How to set expiry date for pending orders?

Order Management
#1

Hi everyone. Is it possible to set a expiry date for pending orders? For instance, have your order deleted if it’s not triggered within 20 minutes?

#2

You can delete your pending orders using OrderDelete function.

before you delete any of them you need to select them using a loop.

https://docs.mql4.com/trading/orderdelete

#3

thank you

but how can i set the condition if the pending order wans’t executed in x duration ?

#4

For MT4

Select the order.
See if it is still pending.
Compare the OrderOpenTime to TimeCurrent and delete if older than your 20 minutes.

Adjust for MT5.

#5

thank you for the topic

i will try to code the fonction & i will update my result

#6 
void chekingOrders ()  

{

for(int buy=OrdersTotal()-1;buy>=0;buy++)

{

if(OrderSelect(buy,SELECT_BY_POS,MODE_TRADES))

if(OrderSymbol()==Symbol())

if(OrderMagicNumber()==magic)

if(TimeCurrent()<OrderOpenTime()+910)

;

}

}

so it’s workin i puted 910 because i run my ea on 15min timeframe

i want to correct the return fonction because i got “empty controlled statement found” error

#7 
// zikokiko , Please use " code icon " to show your code 

void chekingOrders ()  
{
for(int buy=OrdersTotal()-1;buy>=0;buy++)
{
if(OrderSelect(buy,SELECT_BY_POS,MODE_TRADES))
if(OrderSymbol()==Symbol())
if(OrderMagicNumber()==magic)
if(TimeCurrent()<OrderOpenTime()+910)
;
}
}

for(int buy=OrdersTotal()-1;buy>=0;buy++)  // This loop seems wrong logic .
#8

yes you’r right

i fix it for(int buy=OrdersTotal()-1;buy>=0;buy–)

#9

yes you’r right

i fix it for(int buy=OrdersTotal()-1;buy>=0;buy–)