*txt file output

[Torso]

i wrote a *efs file for automated trading and I need a *.txt output file (I´m working with ninjatrader, which is reading the *.txt file)

The output contens of the *.txt-file for Ninja-using is exact :

"DAX","BUY","2","1","SCALE","MKT","0","0","2","5", "3","2","TRUE","0","0",

- I need exact this order and in quotation marks

In my *.efs I wrote:
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ninjaEntry.open("w");
ninjaEntry.writeln (""DAX","BUY","2","1","SCALE","MKT","0","0","2","5 ","3","2","TRUE","0","0",")
ninjaEntry.close();
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it is not accepted by *.efs. If I write ("DAX,BUY,2,1,.....") it is accept by *.efs, I get the output DAX, BUY, 2,1,....but I need in my output-file "DAX","BUY"....all in quotation marks


What can I do?



All the best

[tasman]

Hi Torso,

I have never written a script to send output to a text file, but to put quotes around text in the formula output windo you need to use the 2 character sequence \" to get a " symbol to display. My guess is that this would also work when sending text to a file.

I used this test code:

debugPrintln("\"TEST\",\"test\"");

and got this display:

"TEST","test"

In your case, you would need to use something like this:

("\"DAX\",\"BUY\"")

Dale Sullivan

[Doji3333]

I've been thru this before...

I've been thu this before with EFS and I am including a bunch of code that should for for NT3.

All of this is designed for trading the e-mini. You'll notice the "ES" in all of the functions - this represents the e-mini.

There is also the "NTEnabled" variable (which is a true/false switch). This switch is used to enable the writing of the files to NT3.

You'll probably have questions, but this is the working code that I use.

If you have any questions, please let me know...

function WriteNTFile(OrderType, Contracts, PTLevel) {
if (NTEnabled) {
  var f = new File("order.txt");
     if (OrderType == "BUY") {
      if (CheckStateNTFile() != 1) {
       if (/*(CheckStateNTFile() == 0) || */(CheckStateNTFile() == 2) || (CheckStateNTFile() == -1)) {
         // close/cancel current order
          WriteNTCloseFile();
          WriteNTCancelFile();
       }
       debugPrintln("Executing Order "+OrderType+":"+Contracts);
       drawShapeRelative(0, low()-0.75, Shape.UPARROW, null, Color.lime, Shape.ONTOP, BarCount+"LongArrow");
       f.open("wt");
           f.writeln("ES,"+Contracts+",GTC,"+OrderType+",MKT,0,0,,,,,"+Simulation+",,");
       f.close();
       StrategyisInTrade = true;
       StrategyisShort = false;
       StrategyisLong = true;
       AdjStopNeeded = true;
       AdjStopStage = 0;
       //TradePending = true;
      }
     }
     if (OrderType == "SELL") {
      if (CheckStateNTFile() != -1) {
       if (/*(CheckStateNTFile() == 0) || */(CheckStateNTFile() == 2) || (CheckStateNTFile() == 1)) {
         // close/cancel current order
          WriteNTCloseFile();
          WriteNTCancelFile();
       }
       debugPrintln("Executing Order "+OrderType+":"+Contracts);
       drawShapeRelative(0, high()+0.75, Shape.DOWNARROW, null, Color.red, Shape.ONTOP, BarCount+"ShortArrow");
       f.open("wt");
           f.writeln("ES,"+Contracts+",GTC,"+OrderType+",MKT,0,0,,,,,"+Simulation+",,");
//           f.writeln('"ES","'+OrderType+'","'+Contracts+'","0","BRACKET","MKT","0","'+nStopPrice+'","'+PTLevel+'","0","5","0","FALSE","0","0",');
       f.close();
       StrategyisInTrade = true;
       StrategyisShort = true;
       StrategyisLong = false;
       AdjStopNeeded = true;   
       AdjStopStage = 0;
      // TradePending = true;
      }
     }
//     WriteNTStopAdjustFile();
}
}

function WriteNTCloseFile() {
 if (NTEnabled) {
  var f = new File("close.txt");
                f.open("wt");
                   f.writeln("ES");
                f.close();
  debugPrintln(vHour+":"+vMin+" : Close Issued");
       StrategyisInTrade = false;
       StrategyisShort = false;
       StrategyisLong = false;
 }
}

function WriteNTStopAdjustFile(NTType, Type) {
if (NTEnabled) {
  if (AdjStopNeeded) {
  if ((CheckStateNTFile() == 1) || (CheckStateNTFile() == -1)) {  
   var f = new File("order.txt");
    if(!f.exists()) {  
      if (NTType == 0) {
                f.open("wt");
                   f.writeln("ES,"+DefEntryContracts+",GTC,"+Type+",STP,0,"+nStopPrice+",,,,,"+Simulation+",,");
                //   f.writeln("ES,NEW1,"+nPTPrice+","+nStopPrice+",");
                f.close();
       debugPrintln(vHour+":"+vMin+" : Stop Adj. Issued"+nStopPrice );
      }
      if (NTType == 1) {
                f.open("wt");
                   f.writeln("ES,"+DefEntryContracts+",GTC,"+Type+",STPLMT,"+nPTPrice+",0,,,,,"+Simulation+",,");
                //   f.writeln("ES,NEW1,"+nPTPrice+","+nStopPrice+",");
                f.close();
       debugPrintln(vHour+":"+vMin+" : PT Adj. Issued"+nPTPrice );
      }
     AdjStopStage +=1;
     if (AdjStopStage > 1) {  AdjStopNeeded = false;  }
    }
  }
  }
}
}


function WriteNTCancelFile() {
if (NTEnabled) {
  var f = new File("cancel.txt");
                f.open("wt");
                   f.writeln("ES");
                f.close();
  debugPrintln(vHour+":"+vMin+" : Cancel Issued");
}
}


function CheckStateNTFile() {
if (NTEnabled) {
var returnvalue = 0;
  //  this FORCES it to open "ESupdate.exe" - for the E-mini.
  //  you can change this filename to the symbol you want to trade.
  var f = new File("ESupdate.txt");
        if(f.exists()) {
                f.open("rt");
                 var stateline;
                   stateline = f.readln();
                f.close();
          var PosCount = stateline.split(",");
       //   debugPrintln(" "+PosCount[0]+" : "+stateline);
          if (PosCount[0] == '"FLAT"') {
           returnvalue = 0;
           StrategyisInTrade = false;
           StrategyisShort = false;
           StrategyisLong = false;
          } else if (PosCount[0] == '"PENDING"') {
           returnvalue = 2;
          } else if (PosCount[0] == '"LONG"') {
           returnvalue = 1;
           StrategyisInTrade = true;
           StrategyisShort = false;
           StrategyisLong = true;
          } else if (PosCount[0] == '"SHORT"') {
           returnvalue = -1;
           StrategyisInTrade = true;
           StrategyisShort = true;
           StrategyisLong = false;
          }
        } else {
           returnvalue = 0;
        //   debugPrintln("File Does Not Exist");
        }
      //  debugPrintln("NT Status :"+returnvalue);
    return (returnvalue);
}
} 

[spamula]

Brad,

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