Building Custom form in NT8

[richa61416]

Ok. I am trying to move my forms from NT7 to NT8. I initial created my form in Visual Studio and copied the Design code to NT7. Works great. I am trying to move this same code to NT 8 and I get errors. What do I need to do to get something such as below working in NT8.



Thanks.





private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.AddZone = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.Sdate = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
// this.Stime = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.Shigh = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.Slow = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label5 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.SRC = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
this.label6 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.Scancel = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.STimeFrame = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
this.Srefresh = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.Sdelete = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.SuspendLayout();


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[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello richa61416,

NinjaTrader 8 is WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and is not Winforms as NinjaTrader 7 was.

You will need to use WPF controls.

Below is a public link to the microsoft website on System.Windows.Controls.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.windows.controls?view=netframework-4.7.2

[richa61416]

Thanks.OK. I have looked at it and spent about and hour and a half going through the forum. Looking at https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...519#post508519
and also the sample add on Ninjatrader help. All I want is to have a simple Text Box with Buttons that appear when I double click the form to accept my input. If NT7 has another 5 Years of life I can ignore converting my indicators. If not I need a sample that simply Create a Textbox on a form for Input using NT8. Do you have any sample scripts created by someone else that has already done this? Given my luck I would probably figure it out and then have my NT8 Crash due to something I miss.

[richa61416]

I have found your example for placing buttons on the side panel.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?p=499327#post499327

However Placing a Textbox on that Panel when I type changes the symbol/instrument for the chart.
2 options. 1. Can I get this not to change the instrument if the text box has the focus?
2. Do you have an example using a floating Form with Buttons and Textbox?


Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello richa61416,

Below is a link to an example of preventing the overlay selector from appearing when using a text box thats added to the UI elements of a chart.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?p=505688#post505688

As well as an example of opening a new Addon window to enter information and return this to an indicator.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?p=492686#post492686