Ninjatrader.Client.dll not returning error when Command PLACE encounters error

[GaryAlbers]

I am using the Ninjatrader.Client.dll.
My code calls the ninjatrader.client.Command() function passing the 'PLACE' command.
During testing all worked well. I was specifying the Sim101 account and successfully getting data, opening and closing orders.
When I did some testing using the Playback101 connection/account, the PLACE command started silently failing.
This was showing up in the trace output:
ERROR: OIF, 'PLACE;Sim101;YM 12-21;BUY;3;LIMIT;34653;0;DAY;;33A38C66E50D4BB289A883 86CC30A63A;;' account does not exist 'Sim101'
My problem is that I had forgotten to specify the Playback101 in the account string (it was still Sim101).

My question is why did the call to Command not return a negative return code ?
The call to 'Command' clearly failed as the trace output indicates with the ERROR line. The log tab also showed this error.

Can the Command be fixed to return a negative code so that calling code can take appropriate action?

Thanks,
Gary

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Gary,

To confirm the method did not return a -1 value?

Do you have a screenshot of the output that shows the return value, along with the error?

[GaryAlbers]

Here is the block of code that logs before, then makes the call, then logs the result:

log(atiCommand + cma +account + cma +instName + cma +command + cma +quantity + cma +action + cma +price + cma +orderID);
int result = ninjaClient.Command(atiCommand,account,instName,command,quantity,action,price,0,string.Empty,orderID,string.Empty, string.Empty);
log("----- Return from " + atiCommand + ": result= " + result);
if (result != 0)log("ERROR returned from " + atiCommand + " order:" + orderID + ", result: " + result);

Here is logging output from my code:
PLACE, Playback101, YM 12-21, BUY, 3, LIMIT, 34747, 5AEDBAFE69F44BF588CB213F6C503029
----- Return from PLACE: result= 0
PLACE, Playback101, ES 12-21, SELL, 1, LIMIT, 4555.25, 522F43D5DDAE42E187F1B9BDD191E67F
----- Return from PLACE: result= 0

Here are two lines from the trace file at the same time:
2021-12-05 18:04:11:167 ERROR: OIF, 'PLACE;Playback101;YM 12-21;BUY;3;LIMIT;34747;0;DAY;;5AEDBAFE69F44BF588CB21 3F6C503029;;' account does not exist 'Playback101'
2021-12-05 18:04:11:167 ERROR: OIF, 'PLACE;Playback101;ES 12-21;SELL;1;LIMIT;4555.25;0;DAY;;522F43D5DDAE42E187F 1B9BDD191E67F;;' account does not exist 'Playback101'


NOTE, that in this case, I was connected to a live data feed using the Sim101 account. To cause the problem, I used the Playback101 account.

Gary

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Gary,

Are you using OIF text files and not the dll interface to send the orders?

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/order_instruction_files_oif.htm

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/functions.htm

These don't have a return value..

[GaryAlbers]

I am using the dll.
From the code snippet above:

int result = ninjaClient.Command(atiCommand,account,instName,co mmand,quantity,action,price,0,string.Empty,orderID ,string.Empty, string.Empty);

Gary

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Gary,

Thank you for confirming this.

I am looking into the issue.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Gary,

I've sent this to our developers and received tracking ID# NTEIGHT-15082.

They'll look into and if there is a fix, this will appear in the release notes on a new release.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/release_notes.htm