Programatically create and control charts in NinjaScript

[jeronymite]

Is it possible to programatically create and control charts in NinjaScript? I know this will almost certainly be unsupported, but unsupported is better than not possible.

Hopefully, in NT8, this will be supported. Meanwhile, an unsupported method in NT7 would be much appreciated, all caveats being well understood.

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello jeronymite,

You would not be able to create a chart using NinjaScript, but you can control a chart using NinjaScript to a certain degree.

You may change the background, Candleoutline, BarColor, etc... using NInjaScript that is supported. Here is a link to our Help Guide that goes over some of the Drawing methods that you can use to control a chart.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?drawing.htm

There are more ways you may control a chart by overriding the plot method but this would be unsupported. Here is a good link to a thread that goes over some ways you can also control a chart.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=23979

[jeronymite]

Thanks.

I am creating a front-end trading application for a specific financial environment. What I really need is the ability to:

• Create a chart with specific properties (as per the Properties Grid when creating a chart manually)
• Control the chart:
  • Change the properties of the chart, as per the toolstrip of the chart; e.g. timeframe, adding/removing indicators, etc
  • Re-scale the axes
  • Etc (basically anything one can do manually, I want to be able to do programmatically)
  
  
• Delete the chart

Any unsupported methods in NT7 to do these things would be greatly appreciated!

Making it possible to do these things in a supported manner in NT8 would be extremely desirable!

Thanks for any further assistance.

[jeronymite]

Update?

It's nearly 1.5 years since I posted this enquiry. (How time flies when you're having fun!)

Just wondering if anyone has discovered any (very unsupported, no doubt) magic in the meantime to do any or all of this? Primarily the ability to create a chart with a given instrument and time-frame is required, but the other actions are highly desirable.

Also, here's hoping it will all be possible and supported in NT8.

Thanks!

[koganam]

It's nearly 1.5 years since I posted this enquiry. (How time flies when you're having fun!)

Just wondering if anyone has discovered any (very unsupported, no doubt) magic in the meantime to do any or all of this? Primarily the ability to create a chart with a given instrument and time-frame is required, but the other actions are highly desirable.

Also, here's hoping it will all be possible and supported in NT8.

Thanks!

Whereas you cannot really do that easily through NinjaScript, have you considered that while you wait, you could do it by scripting from Windows itself?

https://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/

Not very neat, I know, but it does work.

[jeronymite]

Thanks!

Many thanks, koganam! Very useful indeed.

[Hank_R]

On a similar note is it possible to programmatically switch the focus to a another open chart and perhaps enable a strategy?

Thanks in advance.

[koganam]

On a similar note is it possible to programmatically switch the focus to a another open chart and perhaps enable a strategy?

Thanks in advance.

AutoIT should be able to do that, yes.

[sledge]

It's nearly 1.5 years since I posted this enquiry. (How time flies when you're having fun!)

Just wondering if anyone has discovered any (very unsupported, no doubt) magic in the meantime to do any or all of this? Primarily the ability to create a chart with a given instrument and time-frame is required, but the other actions are highly desirable.

Also, here's hoping it will all be possible and supported in NT8.

Thanks!

There are plenty of custom price ladders and stuff out there, so you should be able to use your own charting package. At that point you just might as well develop your own software? Why get stuck with an albatross over your head. NT upgrades would break all the custom code.

[bltdavid]

AutoIT should be able to do that, yes.

As well as AutoHotkey, see http://ahkscript.org.

I think AutoHotkey and AutoIt share a common lineage ...

Search for AutoHotkey on Big Mike's for some interesting ideas.