Strategy to Send Email on Data Feed Disconnect

[dniedrauer]

Is there a guide somewhere on creating a strategy that will send a notification every time the NT data feed disconnects? Seems like a simple request/feature, but 1/2 hour of perusing the forums didn't yield a real answer.

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello dniedrauer,

Thank you for your post.

Since this is in relation to Strategy development rather than general technical support, I've moved it to the appropriate forum.

You could certainly try to send a notification from a strategy if the data feed disconnects, however, if you totally lose internet it wouldn't be able to send.

You could monitor in OnConnectionStatusUpdate and then use a Share service or SendMail() to share a message if a disconnection is reported:

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

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

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

I should note that monitoring the connection status would not be able to be done from a Strategy Builder strategy - you would need to unlock the code to add this logic.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[dniedrauer]

thank you. that helps