icq messenger

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backgrounds / usage motivation

using the automated trading system, once in a while we may need to enquire information concerning account balance, opened positions, etc., being far from a trading terminal, but having internet connection and icq on any computer (or any other device). one does not have time nor desire to install and log in

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metatrader

to get such a common information. so the idea of finding a way to get needed information concerning a trading account via icq has appeared.

implementation

i chose <

s

aving information in

txt

-file> ; <sending information on request> as a way to implement the idea.

i developed a common

mt

-advisor
exp_statusbot
for saving information. it saves information concerning account balance in

status

.

txt

and opened positions changes in

notify

.

txt

.

to send information from

txt

-files, i made the simplest

icqbot

mustwatcher

. it will analyze a request and send an answer to its author.

installation instructions

download and compile

exp_statusbot.

mq

4

.

launch

mt

and add

the advisor

to any chart.

download

icqbot

mustwatcher_v1.16.zip

.

launch the bot (please ensure that "microsoft .net framework 3.5" is installed on your computer)

using
add
button add needed

status

.

txt

and

notify

.

txt

(located in

<metatrader_dir>

\experts\files\statusbot

)
to the list

register

uin

for the bot (universal identification number, or flatly the icq number which can be obtained on the official web-site

)

enter

uin

of the bot and a password.

enter your name as an administrator.

click

connect

then send

command
!

status

(as the file is named

status

.

txt

) from your

uin

and get what we needed.

to enable automatic notifier of changed files (here

notify

.

txt

)

we shall enter
!

spamon

.

and after a corresponding change we receive what we subscribed to =)

the administrator can add other users to the registry, if they also need an access to this information.

this is just an example. needless to say that you can make as many

txt

files with any content as you wish and receive this content upon corresponding demand.

the list of all available commands appears by means of
!help
or can be seen in the file
<mustwatcher

_

dir

>\

data

\help_admin.txt

.
the bot's interface contains several buttons, so you won't be confused.
putting it in a nutshell, the one who needs it will grasp it.

the end.

updates

mustwatcher v1.05
automatic connection function when the program is launched is added.

mustwatcher v1.06
a checkbox of program automatic launch (when the operating system is launched) is added. it can be minimized to a tray.

mustwatcher v1.07
1) the list scheme for files necessary to be viewed and meant for automatic notification is changed. now before obtaining content of a text-file, you shall add it to the list (
watcher
tab) using
add
button. 2) feedback system which allows to write any text to a file is changed. now you can add your own commands (
feedback
tab) with any text and file record.

exp_statusbot.

mq

4

function that records data file, which shall be sent via email, is added.

exp_statusbot.

mq

5

function that records data file necessary for email report is added.

mustwatcher v1.08
function that generates a detailed report and sends it to stated email is added. in order to receive a report you shall add the data file to the corresponding list (
watcher
tab). a file name without a suffix is also a request command (for example, if you send command
!report
, the bot will generate a report on the basis of data from
report.txt
).

mustwatcher v1.10
bugfix.

mustwatcher v1.13
optimization. fixed errors.

mustwatcher v1.16
optimization. fixed errors.

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#property copyright "robotfx"
extern string statusfilename = "status.txt";
extern string spamfilename   = "notify.txt";
extern string reportfilename = "report.txt";
string expname = "statusbot";
int    ord_tickets[];
int    ord_tickets_past[];
int    ord_tickets_changing_open[];
int    ord_tickets_changing_close[];
double curbalance = 0.0;

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• Past performance does not guarantee future results.
• Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Use on a demo account first.
• Results may vary depending on market conditions, broker, and settings.
• We recommend thorough backtesting and forward testing before using with real funds.