Help maybe facing a bug with partial positions closing with OrderClose()

[inquisiteur]

Ok, before start posting chunks of code maybe someone already experiencied this issue:

When I have 1 lot LONG position opened, I selected the position via a ticketnumber, then pass it on to :

OrderClose(ticketBuy,1,Bid,2,Red);

Now, if it is one lot, and I tell OrderClose() to close 1 lot all happens correctly.

However, if I tell OrderClose() to close 0.3 lot, the very same instant I have MT4 trading the opposite direction 0.7

In other terms

the system opens Long 1 lot

I send OrderClose for 0.7 lot

MT4 trades Long 0.3 lot ?????

In my system there is absolutely nothing else than

1 OrderSend, that happens only once, and that doesnt have a stop

1 OrderClose that happens only once, and for part of the first trade.

And despite that it does trade 3 times.

Does that ring a bell to anyone ? It's driving me mad since yesterday.

Regards,

Inquisiteur

[Ickyrus]

Code will be needed, as far is I know (and I am still relativly new) new orders wont open without an OrderSend(......) command.

[zzuegg]

All is correct, you open one lot, (trade nr1) you close 0.7 lot, (trade nr2) remaining trade is trade nr3 which has a new ticket number.

[inquisiteur]

zzuegg:
All is correct, you open one lot, (trade nr1) you close 0.7 lot, (trade nr2) remaining trade is trade nr3 which has a new ticket number.

Ah I get it, so the 3rd "trade" is not a real trade, that's just the residual after the "orderclose" right ?

What an odd way to do things...ok I get it now, thx.