"enterlong" syntax question

[Quantum]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone can double-check this line of syntax - it doesn't seem to be giving me the intended output:

EnterLong((int) 20/(.1*(Median[0])), "");

My intention for it to signify that:

the quantity of shares for a long entry =
(whole number of) 20 divided by the median price of the last day multiplied by .1

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Quantum, you will want to break up the calculations into separate parts to help identify where the error might be coming from. You can use the Print() method to send data to the output window (Tools -> Output Window) to see what the results of your calculations are. You could do something like this:

double qty = 20 / (0.1 * Median[0]); // calculate quantity with double precision
int qty_round = (int) Math.Round(qty); // round double and cast as int... note that standard c# will round midpoints to nearest even number: 4.5 -> 4
Print("the calculated qty is:\t" + qty.ToString() + "\tand rounded qty is:\t" + qty_round.ToString());

EnterLong(qty_round, "my long entry");

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.