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[ANDREY]

But I don't know how to delete a pending order if the pentamino was less than 30 pips.

[Victor Nikolaev]

hoz:

Yes, so what?

There are a number of limitations when working in visualisation mode

[ANDREY]

What did I do wrong!!!!

I came up with this solution to my problem

int start()
  {
     double Price=Ask+300*Point;    
     double SL=Price-300*Point;    
     double TP=Price+150*Point;
     bool New_Bar;
                          
     if (Time[0])                                                                           //   если образовался новый бар               
         int Ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYSTOP,0.1,Price,3,SL,TP ); //   выставить отложенный ордер
     return ;
     Fun_New_Bar();                                                                      
     if ( New_Bar==true)                                                // если образовался следующий бар
        OrderDelete(Ticket);                                          // удалить отложенный ордер
  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
     void  Fun_New_Bar();                            //НО ПО ОТНОШЕНИЮ К ЭТОЙ СТРОКЕ КОМПИЛЯТОР ПИШЕТ ОШИБКУ       '(' - function definition unexpected  
       {                                                                           
          static datetime New_Time=0;
          New_Bar=false;
                                
         if( New_Time!==Time[0])                       
            New_Time=Time[0];                         
         New_Bar=true;                             
      }

/* sorry, I've changed the post slightly - so that the Vinin is readable */

[ANDREY]

Thank you for your concern. Which button do I press to get the code in this format?

[Alexey Subbotin]

solnce600:

What did I do wrong!!!!

I came up with this solution to my problem

/* sorry, changed the post a bit - to make the Vinin readable */

This line

 if (Time[0])

means: "if the time of the last bar is not zero". So it is always not equal to zero.

Further, the variable

bool New_Bar;

is defined inside the start() function, so it won't be visible inside other functions. In addition, the Fun_New_Bar() you tried to define inside the start() body, you cannot do so in MQL, all functions must be declared at the global module level. The declaration of New_Bar should be placed there, too.

[Alexey Subbotin]

Besides, during one execution of start() function (if it is not looped), you cannot define formation of bar and then wait for formation of next bar: start() by definition is called and terminates on every tick (with nuances, but in general it is so).

I advise to reread the help and eliminate gaps in MQL program execution, and see an example of writing a looped program, non-looped too.

[Boris]

solnce600:
Thanks for your thoughtfulness. Which button do I press to get the code in this format?

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[Алексей Тарабанов]

He has the right.

[ANDREY]

alsu:
This line

 if (Time[0])

means: "if the time of the last bar is not equal to zero". So it is always not equal to zero.

Thank you. But I don't understand where the "NOT" is in this line. Not equal is indicated by the symbol !==.

What I meant was, as soon as the time of opening of a new bar appears, i.e. a new bar appears, the order is opened.

And this is indeed the code that opens an order at the opening of each five bars

 int start()

  {
 double Price=Open[0]+300*Point;	
 double SL=Price-300*Point;	
 double TP=Price+150*Point;
 if (Time[0])                         
 int Ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYSTOP,0.1,Price,3,SL,TP );
  

 
 }

[ANDREY]

I decided to take what I thought was a simpler route.

Not to delete the pending order - but to place a pending order only if a five-minute candle has not finished

That is, the pending order should be placed only when two conditions are met. If the first condition is met

 if (Time[0])

- I checked it, the order is set.

How should I set the second condition, i.e., set a pending order only if 5 minutes have not yet passed. if (---------- && ?????????)

int start()

  {
 double Price=Open[0]+300*Point;    
 double SL=Price-300*Point;     
 double TP=Price+150*Point;
 
  
 
 
                          
   if (Time[0]&& ?????????  )                         
 int Ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYSTOP,0.1,Price,3,SL,TP );
 return(0);
 
  }