cancel an atm strategy limit order

[laces2]

I am having problems with cancelling and atm strategy limit order. When it is time to place the limit order, this is my code for it:
orderId = GetAtmStrategyUniqueId();
AtmStrategyCreate(OrderAction.Buy, OrderType.Limit, limitLevel, 0,
TimeInForce.Gtc, GetAtmStrategyUniqueId(), atmName,
orderId);
limitCloseBars = CurrentBars[1] + unfilledBars;
then after x amount of bars if the order isn't filled, I try to close it using this code:
if(CurrentBars[1] >= limitCloseBars)
{
closeEntry = true;
}
if(closeEntry == true)
{
// string[] entryInfo = GetAtmStrategyEntryOrderStatus(orderId);
// if(entryInfo.Length > 0 && entryInfo[2] != "Filled")
// {
AtmStrategyCancelEntryOrder(orderId);
// }
closeEntry = false;
}
if i delete the // then AtmStrategyCancelEntryOrder(orderId); is never called. Even with the code like this my order isn't cancelled. I even put
AtmStrategyCancelEntryOrder(orderId); as the first line of code under OnBarUpdate and it still would not cancel the order. What am I doing wrong?

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

laces2, if the AtmStrategyCancelEntryOrder() method isn't called, that means the conditions for the method to be called are not being met. Is the entryInfo.Length longer than zero, and you're sure the order hasn't been filled?

[laces2]

That is why I have it commented out. To make sure that it was being called I had it draw dots on the chart. I even at one point put the
AtmStrategyCancelEntryOrder(orderId); as the very first thing in my strategy to make sure that it was called and still nothing. I know the order wasn't filled because I could see it on another chart, and it was in the working state in the control panel. The only time orderId is changed is right before a new order or trade is placed so I know that I am trying to cancel the right order. I am going to try to make a simple strategy today to see if I can get it to work.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM]

Hello laces2,

You'll want to work from the SampleAtmStrategy. You can save a copy by right clicking > Save As from within the editor. Cancelling an entry order would take place in this block:

// Check for a pending entry order
if (orderId.Length > 0)
{
string[] status = GetAtmStrategyEntryOrderStatus(orderId);
                
// If the status call can't find the order specified, the return array length will be zero otherwise it will hold elements

if (status.GetLength(0) > 0)
{
// Print out some information about the order to the output window

if(closeEntry == true)
{
AtmStrategyCancelEntryOrder(orderId);
closeEntry = false;
}

Print("The entry order average fill price is: " + status[0]);
Print("The entry order filled amount is: " + status[1]);
Print("The entry order order state is: " + status[2]);

// If the order state is terminal, reset the order id value
if (status[2] == "Filled" || status[2] == "Cancelled" || status[2] == "Rejected")
orderId = string.Empty;
}