Newbie question: Print function doesn't seem to work

[ERWebster]

I'm almost certainly missing something here. But this seems as basic as it can possibly get:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
     Print("test123");
}

Nothing gets printed to the output screen, either when I compile or if I add it to my chart. What am I missing?

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello ERWebster,

Thank you for your post.

Compiling does not cause the strategy to run. It would only run or process data if you added to it to the chart or from the Strategies tab.

If the strategy is applied to a chart, is there data with new bars appearing on the chart the Strategy is applied to?

Is the strategy showing as enabled on the Strategies tab of the Control Center?

Importantly, are there errors appearing on the Log tab of the Control Center?

Try testing the Sample MA Crossover strategy included with NinjaTrader on the same chart or Strategy Analyzer using the same instrument, bar type, interval, and date range.

Do you see results with the Sample MA Crossover strategy?