ConnectionStatus on chart as text

[Sim22]

Hello,

I have a "cloned" monitor in my living room that displays my charts from my study PC. Since I do not have the Control Center visible I am often unaware that my data is disconnected. I wrote some code to display as text on my chart if it is disconnected below:

private string data = "";

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
			if (Bars.MarketData.Connection.PriceStatus == Cbi.ConnectionStatus.ConnectionLost || Bars.MarketData.Connection.PriceStatus == Cbi.ConnectionStatus.Connecting)
				data = "Disconnected";
			else if (Bars.MarketData.Connection.PriceStatus == Cbi.ConnectionStatus.Disconnected)
				data = "*";
			else
				data = "";
Font fontData = new Font("Arial", 16f,FontStyle.Regular);
			DrawTextFixed("Status1", data, TextPosition.BottomLeft, Color.Yellow, fontData, Color.Yellow, Color.Yellow, 1);
        }

But then I realised that if the datafeed is disconnected, then an OnBarUpdate will not occur and thus will not display my text.

Any solutions? Thanks in advance.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi Sim22, correct you could not rely on a OnBarUpdate() call being seen. Why not use the dedicated OnConnectionStatus method that would get triggered? Or a custom timer event?

[Sim22]

Such as this?

Such as this?

protected override void OnConnectionStatus(ConnectionStatus orderStatus, ConnectionStatus priceStatus) 
{ 
 
}

[Sim22]

For anyone interested. This has not been tested with a live market, just connected to the weekend data feed. For a strategy of course. Is there any way to make this work as an indicator?

private ConnectionStatus dataFeed = ConnectionStatus.Disconnected;
private string dataFeedStatus = "";

protected override void OnConnectionStatus(ConnectionStatus orderStatus, ConnectionStatus priceStatus)
		{
			dataFeed = priceStatus; 
			if (dataFeed != ConnectionStatus.Connected)
			{
				dataFeedStatus = "Disconnected";
				Font fontData = new Font("Arial", 16f,FontStyle.Regular);
				DrawTextFixed("Status1", dataFeedStatus, TextPosition.BottomLeft,         Color.Yellow, fontData, Color.Yellow, Color.Yellow, 1);
				DrawTextFixed("Status2", dataFeedStatus, TextPosition.BottomRight, Color.Yellow, fontData, Color.Yellow, Color.Yellow, 1);
			}
		}

[koganam]

For anyone interested. This has not been tested with a live market, just connected to the weekend data feed. For a strategy of course. Is there any way to make this work as an indicator?

private ConnectionStatus dataFeed = ConnectionStatus.Disconnected;
private string dataFeedStatus = "";

protected override void OnConnectionStatus(ConnectionStatus orderStatus, ConnectionStatus priceStatus)
		{
			dataFeed = priceStatus; 
			if (dataFeed != ConnectionStatus.Connected)
			{
				dataFeedStatus = "Disconnected";
				Font fontData = new Font("Arial", 16f,FontStyle.Regular);
				DrawTextFixed("Status1", dataFeedStatus, TextPosition.BottomLeft,         Color.Yellow, fontData, Color.Yellow, Color.Yellow, 1);
				DrawTextFixed("Status2", dataFeedStatus, TextPosition.BottomRight, Color.Yellow, fontData, Color.Yellow, Color.Yellow, 1);
			}
		}

In an indicator, use a custom Timer object and the TriggerCustomEvent() event handler, to process the original code idea that you had with OnBarUpdate().

ref: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...ustomevent.htm

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?p=30463#post30463

You forgot to Dispose() of your Font object. Remember to do so.

[Sim22]

Thanks koganam, much appreciated!