oco order submission thru oif

[Mindset]

If I want to go long and set a stop loss and target to go with it - how do I do that in writing an oif?
Obviously I want to use an oco but if I write multiple lines I get no order submission.

string stoporder = "PLACE;SIM101;FDAX 12-09;SELL;2;LIMIT;5640;0;DAY;OCOID1;IDNAME2;;";

edit - my mistake - I had made an error in the path file name - on the second string it read***.oif.txt.oif.txt

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

You need 3 separate OIF files. 1 for your entry. After you are done with your entry than you submit the two others for your stop and target. For those two just place in the same OCO ID for them and they will be paired together.

[Mindset]

Check text

I want to check the information file to see if I am filled.
I see the info is in a file in the outgoing file folder eg
FDAX 12-09Eurex_Sim101_position.txt

but how do I assess that the word filled is there please?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Mindset,

Unfortunately I would not be able to assist you in this regard. You would need to open up the file and parse the text in your external application. How to do that is dependent on what you are using to program the external app.

http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/HelpGuideV6/helpguide.html?InformationUpdateFiles

[Mindset]

Parse string

Could you give me syntax for parsing in NT?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Mindset,

Suggest you check out this reference sample: http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/...ead.php?t=3476

[Mindset]

Thanks Josh

I am creeping toward my goal v slowly... next item

I am now trying to assemble my filepath which requires a bit of string manipulation.

the filepath I want is Cbi.Core.UserDataDir.ToString() + "/outgoing/" which I set as a default and then add
+InstrumentName,Exchange,AccountID,"_Position";


In trying to sort this out I have 2 issues

1. how do I retrieve a symbols exchange name programmatically?
2. in printing the file path I get added "\" after the userdatadir??
eg ...NinjaTrader 6.5\/outgoing/ ... so I am unsure if there is an error in my path or if this is a wee bug in NT?
I should add I get the same 'error" in my incoming.oif path (NinjaTrader 6.5\/incoming/oif) - however that filepath works so I am a little confused.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

1. What is available is in the Instrument class. You will just need to know what the exchange is based on the instrument name. http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...mentClass.html

2. Not sure I follow. You should be using \ slashes not /.

[Mindset]

Slashes

variables = private string incomingpath = Cbi.Core.UserDataDir.ToString() + "/incomingpath.oif";

Print (incomingpath);

produces this strange \/ output - see attached

if I use +"\incomingpath" - I get an error message about an unrecognized escape sequence.

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Do this for the escape character:
+"\\incomingpath"

[Mindset]

that doesn't seem to work

using "\\" solves the unrecognized escape seq error but Prints "\\" in the Print output.
Seems to return the correct string though

I am now 90% there with this.
Is it possible to call IPosition from within an indicator?
if so how do you do it?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

No you cannot call IPosition in an indicator.

If you are getting double slashes, just remove it from your string altogether. If the Cbi.directory returns a slash at the end thendon'tadd a second one with your own + "\\...".

[Mindset]

try this on your machine

string outgoingpath = Cbi.Core.UserDataDir.ToString() + "\\outgoing\\"
+ Instrument.FullName+" Eurex_" + "Sim101_position.txt";

if(File.Exists(outgoingpath))
	
{
Print ("File exists");
}
else
{
Print("No such file");
}

if I have any thing other than the above ie double slashes - code does not recognize the file name - how is that for weird?

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Mindset,

Whatever gets the job done I suppose.