Error after compiling indicator tutorial.

[Mike001!]

Hi,
Thanks in advance as all help is much appreciated.

I am not new to NT8, but have started on the long journey of trying to code my strategies, and started with the indicator tutorial from NT7.

I am aware there may be compatability issues b/w NT7 and NT8.

I have run into trouble with an error code, and don't know how to solve. it. Error CS0118.
The error message is: 'NinjaTrader.Gui.Plot' is a 'type' but is used like a variable.

This was the code section that I ran.


protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
//Set the Value (Add your custom indicator logic here).
Plot0.Set(Open[0] == Close[0] ? 1 : 0);
}

Any suggestions on how I can resolve this would be much appreciated.

My apologies if this question has been raised and answered before in the forums, I did search for it, but could not find an answer.

Cheers

Michael

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello Mike001!

Thanks for your 1st post in the NinjaTrader forums!

In NinjaTrader8, when you assign a value to a plot, you no longer need to use .Set() as was the case in NinjaTrader7.

You would instead use the name of the plot and the barsago index, like this:

Plot0[0] = (Open[0] == Close[0] ? 1 : 0);

[Mike001!]

Thank you Paul, but no luck yet!

I made the changes, but it still doesn't work.


I get the error message, 'the name 'Plot0' does not exist in the current context' CS0103


This is the code I entered:

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
//Set the Value (Add your custom indicator logic here).
Plot0[0] = (Open[0] == Close[0] ? 1 : 0);
}

Your help is still appreciated.
cheers
Michael

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello Mike001!,

Thanks for your reply.

Forum member memonolog (thank-you) has provided further information.

In Post #4, that code would need to be placed outside of the OnBarUpdate() typically denoted as #region Properties.

If these don't resolve your questions, please feel free to post further.