GetBar on multiseries

[BankRobber]

While I'm working with primary 1min bars (BarsInProgress = 0) how can I get the number of the bar with GetBar()? but i need the number of the bar for secondary 1hour timeframe? I have the time of the bar as input. I can't wait for BarsInProgress = 1 to happen to do my calculations.

Something like GetBar(BarsArray[1], Time) ???

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Unfortunately GetBar() would not allow to pass in another series - you would need to custom code this.

[BankRobber]

Unfortunately GetBar() would not allow to pass in another series - you would need to custom code this.

Another question not related to the previous one.

Lows[1][0] gives me previous hour low, where [1] = 60 minutes time frame.

How can i get the current hour just forming 60min bar highs or lows.
All calculations are done on lower time frame after FirstTickOfBar of lower time frame.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Do you ask for realtime trading or backtesting here BankRobber? If Realtime, do you run the script with CalculateOnBarClose = false?

[BankRobber]

Do you ask for realtime trading or backtesting here BankRobber? If Realtime, do you run the script with CalculateOnBarClose = false?

It seems to me that Lows[1][0] gives me past hour on historic and current hour realtime.
Im running the script with CalculateOnBarClose = false, but calculations are done on FirstTickOfTheBar of the lowest timeframe

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hi BankRobber,

Yes this is expected. Multiseries bars are referenced differently in historical compared to real time bars, COBC = false. This is detailed in the following link (Section How Bar Data is Referenced)

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/multi_time_frame__instruments.htm

[fx.practic]

Hello.
This is my function to get bar index from any timeframe.
It works good for me.

(If to uncomment strings in the end of function, it will return exactly first bar after target_time.)

		int fGetBarMtf( int serie, DateTime target_time )
		{
			int ix_future  = 0;
			int ix_past    = CurrentBars[serie];
			int ix_current = (ix_past - ix_future)/2;
			
			while( ! (Times[serie][ix_current] <= target_time && target_time <= Times[serie][ix_current-1]) )
			{				
				// if target_time is earlier that new center
				if( target_time < Times[serie][ix_current] )
				{
					ix_future = ix_current;
					ix_current = ix_past - (ix_past - ix_future)/2;
				}
				
				// if target_time is later that new center
				if( target_time > Times[serie][ix_current] )
				{
					ix_past = ix_current;
					ix_current = ix_past - (ix_past - ix_future)/2;
				}				
			}
							
			//if( target_time < Times[serie][ix_current+1] )  while( !( target_time > Times[serie][ix_current+1] ) && ix_current < CurrentBars[serie] ) ix_current++;
			//else    	                                      while( !( target_time < Times[serie][ix_current]   ) && ix_current > 0                  ) ix_current--;
			
			return( ix_current );
		}