AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_BALANCE) returns 0 in Demo account with 10000$ balance

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Hello!

I have a demo account and in my client Trade tab I can see that I have 10000 Balance, Equity, and Free margin but when I call AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_BALANCE) in my Expert Advisor I get returned 0, this also happens with Equity and Free Margin.

Might this be because this is a demo account or is it something else?

 
Azkron:

Hello!

I have a demo account and in my client Trade tab I can see that I have 10000 Balance, Equity, and Free margin but when I call AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_BALANCE) in my Expert Advisor I get returned 0, this also happens with Equity and Free Margin.

Might this be because this is a demo account or is it something else?

I don't think. How did you check the returned value ? 

 
Icham Aidibe:

I don't think. How did you check the returned value ? 


  
printf("ACCOUNT_BALANCE =  %d", AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_BALANCE)); 
printf("ACCOUNT_CREDIT =  %d", AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_CREDIT)); 
printf("ACCOUNT_PROFIT =  %d", AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_PROFIT));  
printf("ACCOUNT_EQUITY =  %d", AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_EQUITY)); 
printf("ACCOUNT_MARGIN =  %d", AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_MARGIN));

They all print 0

 
Azkron:

Use : %g

 
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  2. Where do you have that code? Probably in OnInit.
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  3. d, i, u, o, x, X are all the integer group. Try %f or %g
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whroeder1:
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  2. Where do you have that code? Probably in OnInit.
  3. d, i, u, o, x, X are all the integer group. Try %f or %g
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Thanks, now I print it the first time OnTick() triggers and the values look correct. 

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