You probably have code in there that checks existing orders and if there is one sets a flag. Something like.

IsTrade = True

This flag is then probably checked in the order creation routine. Something like
if ( !IsTrade )

You need to replace this with code to count trades using the OrdersTotal() built in function if you are checking both market and pending orders.

For the 60 bars thing then I would set up an
'int count = 60 '
when you raise an order and then use a new bar function to count it down.
NewBar function is here

bool NewBar()
{
   static datetime lastbar = 0;
   datetime curbar = Time[0];
   if(lastbar!=curbar)
   {
      lastbar=curbar;
      return (true);
   }
   else
   {
      return(false);
   }
}

Then use
if (NewBar() == true) Count = Count -1.

Hi,
I have implemented the max of 5 open trades;
but no luck with the 60 bars stuff...
please could you make it easier, or with more explanations?
thanks for your help.

Hi, I have 2 errors
'count' variable not defined
where may I be wrong?

ok, here is a part of the code:
if I do this way, than I have 2x errors below:


int BarCount;
int Current;
bool TickCheck = False;
int Count = 60;
bool NewBar()
{
static datetime lastbar = 0;
datetime curbar = Time[0];
if(lastbar!=curbar)
{
lastbar=curbar;
return (true);
}
else
{
return(false);


int init() { ERROR HERE:'(' function definition unexpected
   BarCount = Bars;

   if (EachTickMode) Current = 0; else Current = 1;
     return(0);
   if (NewBar() == true) BarCount = BarCount -1
}


//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit() { ERROR HERE:'(' function definition unexpected
   return(0);

No errors, finally,
but now it doesn't trade at all.