CalculateOnBarClose = true; but its not?

[ohowie]

I have CalculateOnBarClose set to true in my strategy. My strategy calls a custom indicator

if (LucyFiler(0).Plot0[0] == 3)
{
ExitShort("Bail", "Entry1");
ExitShort("Bail", "Entry2");
}

Here is my boggle.... it appears to be launching LucyFiler as if my strategy's CalculateOnBarClose = false; I sware it's set to true. Do I need to set something in the indicator to true?

Thank You
Howie

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

All indicators called from within a strategy will take the CalculateOnBarClose value from the strategy. Make sure that when you run the stratey, the strategy dialog "Calculate on bar close" parameter is really set to a value of true.

[ohowie]

Thank you Ray, I think the real problem is I have a short rountine I want to use as a subroutine but i don't know how to declare it so i used an indicator. Is there a reference for declaring our own subroutines. i'm not the best of programmers.
Thanks,
Howie

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Yes, check the Help Guide for "User defined methods"

[ohowie]

Thanks Ray that did the trick.

Is this correct?
1. Each Strategy that calls an indicator has its own set of data from that indicator (a separate instance)?

2. Would the same be true of user defined methods? in other words there are separate instances for each strategy that calls the user defined method?
My method holds a counter for each time called and i want to make sure there will be separate instances for each strategy that calls the method since the count is related to each separate instrument. I have the same strategy running on several different instruments.

THANKS AGAIN!
Howie

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

1) yes
2) yes