Conversion from NT7 to NT8

[Bob-Habanai]

Hi,

I noticed sometimes existing indicators are converted from NT7 to NT8.

Could someone convert this baby?

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/pivot-zones-v42/

Thanks!

[Teebone21]

Hi,

I noticed sometimes existing indicators are converted from NT7 to NT8.

Could someone convert this baby?

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/pivot-zones-v42/

Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34IMyZUP2E

Learn the skill yourself. You also need to be aware of any language changes

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/?code_breaking_changes.htm

Good luck

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello Bob-Habanai,

Thanks for your post.

Unfortunately, in the support department at NinjaTrader it is against our policy to create, debug, or modify, code or logic for our clients. Further, we do not provide C# programming education services in our support. This is so that we can maintain a high level of service for all of our clients as well as our partners.

That said, I am happy to answer any questions you may have about NinjaScript if you decide to code this yourself.

This thread will also be open for other community members to share their insights or convert the script at your request.

Let me know if I may assist further.

[Bob-Habanai]

Hi Teebone,

I tried unsuccessfully to delete this post before as I found the answer online. There's a paid conversion available in two different places (futures and lizards).

That said, I actually do appreciate your post as I'm hungry to truly learn the ins and outs of programming Ninjascript for NT8.

I actually started binge watching YouTube videos on coding for Ninja after your post, so thank you for that!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34IMyZUP2E

Learn the skill yourself. You also need to be aware of any language changes

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/?code_breaking_changes.htm

Good luck

[Bob-Habanai]

Hi Brandon,

Do you mean because this indicator has already been programmed by someone else, you can't comment on it,
but if I was starting from scratch you can provide support?

Just wanting to make sure I understand you correctly, thanks!

Hello Bob-Habanai,

Thanks for your post.

Unfortunately, in the support department at NinjaTrader it is against our policy to create, debug, or modify, code or logic for our clients. Further, we do not provide C# programming education services in our support. This is so that we can maintain a high level of service for all of our clients as well as our partners.

That said, I am happy to answer any questions you may have about NinjaScript if you decide to code this yourself.

This thread will also be open for other community members to share their insights or convert the script at your request.

Let me know if I may assist further.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello Bob-Habanai,

Thanks for your note.

Since we are a small team in the Support department, we cannot convert or create custom NinjaScripts for our clients.

If you decide to convert this script yourself and have NinjaScript-specific questions as you are converting the script, we could assist with answering those specific questions.

If you decide to convert this yourself, my advice is to start by creating as much of the script as possible in NinjaTrader 8 using the Strategy Builder (or Strategy Wizard). This will create the framework of the indicator or strategy which has large changes from NinjaTrader 7 to NinjaTrader 8.

Then copy all code from the NinjaTrader 7 scripts OnBarUpdate to the OnBarUpdate of the NinjaTrader 8 script. This will introduce errors that will need to be resolved.

Below I am including a link to a list of the code-breaking changes from NinjaTrader 7 to NinjaTrader 8.
http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...ng_changes.htm

The help guide will be the best way to see how things have changed from NinjaTrader 7 to NinjaTrader 8.

When first starting to convert scripts, I myself would open the NinjaTrader 7 help guide and the NinjaTrader 8 help guide to the same sections so that I could compare. The majority of code supported by NinjaTrader is included in the help guides.

Below is a link to a forum post with helpful information about getting started with NinjaScript.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...040#post786040

Let me know if I may assist further.

[Bob-Habanai]

Several days after I posted this on 19th, I gave up on this indicator, but I did successfully manage to modify this indicator:
https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...indicator-nt8/

I added the additional levels I needed.
It doesn't have a right margin so it doesn't look as nice, but I'm grateful it does the job.

I tried to delete this post because I didn't want to take away people's time,
but I'll probably have a go at converting because your helpful advice on how to do it. I really want to learn Ninjascript well.