Email Alerts

January 2nd, 2010, 10:34 AM

Hi,
Has anyone gotten the email alert to work correctly in ninja trader. I have tried a couple DLL's posted but never seemed to get it to send emails when a condition happened. Any thoughts would be appreciated
Thanks

January 2nd, 2010, 02:47 PM

look at ninjatrader api

if you use dll, you bind correctly?

if condition
SendMail(string from, string to, string subject, string text);
else condition
SendMail(string from, string to, string subject, string text);

works well for me

best regards

ps

// Generates an email message
SendMail("[email protected]", "[email protected]", "Trade Alert", "Buy ES");

January 19th, 2010, 03:44 AM

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look at ninjatrader api

if you use dll, you bind correctly?

if condition
SendMail(string from, string to, string subject, string text);
else condition
SendMail(string from, string to, string subject, string text);

works well for me

best regards

ps

// Generates an email message
SendMail("[email protected]", "[email protected]", "Trade Alert", "Buy ES");

thanks

I try use it

July 6th, 2010, 06:17 PM

This doesn't work for me because my ISP (Cox) requires all email be sent through their own local SMTP server and when I try to configure the SMTP settings in NinjaTrader it still doesn't work. So I implemented my own email method that seems to work for me. First, add this to the top of your strategy/indicator

Code

using System.Net.Mail;

Then, anywhere else inside of your class...

Code

private void SendMailLocal(string to, string from, string subject, string body, string smtp)
{
    // Don't send emails on historical data      
    if (Historical)
        return;
    
    try
    {
        MailMessage mailMsg = new MailMessage();
        mailMsg.To.Add(to);

        MailAddress mailAddress = new MailAddress(from);
        mailMsg.From = mailAddress;

        mailMsg.Subject = subject;
        mailMsg.Body    = body;

        SmtpClient smtpClient = new SmtpClient(smtp);
        smtpClient.Send(mailMsg);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Print(ex.Message.ToString());
    }
}

December 19th, 2013, 05:16 PM

Hi

Shodson, tried to use your method to send emails since I also experience problems when setting up through my ISP. When calling the method you describe, what do you use for describing the SMTP client?

And appologies for any daft questions, I am new to both NT and programming.

Reg

Kruus

shodson

This doesn't work for me because my ISP (Cox) requires all email be sent through their own local SMTP server and when I try to configure the SMTP settings in NinjaTrader it still doesn't work. So I implemented my own email method that seems to work for me. First, add this to the top of your strategy/indicator

Code

using System.Net.Mail;

Then, anywhere else inside of your class...

Code

private void SendMailLocal(string to, string from, string subject, string body, string smtp)
{
    // Don't send emails on historical data      
    if (Historical)
        return;
    
    try
    {
        MailMessage mailMsg = new MailMessage();
        mailMsg.To.Add(to);

        MailAddress mailAddress = new MailAddress(from);
        mailMsg.From = mailAddress;

        mailMsg.Subject = subject;
        mailMsg.Body    = body;

        SmtpClient smtpClient = new SmtpClient(smtp);
        smtpClient.Send(mailMsg);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Print(ex.Message.ToString());
    }
}

December 19th, 2013, 05:34 PM

Kruus

Hi

Shodson, tried to use your method to send emails since I also experience problems when setting up through my ISP. When calling the method you describe, what do you use for describing the SMTP client?

And appologies for any daft questions, I am new to both NT and programming.

Reg

Kruus

Just a note that some ISP's will block port 25.

You can use port 587 usually with popular services like Gmail and Yahoo I think.

Mike

December 19th, 2013, 07:46 PM

Kruus

Hi

Shodson, tried to use your method to send emails since I also experience problems when setting up through my ISP. When calling the method you describe, what do you use for describing the SMTP client?

And appologies for any daft questions, I am new to both NT and programming.

Reg

Kruus

The method I posted over three years ago only works if you have access to an open SMTP server you are allowed to send through, which may vary depending on which local area network your Ninjascript is running on.

I have since moved away from this approach and send all of my emails through a Gmail account which can work from any place on the internet.

December 20th, 2013, 03:20 AM

Hi @Kruus, I thought Ninja used to send emails through it's own SMTP server if you just left the fields blank, or have they stopped doing that?

edit: Just did a test off the laptop free licence Ninja using the Options->Misc 'Test..' button and it still works fine with all server fields left blank.

edit2: and do check your spam settings/folders

December 20th, 2013, 12:31 PM

ratfink

Hi @Kruus, I thought Ninja used to send emails through it's own SMTP server if you just left the fields blank, or have they stopped doing that?

edit: Just did a test off the laptop free licence Ninja using the Options->Misc 'Test..' button and it still works fine with all server fields left blank.

edit2: and do check your spam settings/folders

The problem for me was that my ISP (Cox) blocks accessing SMTP servers outside of their network via blocking port 25 in order to prevent spam being originated from their network. This meant that I could never use the built-in way. With a Gmail acct and the aforementioned method it works for me anywhere since I don't know of any ISPs that block Gmail's SMTP port (587)

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