OrderSelect(...MODE_HISTORY) returns true for pending orders

#1

Hello,

when i call this function with a ticket of a pending order

int check_ticket_status(ulong ticket)
{
    if(OrderSelect( ticket,SELECT_BY_TICKET,MODE_TRADES) == true)
    {
         int otype=OrderType();
         if(otype == OP_BUY || otype == OP_SELL)
               Print("status filled");
         else
               Print("status pending");
    }
    if(OrderSelect( ticket,SELECT_BY_TICKET,MODE_HISTORY ) == true)
      Print("status closed");
    else
      Print("status unknown");
     return 0;
}

it prints status pending and status closed to console. Shouldn’t OrderSelect(…MODE_HISTORY) return false ?

Thank you

#2

No, when you select by ticket the mode is ignored.

From the documentation

“The pool parameter is ignored if the order is selected by the ticket number. The ticket number is a unique order identifier.”

#3

Yes unique number, but argument is not clear to me. How to know, if order is filled or not ?

#4

you may check order type in the closed or deleted

or ( not certain solution ) check order profit in the history if it was different from zero it might be filled order ( not pending )

#5

To check when a Pending Order is triggered and becomes a market order, check the OrderType() to see if it has become a OP_BUY or an OP_SELL !

For a closed order, check the close time ( OrderCloseTime() != 0 ) .

#6

Thank guys for your help. Good ideas will help