Programmatic access to Parameters list

[daqu40]

Hi Folks, I've been trying to figure this out for several days and haven't had any luck.

I'm trying to get a list of my Parameters at run time (use on first bar routine in OnBarUpdate) so I can store the values in a data base. I want to do this so I can reuse the same technique with multiple strategies and keep a generic database of the parameters and let NT generate the appropriate SQL on the fly instead of having to rewrite it myself every time a change a parameter.

Clearly NT does this since we can give the Parameters values in Backtest, Optimize and Walkforward.

I've tried various things around the Category attribute. Any ideas?

Thanks!

[VTtrader]

You could try something like this.

 
IndicatorBase[] ib = ChartControl.Indicators;
foreach (var item in ib)
{
    Print(item.ToString());
}

That will print each indicator on the chart to the output screen in this form:
EMA(Typical of TF 06-11 (4 Range),34)
MACD(TF 06-11 (4 Range),12,26,9)

You would have to add the code you need in the foreach loop to store item.ToString() where you want it.

BTW, putting it in OnStartUp() would be a better place than a routine in OnBarUpdate().

Hope this helps.

VT

[daqu40]

Thanks VT,

This got me on the right track.

What I needed was:

foreach(Parameter p in Parameters)
{
Print(p.Name);
}

Seems I got sidetracked by Attributes.

Thanks also for the OnStartUp() tip. Turns out this is the event I really needed.