Professional developer looking for 1st base

[edstaffin]

Hi,
I have been writing software for 25 years. I am thoroughly familiar with C#. I don't like code generators. If I want to start writing an indicator from scratch using visual studio, where do I start? I haven't found an api doc anywhere. Are there some sample projects laying around that I can use to bootstrap myself? Basically, where's the development roadmap for the not so dumb.

Thanks ... Ed

[koganam]

Hi,
I have been writing software for 25 years. I am thoroughly familiar with C#. I don't like code generators. If I want to start writing an indicator from scratch using visual studio, where do I start? I haven't found an api doc anywhere. Are there some sample projects laying around that I can use to bootstrap myself? Basically, where's the development roadmap for the not so dumb.

Thanks ... Ed

Either use an existing indicator as a template and model, or use the generator to generate an empty indicator skeleton and fill out the code.

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

Hello Ed,

Thank you for your post and welcome to the forums!

Kogonam is correct here. You can start a blank indicator by going to Tools -> New NinjaScript -> Indicator...
Give the indicator a name and click next all the way through. This will create a blank Indicator that you can start with

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[tradetree]

I think he wants to write code inside Visual Studio and not in the strategy editor of NT. I would love that myself, but what I do instead is to do anything that doesn't rely on NT built-in functions in an external DLL. The external DLL code is all outside of the NT editor, and I make a reference to it.

However, I recently moved computers to a Windows 8.1 computer, and my external DLL is not loading on that platform. I still have .NET 3.5 and my DLL is built to target .NET 3.5, but it is not loading! Anyway, I'll make a separate post on this, but the point is that it is not easy to work with C# outside of the NT editor.

[tradetree]

I think he wants to write code inside Visual Studio and not in the strategy editor of NT. I would love that myself, but what I do instead is to do anything that doesn't rely on NT built-in functions in an external DLL. The external DLL code is all outside of the NT editor, and I make a reference to it.

However, I recently moved computers to a Windows 8.1 computer, and my external DLL is not loading on that platform. I still have .NET 3.5 and my DLL is built to target .NET 3.5, but it is not loading! Anyway, I'll make a separate post on this, but the point is that it is not easy to work with C# outside of the NT editor.

Just a quick note that I did get the external DLL to work on Windows 8.1. I always forget that once you copy the DLL to the Custom folder you have to restart NT! Anyway, back to the original topic, I have ended up replacing most of NT functions in my DLL so I don't have to work in the NT editor. I just use NT for buy/sell calls and getting access to the data bars.

[edstaffin]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. Where are the docs that describe the classes, interfaces, events etc? Where can I read about how to call out to my own dll? If I can't develop solely in Vstudio, how do I set a reference to a dll of my own? How do I learn about what assemblies NT exposes for use by developers? Where can I read about how to deploy a custom indicator. Basically, where are the docs?!?
Thanks .... Ed

[Tasker-182]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. Where are the docs that describe the classes, interfaces, events etc? Where can I read about how to call out to my own dll? If I can't develop solely in Vstudio, how do I set a reference to a dll of my own? How do I learn about what assemblies NT exposes for use by developers? Where can I read about how to deploy a custom indicator. Basically, where are the docs?!?
Thanks .... Ed

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

[koganam]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. Where are the docs that describe the classes, interfaces, events etc? Where can I read about how to call out to my own dll? If I can't develop solely in Vstudio, how do I set a reference to a dll of my own? How do I learn about what assemblies NT exposes for use by developers? Where can I read about how to deploy a custom indicator. Basically, where are the docs?!?
Thanks .... Ed

Behind the now standard Windows Help Key: F1, from anywhere within NinjaTrader ?

[ninZa]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. Where are the docs that describe the classes, interfaces, events etc? Where can I read about how to call out to my own dll? If I can't develop solely in Vstudio, how do I set a reference to a dll of my own? How do I learn about what assemblies NT exposes for use by developers? Where can I read about how to deploy a custom indicator. Basically, where are the docs?!?
Thanks .... Ed

To add or manage references: in your NinjaScript editor, please Right Click > References...
(the last item of the right-click context menu).

Pi

[tradetree]

Anything to do with DLL access is considered "unsupported" by NT. I can't tell, but I think that is why you are looking for docs that don't exist. People are responding to tell where the docs are, but as I said, if your looking for anything on external code and DLLs you won't find it.

I am surprised NT support hasn't chimed in here to explain this. So given my assumption, the docs you are looking for are Microsoft C# docs on "reflection".