Pre-Complier Errors With Indicator Wizard Generated Code

[borland]

With NT7, I'm getting pre-complier errors with Indicator Wizard generated code. Error lists: CS1502, NT1503, CS1502, CS1503, CS0103, CS0103. Invalid arguments. Line numbers starting in Properties areas and going lower.

I've also tried loading library indicators into the editor, saving them as new file name, and running the complier. Same errors.

What's causing this? I don't have this complier problem with Strategies, just with Indicators.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Borland,

May we have a screenshot of the error messages?
(please fully expand the error column so that we may read the error message)

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[borland]

See the attached screenshot.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello borland,

You have errors in two files that are not in this script.
One file is an indicator that starts with MyCustomIn (I am not able to read the full name of the indicator). The strategy starts with MyCustomSt (again I am not able to read the full name).

It looks like you have attempted to use a double where a data series should be in the indicator.

With the strategy, I'm not entirely sure. It mentions the Add() but also mentions Lines. I think there may be multiple errors in the strategy. But I would start with the Add() call in Initialize(). With Add() you can add a secondary series to the script or you can add an indicator to a chart. If you are trying to add lines or plots to a strategy this will not work by using the Add() call.

What code is on line 55 of the indicator as shown in the error messages?

[borland]

I've attached the Custom Indicator files. I have made no changes. One is Wizard generated code. The other is a duplicate of the EMA indicator in the Library. Again, no code changes were made, only file name is different.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello borland,

This indicator appears OK, though I can't be certain this is the script with the error... (I was not able to read the full file name in the screenshot of the error message you posted)

Where is the strategy?

The one that starts with MyCustomSt that is shown in the error messages?

[borland]

I clicked on that error code and it opened the NT strategy script file in another editor window. After commenting out the Add(... MyIndicator) to remove any compile errors in the Strategy file, the Indicator files now compile without errors.

I'm not sure how/why NT complier got hung up with these unrelated files. That Strategy wasn't opened in any workspace or editor. The file names are different (MyCustomIndicator or MyCustomEMA) than the MyIndicator name used in the Strategy.

Thanks for the help.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello borland,

If you are wondering why you receive an error when compiling only one indicator, it is because NinjaTrader always compiles all indicators and strategies - not just one.

This is basically true of all C# projects and done to give you the highest runtime performance possible and to ensure that it is not possible to call a script that has not been compiled.

I recommend watching the NinjaScript Editor webinar which covers understanding the error message colors and filenames.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8v_2ONBbqI&feature=youtu.be&t=30m20s