NT7 problems

[eDanny]

First the installation went without a hitch and I 'migrated' the 6.5 stuff over. When I open a chart and connect live, the price in the DOM moves as normal but the chart does not update at all. I also accidentally put one of my custom indicators on the price panel and it shrunk the price bars to a line as usual but when I moved the indicator to a lower panel, price stayed flatlined until I closed the chart. I also can't seem to save the candlestick properties I change like I can the chart properties, since they are now separated. I also saw no Renko or HA bar options, I thought they were included. Ideas?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

eDanny,

You can save chart style properties by right clicking in the Data Series window and selecting Save Default. You can save defaults for each type. So, Minutes can have a default, Ticks can have a different default.

For the HA and Renko, you should be able to see it in the Data Series window. Please see attachment.

As far as the flatlining goes. Can you provide the indicator and some steps so we can try on our end? Thanks.

[eDanny]

First things first, why are my charts not updating? That indicator is a realtime indicator and I had to change a couple volume variables to 'long' but can't even see if it works ok without working charts. This is standard 32 bit XP.

[eDanny]

I reopened NT7 and brought another indicator in that I had to edit 'int' to 'long' and have that on a chart too, but no movement on the chart. Started Market Replay so I could at least test but the chart is frozen, just showing historical data. Hmmm the replay DOM was frozen too until I just started jogging the ladder. Now things are moving but the indicators are in need of fixing. Seems there is more to the conversion than changing 'int' to 'long'. Can we have 6.5 and 7 running at the same time with the same license so as to compare the same indicator on both platforms to debug?

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

I reopened NT7 and brought another indicator in that I had to edit 'int' to 'long' and have that on a chart too, but no movement on the chart. Started Market Replay so I could at least test but the chart is frozen, just showing historical data. Hmmm the replay DOM was frozen too until I just started jogging the ladder. Now things are moving but the indicators are in need of fixing. Seems there is more to the conversion than changing 'int' to 'long'. Can we have 6.5 and 7 running at the same time with the same license so as to compare the same indicator on both platforms to debug?

Unfortunately this is not possible. With respect to charts not moving, NT7 introduces session management, which has default settings per instrument. You can change the session template used in the Chart's Data Series window.

[eDanny]

Also I am now not showing any DrawText() or DrawTextFixed() objects in any of my indicators on chart!

Edit: Or DrawLine(). Are all draw functions broken or do I just have a bad install?

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Also I am now not showing any DrawText() or DrawTextFixed() objects in any of my indicators on chart!

You are going to have to debug this. We did change some signature of Draw() methods...Check the log window, are there are errors? Open your script, add some Print() statements.

[eDanny]

DrawHorizontalLine() does not work either but DrawRegion() does. This is huge as it will affect every indicator out there, just about. There has gotta be something wrong with my install as I can't believe NT7 will break everything! No, there is nothing showing up in the Log tab either. I'll wait and see what others experience.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

eDanny,

Hmm. The Draw methods should work. Can you try a new indicator with a very simple Draw() method in use and see if that works?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

eDanny,

Also, which signature method is in use with your code? Can you provide us with that information? Thanks.

[blarouche]

I've had the same problem.

They change the method signature.
You have to modify your method

Bernard

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

blarouche,

Curious, which signature were you guys using that did not migrate?

[blarouche]

Josh


I had to change the following methods :

DrawText
DrawRay




Bernard

[eDanny]

The Example on the IDrawObject help page appears to be wrong.

[whitmark]

I too needed to modify DrawText calls to accommodate the addition of the "yPixelOffset" parameter. Not clear to me why the signature compatable with NT65 version is not supported just by keeping the default value at zero for this parameter. It was the only code I had to change in a 3100 line indicator.

Whitmark