txt parsing + multiple strategies

[skynetman]

I'd like to do the following:

1) Parse a txt file finding price and instrument names (txt computer generated so they always have the same position and format).
2) Start a strategy for every futures contract in the file with proper parameters. I already wrote the strategy that i manually start with proper parameters every day for every contract...

I already found indicator examples about reading a file from disk.... but how can i start a strategy from another strategy?
I can't use a single strategy to manage all the instruments because i want to manually stop them in case i need without stopping all....

thx

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Spawning strategies from other strategies is beyond what is currently supported.

[mgbloomfield]

What if...

You created a Windows application that can parse your txt files to get a list of all futures that you want to trade.

Then this Windows application uses SendKeys() API to add each strategy (for each futures) with the proper parameters to NinjaTrader.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8c6yea83.aspx

http://www.codeguru.com/vb/gen/vb_system/keyboard/article.php/c14629/