Tick Bar timer

[missionstrading]

I have a timer for tick bars in TradeStations easylanguage that I am tring to translate into Ninjascript. Here is the easylanguage code with my translations.

// Timer
BDT = BarDateTime; // Timestamp of the current bar
PrevBDT = BarDateTime[1]; // Timestamp of the previous bar
TimeinBar = maxlist(Absvalue((BDT - PrevBDT).Totalseconds astype double),1); // Time in bar in seconds, Maximum of either 1 second or number of seconds it took for the bar to form.

Thank you for any assistance.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello missionstrading,

Thanks for your post.

NinjaTrader comes with a BarTimer indicator by default that you could view the code of. To view the code, open a New > NinjaScript Editor window, open the Indicators folder, and double-click on the BarTimer file. If this indicator is insufficient, please clarify exactly why that is the case.

You could find other bar timers or bar counters on the NinjaTrader Ecosystem User App Share links below.

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...rtimercounter/

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...ncybartimer-2/

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...sound-alert-2/

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...k3-indicators/

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...nload/barinfo/

Please note that we are not able to assist with EasyLanguage code. NinjaTrader utilizes the C# programming language for developing indicators and strategies.

The best way to begin learning NinjaScript is to use the Strategy Builder. With the Strategy Builder, you can set up conditions and variables and then see the generated code in the NinjaScript Editor by clicking the View Code button.

Here is a link to our publicly available training videos, 'Strategy Builder 301' and 'NinjaScript Editor 401', for you to view at your own convenience.

Strategy Builder 301 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KQF2Sv27oE&t=13s

NinjaScript Editor 401 - https://youtu.be/H7aDpWoWUQs?list=PL...We0Nf&index=14

I am also linking you to the Educational Resources section of the Help Guide to help you get started with NinjaScript:
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help..._resources.htm

If you are new to C#, to get a basic foundation for the concepts and syntax used in NinjaScript I would recommend this section of articles in our help guide first:
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...g_concepts.htm

And the MSDN (Microsft Developers Network) C# Language Reference.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...erence_wip.htm

Let me know if I may assist further.


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[missionstrading]

Wow! Thanks Brandon. All that will definitely point me in the right direction.
I appreciate the time you took to give such a thorough answer.