What does compiling do?

[ericgood]

Hi,

i am writing a ninjascript and i needed more than 10 sets in the wizard. so i unlocked the code and finished out the sets i needed. do i now need to compile this strategy script?

what does compiling do?

Thanks

eric

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi ericgood,

Thank you for your post.

Yes, you can compile the code in various ways.
1. Press the F5 key
2. Right click and select Compile.
3. Use the compile icon at the top menu bar.

Compiling simply gathers all the information from the code (and in NinjaTrader, from all the indicators and strategies at once), and prepares (translates) it to be used in NinjaTrader. After compiling, any errors in the code will be highlighted at the bottom of the code entry area.

[ericgood]

ok thanks. and this needs to be compiled first before it will work, right?

also, another question. i started with the wizard and added a couple of sets. then i unlocked the code and added more stuff in the condition section of the code. i did not change anything else in the code, only added more conditions. would i need to change anything else in the code?

thanks.

eric

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi ericgood,

Yes, compiling is required for the changes to take effect.

It depends, if you added any variables or plots you may need to. Let me know if you have issues with the code and we can trouble shoot.