Can I programmatically control the account number when creating a new account in MetaTrader 4?

Question

I have a C++ plug-in for MetaTrader 4 that allows me to create new accounts in it for trading purposes. I would like to be able to dictate to MT4 the account number when creating the new account. Might any one know whether this is possible and how it might be done?

Answer 1

You can specify the account number in the login field of the UserRecord struct your are using in the call to UserRecordNew method. If the account already exits you will get an error from the method as apposed to RET_Ok.