybe try using an int instead of a double for the flag...

mpfxmpfx 2005.04.04 02:32 

FWIW I have got it working, here is code, thanks again ctt

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert start function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
static int flag;

if (flag ==0)
if ( Hour()==03)
{
SendMail("TEST FX Alert"," PROFIT:$" +DoubleToStr(AccountProfit(),2)
+ " BALANCE:$" +DoubleToStr(AccountBalance(),2)
+ " EQUITY:$" +DoubleToStr(AccountEquity(),2)
+ " OPEN:" +DoubleToStr(Open[0], 4)
+ " LOW:" +DoubleToStr(Low[0],4)
+ " HIGH:" +DoubleToStr(High[0],4)
+ " BID:" +DoubleToStr(Bid,4)
);

flag = 1 ;

Print(" Daily Email Alert Sent ");

}

if ( Hour()==04 )
{flag = 0;}

return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+