How to access user defined inuts in initialize function.

[oblix]

I wish to take a list of instruments from user defined inputs and add
the bar information that coresponds to those inputs using the initialize function. However, whenever I do this the code compiles, but can not be loaded.
Please point me in the right direction.
Thx.

protectedoverridevoid Initialize()
{
Add(INST2,PeriodType.Minute,1);
Add("MSFT",PeriodType.Minute,1);
CalculateOnBarClose = false;

}

INST2 is the string name of the instrument i wish to add bars for.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Hi oblix,

What do you have for code in the Variables and Properties regions of your code in terms of this INST2 variable?

[oblix]

I tested these and they work until i try to access them inside initialize

#region Variables
// Wizard generated variables
bool b_Initialized = false;
privatestring iNST1 = @"Empty"; // Default setting for INST1
privatestring iNST2 = @"Empty"; // Default setting for INST2

#region Properties
[Description("Enter Instrument Symbol 1")]
[Category("Parameters")]
publicstring INST1
{
get { return iNST1; }
set { iNST1 = value; }
}

[Description("Enter Instrument Symbol 2")]
[Category("Parameters")]
publicstring INST2
{
get { return iNST2; }
set { iNST2 = value; }
}

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

I see. Unfortunately you cannot "dynamically" add instruments from a user defined input. You will have to hard code them in.