FileWriteInteger
FileWriteInteger
The function writes the value of the int parameter to a bin-file, starting from the current position of the file pointer.
uint FileWriteInteger(
int file_handle, // File handle
int value, // Value to be written
int size=INT_VALUE // Size in bytes
);Parameters
- file_handle
[in] File descriptor returned by FileOpen().
- value
[in] Integer value.
- size=INT_VALUE
[in] Number of bytes (up to 4 inclusive), that should be written. The corresponding constants are provided: CHAR_VALUE=1, SHORT_VALUE=2 and INT_VALUE=4, so the function can write the integer value of char, uchar, short, ushort, int, or uint type.
Return Value
If successful the function returns the number of bytes written or 0 in case of error. If successful, the number of bytes written corresponds to the data type size. To obtain information about the error call the GetLastError() function. The file pointer is shifted by the same number of bytes.
Example:
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Demo_FileWriteInteger.mq4 |
//| Copyright 2014, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2014, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version "1.00"
#property strict
//--- show the window of input parameters when launching the script
#property script_show_inputs
//--- parameters for receiving data from the terminal
input string InpSymbolName="EURUSD"; // Currency pair
input ENUM_TIMEFRAMES InpSymbolPeriod=PERIOD_H1; // Time frame
//--- parameters for writing data to the file
input string InpFileName="Trend.bin"; // File name
input string InpDirectoryName="Data"; // Folder name
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Script program start function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnStart()
{
double close_buff[];
datetime time_buff[];
int size;
//--- set indexing as timeseries
ArraySetAsSeries(close_buff,true);
ArraySetAsSeries(time_buff,true);
//--- reset the error value
ResetLastError();
//--- copy the close price for each bar
if(CopyClose(InpSymbolName,InpSymbolPeriod,0,1000,close_buff)==-1)
{
PrintFormat("Failed to copy the values of close prices. Error code = %d",GetLastError());
return;
}
//--- copy the time for each bar
if(CopyTime(InpSymbolName,InpSymbolPeriod,0,1000,time_buff)==-1)
{
PrintFormat("Failed to copy time values. Error code = %d",GetLastError());
return;
}
//--- get the buffer size
size=ArraySize(close_buff);
//--- open the file for writing the values (if the file is absent, it will be created automatically)
ResetLastError();
int file_handle=FileOpen(InpDirectoryName+"//"+InpFileName,FILE_READ|FILE_WRITE|FILE_BIN);
if(file_handle!=INVALID_HANDLE)
{
PrintFormat("%s file is available for writing",InpFileName);
PrintFormat("File path: %s\\Files\\",TerminalInfoString(TERMINAL_DATA_PATH));
//---
uint byteswritten;// number of bytes written
int up_down=0; // trend flag
int arr_size; // arr array size
uchar arr[]; // uchar type array
//--- write time values to the file
for(int i=0;i<size-1;i++)
{
//--- compare close prices of the current and next bars
if(close_buff[i]<=close_buff[i+1])
{
if(up_down!=1)
{
//--- write date value to the file using FileWriteInteger
StringToCharArray(TimeToString(time_buff[i]),arr);
arr_size=ArraySize(arr);
//--- first, write the number of chars in the array
byteswritten=FileWriteInteger(file_handle,arr_size,INT_VALUE);
//--- checking the number of bytes written
if(byteswritten!=sizeof(int))
{
PrintFormat("Error in FileWriteInteger. Error code=%d",GetLastError());
//--- close the file
FileClose(file_handle);
return;
}
//--- write the chars
for(int j=0;j<arr_size;j++)
{
byteswritten=FileWriteInteger(file_handle,arr[j],CHAR_VALUE);
//--- checking the number of bytes written
if(byteswritten!=sizeof(char))
{
PrintFormat("Error in FileWriteInteger. Error code=%d",GetLastError());
//--- close the file
FileClose(file_handle);
return;
}
}
//--- change the trend flag
up_down=1;
}
}
else
{
if(up_down!=-1)
{
//--- write the date value to the file using FileWriteInteger
StringToCharArray(TimeToString(time_buff[i]),arr);
arr_size=ArraySize(arr);
//--- first, write the number of chars in the array
byteswritten=FileWriteInteger(file_handle,arr_size,INT_VALUE);
//--- checking the number of bytes written
if(byteswritten!=sizeof(int))
{
PrintFormat("Error in FileWriteInteger. Error code=%d",GetLastError());
//--- close the file
FileClose(file_handle);
return;
}
//--- write chars
for(int j=0;j<arr_size;j++)
{
byteswritten=FileWriteInteger(file_handle,arr[j],CHAR_VALUE);
//--- checking the number of bytes written
if(byteswritten!=sizeof(char))
{
PrintFormat("Error in FileWriteInteger. Error code=%d",GetLastError());
//--- close the file
FileClose(file_handle);
return;
}
}
//--- change the trend flag
up_down=-1;
}
}
}
//--- close the file
FileClose(file_handle);
PrintFormat("Data is written, %s file is closed",InpFileName);
}
else
PrintFormat("Data is written, %s file is closed",InpFileName,GetLastError());
}See also
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