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

[bernd]

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

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

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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!

[vgoklani14]

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.

[Michael]

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.