Need help in account selection from chart trader

[gyilaoliver]

Hi,

I created a simple indicator that has buy/sell buttons to place pending orders.
The indicator works perfectly on sim account, but when i change the account from the chart trader, the script stops working.

In the SetDefaults i search for the Sim account :

lock (Account.All)

myAccount = Account.All.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Name == "Sim101");​

Then, in the OnBarUpdate I added a piece of code that checks on each tick if the account has changed :

ChartControl.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync((Action)(() =>
                {
                    xAlselector = Window.GetWindow(ChartControl.Parent).FindFirst("ChartTraderControlAccountSelector") as NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.AccountSelector;
                    AccName = xAlselector.SelectedAccount.Name;
                }));​

This correctly prints the current account, selected in the chart trader.
After that, i want to place my pending order :

    TriggerCustomEvent(o =>
                {
                    //Order stopOrder = null;
            
    
                    longOrder = myAccount.CreateOrder(Instrument,
                    OrderAction.Buy,
                    OrderType.StopMarket,
                    TimeInForce.Day,
                    nContractQuantity,
                    0,
                    longprice,
                    string.Empty,
                    "Entry",
                    null);

                    // Submits our entry order with the ATM strategy named "myAtmStrategyName"
                    NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.AtmStrategy.StartAtmStrategy(AtmStrategyName1, longOrder);
                    myAccount.Submit(new[] { longOrder });
                    }, null);​

It is all working well on the Sim account, however i have a feeling that the myAccount variable is still on the Sim and does not update when I change the account from the chart trader.

If this is the case, how can i set the myAccount variable to the correct account?

Thank you very much

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello,

Are you using .SelectionChanged to detect when the account selected has changed?

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/accountselector.htm

There is also a sample script written by a forum user that detects selection changed events.

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1258564-is-there-an-event-when-account-is-changed-on-charttrader?p=1258899#post1258899