check if a trade is running

[mar]

hi forum,

i have an indicator which shows an alert when EMA5 crosses EMA10. but this alert should only pop up when a trade is running in that pair.

can somebody please show me how to check if a trade is currently running?

i tried it with ORDERSYMBOL(), ORDERTOTAL() but i have no idea how to do it.

thank you!!!

[qjol]

for (....)
   {
   OrderSelect(.....);
   if (OrderSymbol() == Symbol())
      {
      // then do whatever you want
      }
   }

[mar]

hi qjol,

i am an absolute beginner in mql4 and try to learn but this seems to be more difficult. i would be very happy if you help me with that:

here is a very simple indicator which plays a sound x minutes before a bar closes. could you please show me how to implement this order-check?

the indicator should only play a sound if a trade is currently running in that pair. because this indicator is easy for me to understand i think i can also understand how to work with the order-check-process then.

thank you again for your help!!!