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 FTrader 
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Hello,

how can I get the datetime value of a time based bar in NinjaTrader?

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Hello,

how can I get the datetime value of a time based bar in NinjaTrader?

You want to use:
 
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Time[n]
where n is the barsago you want to access.

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Also possibly GetBar() depending on your exact requirements, which you didn't really specify.

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Also possibly GetBar() depending on your exact requirements, which you didn't really specify.

Mike

Well, GetBar() does the exact opposite and retrieves the BarsAgo for a DateTime.

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Thanks for your help, but when I read Time[0], I get '01.01.1800 00:00:00'.
The reason I want to read these values: I store bar values and some indicator values in a database. When I have to reload the chart, all old values are processed again. To avoid this, I want to use the bar time.

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Thanks for your help, but when I read Time[0], I get '01.01.1800 00:00:00'.
The reason I want to read these values: I store bar values and some indicator values in a database. When I have to reload the chart, all old values are processed again. To avoid this, I want to use the bar time.

So you don't want to process any historical data? Or just some? If it's the former you can use
 
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if (Historical) return;
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Thanks,
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