I am looking to transfer data between NT7 and NT8 and after researching and testing have decided that the best way for me to do this is to write from NT7 to a small text file and then read it in NT8 from a custom indicator.
My question is
if I use File.Readlines() (and/or the associated methods) in an NT8 indicator, will my NT8 chart (where the indicator lives) freeze or stop updating until after the File.Readlines call has been completed?
I am asking because I am considering using this approach on a fast NQ tick chart (25 or 50 ticks) and could potentially be making the call multiple times per second in a fast market even when using OnBarClose() for the indicator.
Please note that the text file that is being read is relatively small, say around less than 20kb; so not a lot of data is being read, but regardless, if this will slow my chart from updating as quickly as possible then I'm thinking I should scratch this idea.
Please advise?
Thank you,
Josh
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