PlotColors in NT8

[stasha]

Dear NT support,

I have an NT7 indicator that uses PlotColors and am trying to translate it to NT8. I found nothing similar to PlotColors in NT8. How should I go about it, am I missing something?

Thank you in advance,

[NinjaTrader_AlanP]

Hello stasha,

Thank you for your note.

You would use PlotBrushes in NT8,

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/?plotbrushes.htm

There is not an official indicator/strategy converter which takes scripts from NT7 and converts them to NT8 however on the forum there is a post which provides script for conversion.

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=79551

I’d like to mention its best to do a manual conversion for accuracy as not all scripts are simple enough to be converted directly.

Also below I’ve provided a link to code breaking changes which you should consider when converting your scripts:

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/?code_breaking_changes.htm

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

[stasha]

Thank you very much, Alan!
I only with there was some documentation that would explain this conversion so if I google for, or inquire the official NT8 help for "PlotColors in NT8" it would point me to PlotBrushes, I am doing a manual conversion, but many things are falling in between direct conversion with no guidance, other than posting questions to the forum, which takes few hours (at its best) turnaround time, instead of having it as immediate find with the search.
Thanks again, it is a quick turnaround, but finding this kind of information immediately would be much more beneficial for folks who are converting NT7 code to NT8 without being too familiar with ninja script libraries.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello stasha,

Thank you for your response.

You can use the Code Breaking Change page in the Help Guide at the following link for just that purpose: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ng_changes.htm

Please let me know if you have any questions.