Enum

[Mindset]

I think I am making an error here or it may be a bug reagarding enums.

I set the enum up like so..

public enum BaseCurrency
{
		BritishPound,
		USDollar,
		JapaneseYen,
		SwissFranc,
		NZD,
		Euro
}
public BaseCurrency mybase = BaseCurrency.BritishPound;

when I add below in the properties section it returns an error
the type or namespace name 'BaseCurrency' could not be found( are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference.

		
       [GridCategory("Param1")]
		[NinjaTrader.Gui.Design.DisplayName("Base Currency Denom")]
		public BaseCurrency mybase
		{
	   get { return mybase; }
           set { mybase = value; }
		}

If I remove this last section of code the indicator runs but I do not have the enum in the parameters box.

I feel I am being stupid here but I just can't see it.

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

This is standard C# programming support you needed, which is beyond the support we provide.

However: this user here tried something similar. You may want to inspect his code in post #11.

http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23890

[Mindset]

thanks for the direction

on another note - I had a freeze up with IB and NT7 today - what TWS should I be using with this beta?

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

Always the one which we have on the connection guide http://www.ninjatrader.com/webnew/su...ivebrokers.htm

[Mindset]

ah

Ok that is the one I have.

I had this before with 6.5. When there is a sustained burst of activity eg economic figures my t&s on the FDAX future just keeps repeating the same price and the chart no longer updates.
If I close the t&s after a few seconds the chart corrects itself.

I can't see anything in the trace file but I attach it anyway - the problem occurred at around 1330-1335

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

You did not attach the trace file.

Strange, T&S windows in NT7 works very different than in NT6.5

[mrlogik]

Mindset,

Where is the ENUM defined? It needs to be prior to the namespace of the indicator / strategy. I suggest creating a dummy "global" empty indicator / strategy just to define the enums so they are available to all indicators / strategies.

[Mindset]

file is too large

and no matter how much I chop it down it's still too large (33 kb) is about as small as I can get it - but literally it is all just account update requests.
except for this (note the gap in time)
I did NOT lose my connection to IB which this implies as I had to revert to IB' s own chart whilst NT sorted itself out.

2010-01-14 13:28:17:158 (Russell) Cbi.AccountUpdateEventArgs.Process: Account='U89887' ItemType='NetLiquidationByCurrency' Currency='UsDollar' Value=*****
2010-01-14 13:30:20:423 (Russell) IB.Adapter.HandleMessage DataFarmConnectionOk
2010-01-14 13:31:16:861 (Russell) IB.AccountUpdatesRequest.ProcessUpdate: version=2 account='U89887' stringItem='Cushion' stringValue='*****' stringCurrency=''

[Mindset]

enum

Mindset,

Where is the ENUM defined? It needs to be prior to the namespace of the indicator / strategy. I suggest creating a dummy "global" empty indicator / strategy just to define the enums so they are available to all indicators / strategies.

Well following Dierk's example I moved my enum definitions to the very end of the code and prior to the stuff that is generated by NT.
I did read about setting enums above the namespace but then aslane commented that it may cause some confusion.
Suffice to say it is now working and doing it's thing.

I like your idea of a global enum ... but right now I have my hands full trying to convert stuff to NT7.

[mrlogik]

Okay,

The Global file is good, but any time you export something that relies on a global enum, you have to export that global indicator as well.

Just something to keep in mind.

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

Hint: For the particular enum below check out Cbi.Currency.

Disclaimer: Not supported...

[Baruch]

Why don't you constract it like normal vars:
private BaseCurrency mybase = BaseCurrency.BritishPound;

[GridCategory("Param1")]
[NinjaTrader.Gui.Design.DisplayName("Base Currency Denom")]
public BaseCurrency Mybase
{
get { return mybase; }
set { mybase = value; }
}

Baruch
p.s.
Look at the colored text!

[mrlogik]

Good catch Baruch. That is the better way to do it.

[Mindset]

So close

Why don't you constract it like normal vars:
private BaseCurrency mybase = BaseCurrency.BritishPound;

[GridCategory("Param1")]
[NinjaTrader.Gui.Design.DisplayName("Base Currency Denom")]
public BaseCurrency Mybase
{
get { return mybase; }
set { mybase = value; }
}

Baruch
p.s.
Look at the colored text!

Yes much happier with that Baruch - thanks.
I think Dierk is referring to

Instrument.MasterInstrument.InstrumentType == Cbi.InstrumentType.Currency);

I have never been able to fathom out cbi - not actually sure what it even stands for? Anyway - this returns a type and not what I was looking for.

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

I was referring to the fact that there is not for a custom enum BaseCurrency as you could use Cbi.Currency.