Cancel Order after "X" Bars have printed

[Trade1953]

Hi,
I've searched the forum with no luck for a simple way to cancel an order after several bars have printed.
I'm using a Ninjascript strategy that does NOT call an ATM strat.
I've looked at BarsArray but they all seem to apply to indicators on a multi time frame chart.

Is there any way to do this using a variable and possibly a BarsArray? For instance, if order is placed, set a variable orderplaced = 1 then if 6 bars have printed without the order being filled, reset the variable back to 0 so the order is automatically cancelled on the next bar?

I just need some way to start the bar count when the order is placed.
Thanks,
Joe

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Joe,

You can use BarsSinceEntry().

if (BarsSinceEntry() > 10)
     CancelOrder(someIOrder);

[Trade1953]

Josh,
I don't think that will work since there is no Entry, just a pending order that has been placed. However, I think I found the answer in Help, under Cancel Order. Here it is for anyone looking at this thread.

private IOrder myEntryOrder = null;
private int barNumberOfOrder = 0;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// Submit an entry order at the low of a bar
if (myEntryOrder == null)
{
myEntryOrder = EnterLongLimit(0, true, 1, Low[0], "Long Entry");
barNumberOfOrder = CurrentBar;
}

// If more than 5 bars has elapsed, cancel the entry order
if (myEntryOrder != null && CurrentBar > barNumberOfOrder + 5)
CancelOrder(myEntryOrder);
}

I tried it and it works great.
Thanks Anyway, sorry to bother you!
Joe

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Glad you figured it out...