mrmedia:
How do you get local PC time for init() and deinit() to determine duration if backtesting?
Is a win32 api call necessary?
TimeLocal()
Nope, "Note: At the testing, local time is modelled and is the same as the modelled last known server time."
mrmedia:
You could run a simple indicator on a live chart that writes TimeCurrent() or TimeLocal() to a GlobalVariable every 10 seconds or less frequently and then access this Global Variable from the EA running under the Strategy Tester . . . . other than that you might need to use Win API
How do you get local PC time for init() and deinit() to determine duration if backtesting?
Is a win32 api call necessary?
RaptorUK:
Nope, "Note: At the testing, local time is modelled and is the same as the modelled last known server time."
You could run a simple indicator on a live chart that writes TimeCurrent() or TimeLocal() to a GlobalVariable every 10 seconds or less frequently and then access this Global Variable from the EA running under the Strategy Tester . . . . other than that you might need to use Win API
Getting there
#import "kernel32.dll" int GetSystemTime(int & arr8[] ); int GetLocalTime(int & arr8[] ); #import int arroloc[7]; GetSystemTime(arroloc ); Print(" nowSystemTime " , arroloc[0], arroloc[1],arroloc[2],arroloc[3],arroloc[4],arroloc[5],arroloc[6],arroloc[7]); int arrolocB[7]; GetLocalTime(arrolocB ); Print(" nowLocalTime " , arrolocB[0], arrolocB[1],arrolocB[2],arrolocB[3],arrolocB[4],arrolocB[5],arrolocB[6],arrolocB[7]);
Public Type SYSTEMTIME wYear As Integer 1601 through 30827 wMonth As Integer 1-12 wDayOfWeek As Integer 0-6 wDay As Integer 1-31 wHour As Integer 0-23 wMinute As Integer 0-59 wSecond As Integer 0-59 wMilliseconds As Integer 0-999 End Type
nowLocalTime 4607 6519 6611 1310 7235 6164 4040 nowSystemTime 4607 6513 1074 1310 7395 6164 4040
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How do you get local PC time for init() and deinit() to determine duration if backtesting?
Is a win32 api call necessary?