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[FCatan]

Hi ... Zacahry assisted me awhile back on a section of code that selects the most current instrument form the Default instrument list. The code is as follows:

NinjaTrader.Cbi.InstrumentList list = NinjaTrader.Cbi.InstrumentList.GetObject("Default" );
bool contractFound = false;
List<string> selectedInstruments = new List<string>();
foreach (Instrument myInstrument in list.Instruments)
{
if (myInstrument.FullName.Contains(defaultInst)) {selectedInstruments.Add(myInstrument.FullName); contractFound = true;}
}

if (contractFound)
{
selectedInstruments.Sort();
selectedInstruments.Reverse();
selected_contract = selectedInstruments[0];
}
else
{
selected_contract = "";
runProgram = false;
}

This works find except when I have a contract that is for a prior year but a greater month. For example if I have the current ES contract "ES 09-15" as well as an older contract, "ES 12-14", the selectedInstruments.Sort(); selectedInstruments.Reverse(); lines will sort the "ES 12-14" first. But I want "ES 09-15". The issue being how the order of the text puts the month before the year. How do I sort first but year, then by month while keeping the text format in tact?

thanks!

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

Thank you for the post, It looks like this is a duplicate of your prior post in this forum:

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=76321

Please refrain from making multiple posts on the same question, If you need to you can reply to the prior post and that would alert the support staff if you feel the time has been long between posts or is still not resolved.

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

[koganam]

Hi ... Zacahry assisted me awhile back on a section of code that selects the most current instrument form the Default instrument list. The code is as follows:

NinjaTrader.Cbi.InstrumentList list = NinjaTrader.Cbi.InstrumentList.GetObject("Default" );
bool contractFound = false;
List<string> selectedInstruments = new List<string>();
foreach (Instrument myInstrument in list.Instruments)
{
if (myInstrument.FullName.Contains(defaultInst)) {selectedInstruments.Add(myInstrument.FullName); contractFound = true;}
}

if (contractFound)
{
selectedInstruments.Sort();
selectedInstruments.Reverse();
selected_contract = selectedInstruments[0];
}
else
{
selected_contract = "";
runProgram = false;
}

This works find except when I have a contract that is for a prior year but a greater month. For example if I have the current ES contract "ES 09-15" as well as an older contract, "ES 12-14", the selectedInstruments.Sort(); selectedInstruments.Reverse(); lines will sort the "ES 12-14" first. But I want "ES 09-15". The issue being how the order of the text puts the month before the year. How do I sort first but year, then by month while keeping the text format in tact?

thanks!

ref: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...v=vs.110).aspx

[FCatan]

sorry about that ... not sure how reposting to an old thread works ... will wait for response on the other thread

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

You can just reply to your own post in the other thread just as you have replied to this thread, that would update the ticket.

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