SendMail not working as Text message via email

[rcloutier]

Hello.

I'm trying to create a strategy that will send me a text message alert via email. Unfortunately, the SendMail() function does not seem to be working.

I have the following code:
if (cond1)
{
Print("RBuD ("+Convert.ToString(Time[0])+")");
SendMail("9********[email protected]", "RBuD ("+Convert.ToString(Time[0])+")", "RBuD");
}

When backtesting in the Strategy Analyzer, the print statement works as expected when cond1 is True but the SendMail function doesn't. I also tried SendMail() with a gmail address but it still seems to not work for a regular gmail address or for a text message via email.

Can anyone help troubleshoot this issue?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello rcloutier, thanks for writing in.

You must set up a Share Service in the options menu to act as the mail server. See here for documentation:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...gShareServices

Below is a list of common setups for SMTP servers:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...setups?t=45339

Please let me know if this does not resolve your inquiry.

[rcloutier]

Hi NinjaTrader_ChrisL.

I confirm that I already have both share services configured. That is clearly not the issue.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello rcloutier, thanks for your reply.

Are you able to send a text message to this address through a normal email address? The SendMail() method will work if the share service is set up properly. If you can not send a message to a normal email address using SendMail, it implies the share service was not set up correctly. Please try sending a message to a regular email address and test if that works. If not, make sure the share service is set up properly.

Please let me know if I can assist any further.

[rcloutier]

Hi NinjaTrader_ChrisL.

Yes, if I send an email from my gmail account to the address ending in @txt.att.net, I receive a text message as expected.

The regular email share service is setup correctly. I know this because from the setup window on NT8, I clicked on "Send e-mail test" and I received that test email as expected.

The text message via email share service is also setup correctly. I know this because from my chart, I setup a text message alert that I did receive.

Everything appears to be working properly except when I try to use the SendMail() function directly from a custom strategy.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello rcloutier, thanks for your reply.

Can you test out this indicator that I made in the past? It will email the specified email address when an execution occurs on the account:

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use.../email-trades/

I look forward to hearing of your results.

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[bltdavid]

create a strategy that will send me a text message alert via email.

When backtesting in the Strategy Analyzer, ... the SendMail function doesn't work.

SendMail only works when State == State.RealTime,

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

Since Strategy Analyzer uses Historical data only,
calls to SendMail are ignored while backtesting.

[rcloutier]

I actually found the issue with trying to send a text message via email is that the SendMail() function is not what I should have been using. Neither live nor in the strategy analyzer.

Instead, what I found to work was to first set up the "Text message via email", and then in my strategy to use the Share() function with the first argument set to @"Text message via email". For me, this works as expected.