Hello,

I have the following problem.
I'm submitting my orders with a number as comment:

String goodTillTime = Long.toString(1298664000000L);
engine.submitOrder(..., goodTillTime);

later on I read the comment and get the number with an asterisk appended:

IOrder.getComment() -> "1298664000000*"

Where does the asterisk come from?
I've only experienced this problem running the strategy live. Using the Historical Tester I couldn't reproduce this behaviour.

We cannot reproduce the problem regarding the order comment. After order submitting, the IOrder.getComment() (console.getOut().println("Order comment: " + order.getComment());) method returns the expected result without asterisk : 13:31:51 Order comment: 1298664000000

If problem persist, please reply with a screenshot.

A few times it worked, but 90% of the time I get the comment with an asterisk appended. I'm running on Linux.

This is my code:

for (IOrder order : engine.getOrders(instrument)) {
    try {
        if ((order.getState() == IOrder.State.OPENED || order.getState() == IOrder.State.CREATED) && Long.parseLong(order.getComment()) - multipliedPeriod.GetBar(0).getTime() <= 0)
            order.close();
    } catch (Exception ex) {
        console.getErr().println("Could not cancel order " + order.getLabel() + " (comment: " + order.getComment() + ")");
    }
}

And here is a screenshot of the messages log:

We have launched the following code on linux and windows:

    public void onBar(Instrument instrument, Period period, IBar askBar, IBar bidBar) throws JFException {
        if ((period == Period.ONE_MIN) && (instrument.equals(Instrument.EURUSD))) {
           for (IOrder order : engine.getOrders(instrument)) {
               try {
                   if ((order.getState() == IOrder.State.OPENED || order.getState() == IOrder.State.CREATED) && (Long.parseLong(order.getComment()) - askBar.getTime() <= 0 ))
                      console.getOut().println("Closing order:  " + order.getComment());
                      order.close();
               } catch (Exception ex) {
                   console.getErr().println("Could not cancel order " + order.getLabel() + " (comment: " + order.getComment() + ")");
               }
           }           
           
        }
    }

And problem with asterisk does not occur.
What version of JDK do you have?

I'm running Java SE Runtime Environment build 1.6.0_22-b04

Could it have something to do with the Long.toString method?

Currently I'm catching the exception and removing the asterisk. So it's no big deal for me.
As long as I'm the only one experiencing the problem, it seems to be a problem on my side. Even though I don't have any idea what it could be..

Different behavior could be if non oracle java is installed on the pc.