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Hi,

I am writing a simple script.

The script requires me to make a series of pending orders depending on the previous order being opened.

For example, i made a pending sellstop order #12345. only when this sellstop becomes a market order to sell, then i will make another pending say buystop order.

my question here is how do i know if #12345 has progressed from pending sellstop to sell?

can i use Time() or OrderType()?

Tks for a prompt reply...

Hello

yes - you got it! use OrderType() having already done OrderSelect(...)

When a pending order is active it becomes market order and Terminal shows order as OP_BUY||OP_SELL *and not* as OP_BUYLIMIT||OP_SELLLIMIT||OP_BUYSTOP||OP_SELLSTOP

for example:

OrderSelect(...);

int iOrderType = OrderType();
if( OrderCloseTime()==0 && (iOrderType==OP_BUY || iOrderType==OP_SELL) )
{
//is market order
}

and the other way to see if still pending...

OrderSelect(...);

int iOrderType = OrderType();
if( OrderCloseTime() == 0 &&
(iOrderType == OP_BUYLIMIT || iOrderType == OP_BUYSTOP
|| iOrderType == OP_SELLLIMIT || iOrderType == OP_SELLSTOP) )
{
//is pending order
}

have fun!

btw,

could make above snippets into functions() then just call with say ticket# and they return bool or whatever you normally use.

eg,

bool isPendingOrder ( int iTicket ) {...

bool isMarketOrder ( int iTicket ) {...