get buylimit in mql5

[Faraz Khatir]

this is my code for getting buy limit order in mql5, but when the code is compiled, there are 2 errors: 'OP_BUYLIMIT' - undeclared identifier, 'OrderSend' - wrong parameters count

bool result =  OrderSend(
         _Symbol, 
         OP_BUYLIMIT, 
         2*OrdersTotal()*0.01,
         Bid-100*_Point, 3, 
         NULL, 
         NULL, 
         "Buy Limit Order", 
         magicNumber);

[Carl Schreiber]

use Trade.mqh from ..\MQL5\Include\Trade\Trade.mqh

It is faster for beginners.

[Faraz Khatir]

Carl Schreiber #:

use Trade.mqh from ..\MQL5\Include\Trade\Trade.mqh

It is faster for beginners.

i used to mql4, and its ok for me but now, i wana start with mql 5, but getting order is difficult for me , do you have a code for getting pending order? 

[Carl Schreiber]

1. It's all in the file Trade.mqh
2. Find an EA in the Codebase a study the way it is done there.
   

[Fernando Carreiro]

Faraz Khatir:this is my code for getting buy limit order in mql5, but when the code is compiled, there are 2 errors: 'OP_BUYLIMIT' - undeclared identifier, 'OrderSend' - wrong parameters count

Faraz Khatir #: i used to mql4, and its ok for me but now, i wana start with mql 5, but getting order is difficult for me , do you have a code for getting pending order? 

OrderSend in MQL5 works completely differently to MQL4.

bool  OrderSend(
   MqlTradeRequest&  request,      // query structure
   MqlTradeResult&   result        // structure of the answer
   );

If you are coming from MQL4 and are having difficulty understanding MQL5 trade functionality, please read the following ...

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[Chioma Obunadike]

Faraz Khatir #: i used to mql4, and its ok for me but now, i wana start with mql 5, but getting order is difficult for me , do you have a code for getting pending order? 

// gLOBALLY
#include <Trade/Trade.mqh>
CTrade trade;

void OnTick()
{
if(PositionsTotal() == 0) //replace with your condtions

trade.BuyLimit(....); //for all kinds of pending orders

}

[ZeroCafeine]

hi everyone

@Chioma Obunadike

I didn't understand your answer, a Trade.BuyLimit is for placing limit orders waiting to be executed, but how do you retrieve the list of these orders if, for example, the robot restarts?

Best Reguards,
ZeroCafeine 🙂

[ZeroCafeine]

Hoo, I think just a for loops with OrdersTotal() can solve the problem of finding the pending orders, when I will find a complete solution I will come back on this thread 🙂

[ZeroCafeine]

@  Faraz Khatir

I think this is your answer for the pending orders on this link, For volumes I think you can retrieve order volumes with the function: m_order.VolumeInitial()