MQL5 HistorySelect()
Loads the account's history of deals and orders for a period of server time, so the other history functions have something to read.
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This is an MQL5 function, not an HTTP endpoint. It has no method, no path and no address to send a request to: it runs inside the MetaTrader 5 terminal, in a program written in MQL5.
Signature
The form of the call on the vendor's page, with the vendor's comments taken out.
bool HistorySelect( datetime from_date, datetime to_date )
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| from_daterequired | datetime | The start of the period. |
| to_daterequired | datetime | The end of the period. |
Return value
- Type
- bool
- What comes back
- True on success, false otherwise.
Sample
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void OnStart()
{
datetime from=D'2026.01.01';
datetime to=TimeCurrent();
if(!HistorySelect(from,to))
{
PrintFormat("HistorySelect error %d",GetLastError());
return;
}
PrintFormat("%d deals, %d orders",HistoryDealsTotal(),HistoryOrdersTotal());
}