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    Instruments/Symbols for different datafeeds...

    I'm currently developing an indicator which needs to do a SizeF() on a string to determine height/width etc. The function needs to know what "Instrument" is being used. For instance, I'm using Zen-Fire, and I'm familiar with the "symbols" like ES, ZB, for S&P, and Bonds, but for other datafeeds these symbols may be different. Is there a "master list" somewhere or a C#/NinjaScript function that can grab a list from the "connected datafeed" at runtime? so I may "map" my indicator according to what feed, etc?

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    funk101, you can take a look at the instrument class for this - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...mentClass.html

    However, there should be no need to access a datafeed specific symbol for your products in NinjaScript, as the needed datafeed mapping is setup for each connectivity provider in the Instrument Manager.
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      #3
      Ok, well let me give you an example...

      When I call GetCurrentBid() on ES it returns ie: 858.xx . If I call it on ZB(zenfire bonds), I get:
      123.xxxxx when I really want 123'xxx. In order to get that result, I have to do a conditional like such:

      if (Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name == "ZN" ||
      Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name == "ZB" ||
      Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name == "ZT")
      {
      bid = String.Format("{0}'{1:000}", Math.Truncate(GetCurrentBid()), (GetCurrentBid() - Math.Truncate(GetCurrentBid())) * 320);
      ask = String.Format("{0}'{1:000}", Math.Truncate(GetCurrentAsk()), (GetCurrentAsk() - Math.Truncate(GetCurrentAsk())) * 320);
      }
      else
      {
      bid = GetCurrentBid().ToString(sizeFormat);
      ask = GetCurrentAsk().ToString(sizeFormat);
      }

      Now, what I'm asking is, is there a master list somewhere, or some runtime way of getting the possible symbol values from the "detected" datafeed so I don't have to "hard-code" each potential symbol?

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        #4
        Thanks funk101, unfortunately not.
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