history_orders_total
history_orders_total
Get the number of orders in trading history within the specified interval.
history_orders_total(
date_from, // date the orders are requested from
date_to // date, up to which the orders are requested
)Parameters
- date_from
[in] Date the orders are requested from. Set by the ‘datetime’ object or as a number of seconds elapsed since 1970.01.01. Required unnamed parameter.
- date_to
[in] Date, up to which the orders are requested. Set by the ‘datetime’ object or as a number of seconds elapsed since 1970.01.01. Required unnamed parameter.
Return Value
Integer value.
Note
The function is similar to HistoryOrdersTotal.
Example:
from datetime import datetime
import MetaTrader5 as mt5
# display data on the MetaTrader 5 package
print("MetaTrader5 package author: ",mt5.__author__)
print("MetaTrader5 package version: ",mt5.__version__)
# establish connection to MetaTrader 5 terminal
if not mt5.initialize():
print("initialize() failed, error code =",mt5.last_error())
quit()
# get the number of orders in history
from_date=datetime(2020,1,1)
to_date=datetime.now()
history_orders=mt5.history_orders_total(from_date, datetime.now())
if history_orders>0:
print("Total history orders=",history_orders)
else:
print("Orders not found in history")
# shut down connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal
mt5.shutdown()See also
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