OrderSend() Expiration parameter

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Hello


I would like to use the expiration parameter for some pending orders. Somewhere i read it should be in seconds but in fact it's not working like that.

I would like to use it on 1Hbars and set it like after 3 hours the order should be deleted.

Maybe i'm blind but i could find it in the documentation. Can someone please explain me how it works?


Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english!


Cheers

 

its in seconds since the unix epoch, its an absolute timestamp.

int time_to_close = TimeCurrent() + 3 * 60 * 60; // 3 hours from now
 
7bit:

its in seconds since the unix epoch, its an absolute timestamp.





Ah You are right i just made a mistake! Thanks for the quick reply!
 
I thought it wasn't possible to automatically cancel pending orders with ECN brokers? I have to cancel mine manually, which is both annoying and dangerous.
 
7bit:

its in seconds since the unix epoch, its an absolute timestamp.




Hey 7, thanks! I've been struggling w/ order expiration for some time, and you solved my problem..., again!

Can you take a look over here: https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/130180

For some reason, I'm now having a problem w/ my ordermodify all of the sudden and I think I'm missing something obvious.

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