how to run ninjascript automatically at specific time

March 25th, 2016, 02:13 PM

I wrote a indicator script which pulls data from other resources. It requests data when the indicator loads. I wonder how to let the script run every 1 hour or run at specific time automatically instead of loading the indicator manually.

March 26th, 2016, 03:39 AM

You can do the same in the OnBarUpdate() method, add some extra filter code where you sotre the hour and do only the logic if the time since last Bar is more than one hour. It is not exact, because if there is no bar, it code will not trigger, but it might be the easiest way to quickly get to result.

March 28th, 2016, 11:01 PM

rleplae

You can do the same in the OnBarUpdate() method, add some extra filter code where you sotre the hour and do only the logic if the time since last Bar is more than one hour. It is not exact, because if there is no bar, it code will not trigger, but it might be the easiest way to quickly get to result.

Thanks! Could you refer any indicators in futures.io which use the OnBarUpdate() method?

March 28th, 2016, 11:04 PM

NTDeveloper

Or you can use the timers.

Could you give any reference to it as I haven't used it before? thanks

March 29th, 2016, 04:20 AM

Clydexi

Thanks! Could you refer any indicators in futures.io which use the OnBarUpdate() method?

Most of the indicators do
or just go to documents\ninjatrader 7\bin\custom\indicator

open the first file @ADL.cs

you wil see the OnBarUpdate

Code

     protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
            AD.Set((CurrentBar == 0 ? 0 : AD[1]) + (High[0] != Low[0] ? (((Close[0] - Low[0]) - (High[0] - Close[0])) / (High[0] - Low[0])) * Volume[0] : 0));
        }

In your own indicator, you can have this function also
it will be called every time the bar gets updated

You then call play with the time, so that your logic only gets triggered when you want

or you can play with the timers as mentioned also

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