Please Help me add a EnterLong

[lucyjoy]

if(((value1 >= value20 && value3 <= value21 && Close[0] > Close[1]) || (value6 < 7 && value1 > value20 && condition3_1 == false)) || sellOK_1 && buyOK && Close[0] > Close[1])
{


BuyStop[0] = buyStop;
value4 = 0;
Signal[0] = 1;

if(Signal[0] > Signal[1]){
barLastSignal = CurrentBar;


if(useAlerts)
Alert(CurrentBar.ToString(), Priority.High, "Long", "Alert2.wav", 1, Brushes.Blue, Brushes.Black);
EnterLong();


}
}

I get

The name 'EnterLong' does not exist in the current context

How can I enter long when it produces this alert?

Thanks

Lucy

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello Lucy,

Thanks for your post.

If you are getting an error "The name 'EnterLong' does not exist in the current context" it sound like you are trying to implement EnterLong in a script that is not a strategy.

I would suggest testing creating a basic strategy, you can use the Strategy Builder and the Unlock button to unlock the code so you can test calling EnterLong in OnBarUpdate. Once you confirm you are able to call EnterLong in this fashion, you can compare to your existing strategy and test implementing your Alert logic within the strategy that you are able to place orders.

Strategy Builder 301 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxU4FR6GWNA

NinjaScript Editor 401 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7aDpWoWUQs

The resources above are publicly available.

Please let us know if you have any additional questions.

[lucyjoy]

Great, that has helped a lot so thank you.

I now have somthing I need to mod to make this work in my indicator.

I have some code which triggers an alert, this is the point I want strategy builder to BUY.

if(Signal[0] > Signal[1]){
barLastSignal = CurrentBar;


if(useAlerts)
Alert("myAlert", Priority.High, "Long", NinjaTrader.Core.Globals.InstallDir+@"\sounds\Aler t1.wav", 10, Brushes.Blue, Brushes.White);

I need to add a line of code under the alert which will create somthing I can call on in the strategy like a plot which I can give a numeric value to?

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello lucyjoy,

If the indicator exposes values as plots, you can easily read the plots in the Strategy Builder.

Conditions examples (reading indicator values) - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...lueComparisons

If the indicator does not expose plots, you have 2 options:

1. Re do the calculation in the strategy (this may be difficult from the Strategy Builder)
2. Add plots to the indicator and expose the indicator values as plots.

To expose the indicator values as plots, I suggest reviewing our AddPlot documentation to learn more about plotting, and then to follow our Indicator tutorials to be better able to build your own indicators and add plots to existing indicators.

AddPlot - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...8/?addplot.htm

Indicator tutorials - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...indicators.htm