Calling windows time from within EA?

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Is there a way to use any other time from within an MT4 EA or script, other than the server time? For example could one use windows system time to signal the start of some procedure, rather than have to wait on the server time to update, which can take 20 seconds in some cases ? I don't need any coding help, i just need to know if a work-around is possible.

 

Cheers. 

 

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Aaronsebaronse:

Is there a way to use any other time from within an MT4 EA or script, other than the server time? For example could one use windows system time to signal the start of some procedure, rather than have to wait on the server time to update, which can take 20 seconds in some cases ? I don't need any coding help, i just need to know if a work-around is possible.

 

Cheers. 

Why don´t you use extern calls to DLL's?
 
BrancoVelho #: Why don´t you use extern calls to DLL's?

Obviously this thread should be in the MT4/MQL4 section, but there is no need to use DLL calls on either platform. The current MQL4+, just like in MQL5, supports various time functions, including local time and GMT time ...

 
Aaronsebaronse: Is there a way to use any other time from within an MT4 EA or script, other than the server time?

Perhaps you should read the manual. TimeLocal and TimeGMT
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