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Post From: s_SCTradeOrder.TextTag empty when using sc.GetOrderForSymbolAndAccountByIndex() for other

[2025-10-27 07:05:25]
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aurel19230 - Posts: 8
Hello SC Engineering,

I’m seeing unexpected behavior with the TextTag field when retrieving orders for a different symbol than the current chart’s symbol.

Environment

Sierra Chart 2784 (64-bit)

Build/Rev: 53903

Data/Trade service: [fill in]

Account: SIM account

Mode tested: real-time on SIM

Repro steps

Submit an order for a different symbol and set TextTag:

s_SCNewOrder o{};
o.Symbol = "MNQZ5.CME"; // different from current chart symbol
o.OrderQuantity = 1;
o.TextTag = "SPREAD_TEST_X";
sc.BuyOrder(o);


Read orders via sc.GetOrderForSymbolAndAccountByIndex:

s_SCTradeOrder ord{};
const SCString sym = "MNQZ5.CME";
const SCString acct = sc.SelectedTradeAccount;

for (int i = 0; sc.GetOrderForSymbolAndAccountByIndex(sym, acct, i, ord); ++i)
{
sc.AddMessageToLog(sc.FormatString(
"i=%d, InternalID=%d, TextTag='%s' (len=%d), Symbol='%s'",
i,
ord.InternalOrderID,
ord.TextTag.GetChars(),
ord.TextTag.GetLength(),
ord.Symbol.GetChars()
), 0);
}


Observed

For these cross-symbol orders, TextTag is empty ("", length 0).

In Trade » Trade Orders, the Text Tag column is also blank for the cross-symbol orders.

For orders on the study’s chart symbol, the Text Tag shows correctly in the Trade Orders window (e.g., a custom tag) and GetOrderByIndex returns a non-empty TextTag.

Expected vs Actual

Expected: GetOrderForSymbolAndAccountByIndex() should populate s_SCTradeOrder::TextTag just like GetOrderByIndex().

Actual: TextTag remains empty when the order was submitted for a different symbol than the chart.

Questions

Is this a known limitation of sc.GetOrderForSymbolAndAccountByIndex() with cross-symbol orders?

If not, could this be a bug, and is there a build that addresses it?

Is there a recommended workaround or alternative API to reliably retrieve the TextTag for cross-symbol orders?


Thanks
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