Getting data from chart to .txt

[fLife]

Hi,

I would like to ask about ways to export data from ninja (kinetick data feed) into .txt.

Lets say I have a 5 minute chart where I have volume indicator and CCI.
Is there a way to export those data into txt file, which would be then shown as:

Instrument Open High Low Close Time Volume CCI


Thank you for help.

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello fLife,

Thanks for your post.

While not a complete answer you can always export your historical data via the Historical manager. The export does create a text file containing the Open, High, Low, Close and Volume, however the export is limited to Tick, Minute or daily type. http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...?exporting.htm

To export data from a specific chart with indicators you would need to create a custom Ninjascript (indicator) that uses the C# Streamwriter. Here is a ninjascript example of how to do this: http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum...ead.php?t=3475

In the example file, here is the line of interest:
sw.WriteLine(ToDay(Time[0]) + " " + Open[0] + " " + High[0] + " " + Low[0] + " " + Close[0]);

You could modify it to:
sw.WriteLine(ToDay(Time[0]) + " " + Open[0] + " " + High[0] + " " + Low[0] + " " + Close[0]+" "+VOL[0]+" "+CCI[0]);

[spottysallrite]

file location ?

In which directory is that text file?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello spottysallrite,

Thanks for your post and welcome to the Ninjatrader forums!

When you click the export button of the Historical data manager, a standard windows document browser window will appear which will let you save the files where ever you wish.

[spottysallrite]

Thanks for your welcome; it's good to be here.

Well, I looked in the HDM, but didn't find that data there to export (yes, I did see how to export data to a location of my choosing).

I invoked the SampleStreamWriter on a ES 09-15, 1000 Vol chart. Is that data now being recorded in the MyTestFile.txt file ? Is it accessible thru the HDM?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello spottysallrite,

Thanks for your reply.

Here is the helpguide section on Historical Data Manager: exporting: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...?exporting.htm

The streamwriter generated data would not be accessible through the Historical Data Manager unless you went through the import format and process, from the helpguide section on Historical data Manager Importing: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...?importing.htm

[spottysallrite]

ok, I'm confused. I thought you were saying the StreamWriter put data into a file that was directly accessible thru the HDM. If not, then how is the data that the StreamWriter produces to be accessed?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello spottysallrite,

Thanks for your reply.

The thread originated with a user that wanted to output data which would include indicator values in addition to the OHLCVT data, the only way to do that completely would be to use C# streamwriter. We have a reference sample indicator that can be modified to do that.

I don't know what the originator of the thread intended for their end use of the data. It could be that he wanted to export that information into excel.

Using the Historical Data Manager is just another way to get the OHLCVT data but you only get those Open, High, Low, Close, Volume and Time data, you do not get the indicator data that was originally requested.

I hope that clarifies.

[spottysallrite]

Well, no, it doesn't clarify. So, I went hunting for that text file that StreamWriter writes to. Looks like I've found it.