sending email from script

[mcteague]

Hi,

We are just taking little baby steps here. I setup a simple test strategy that is supposed to email me. I see what I am supposed to in the output box and it makes some sort of noise. But email does not work.

This is a snip from the ninja script ( obviously not my real email) but code is same. Real script has real email.

// Condition set 1
if (CrossAbove(Close, IchimokuCloud(9, 26, 52).TenkanSen, 8)
&& MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[1])
{
PrintWithTimeStamp("Above cloud Yes it is");
PlaySound(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Alert3.wav");
SendMail("[email protected]", "[email protected]", "ninja alert", "We have done it");
}


This is supposed to send me an email if price moves above the cloud and MACD is increasing.
Do I need to do something to enable emailing an alert to myself.? I thought sending myself messages when conditions occur would be a safe first step

Thanks for any help

[sledge]

(could not tell where you are using it).

I believe it only works in live market, not market replay if that is what you are using.

If you want it to work in market replay, you need to google c# howto email and use alternative code.

If you are running in live, did you setup your email and does that test button work from within ninjatrader?

Hi,

We are just taking little baby steps here. I setup a simple test strategy that is supposed to email me. I see what I am supposed to in the output box and it makes some sort of noise. But email does not work.

This is a snip from the ninja script ( obviously not my real email) but code is same. Real script has real email.

// Condition set 1
if (CrossAbove(Close, IchimokuCloud(9, 26, 52).TenkanSen, 8)
&& MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[0] > MACD(12, 26, 9).Avg[1])
{
PrintWithTimeStamp("Above cloud Yes it is");
PlaySound(@"C:\Program Files (x86)\NinjaTrader 7\sounds\Alert3.wav");
SendMail("[email protected]", "[email protected]", "ninja alert", "We have done it");
}


This is supposed to send me an email if price moves above the cloud and MACD is increasing.
Do I need to do something to enable emailing an alert to myself.? I thought sending myself messages when conditions occur would be a safe first step

Thanks for any help

[mcteague]

Hi. I did not know I had a test button. Not being in any hurry to loose all my money, the plan was to write some scripts that notify me when certain indicators hit before actually trying to get it to take a position. I wanted to test it first in the simulated data feed.

I am sure what I want is pretty basic. If these 2 or 3 indicators say this; then do that. Just being cautious.
I will look around for setting up the email and the test button. Thanks

[sledge]

Hi. I did not know I had a test button. Not being in any hurry to loose all my money, the plan was to write some scripts that notify me when certain indicators hit before actually trying to get it to take a position. I wanted to test it first in the simulated data feed.

I am sure what I want is pretty basic. If these 2 or 3 indicators say this; then do that. Just being cautious.
I will look around for setting up the email and the test button. Thanks

I dont think email works in sim feed

You can open the output window, and your Print statements will go there for easy feedback.

The email thing is somewhere in options. Not at my laptop, so cant be more specific at the moment.