orderid

Obtain next valid order identification number

Syntax

id = orderid(ib)

Description

id = orderid(ib) obtains the next valid order identification number for Interactive Brokers^® connection ib.

Examples

Obtain Next Valid Order Identification Number

Create an IB Trader Workstation℠ connection on the local machine using port number 7496.

ib = ibtws('',7496);

Obtain the next valid order identification number using ib.

id = orderid(ib)

id =

     1

id contains the next valid order identification number. To create an order, use this number in createOrder.

Close the IB Trader Workstation℠ connection.

close(ib)

Input Arguments

ib — IB Trader Workstation^SM connection

connection object

IB Trader Workstation connection, specified as an IB Trader Workstation connection object created using ibtws.

Output Arguments

id — Next valid order identification number

numeric scalar

Next valid order identification number, returned as a numeric scalar.

Tips

If the variable ibBuiltInErrMsg appears in the MATLAB^® workspace, check the status of the connection and function execution by displaying the contents of this variable. ibBuiltInErrMsg contains messages related to:

• Connection

• Information resulting from executing functions

• Errors