Questions tagged [sierrachart]

Use this tag when coding C++ for the SierraChart trading platform.

SierraChart is a trading platform that supports building indicators known as studies. These are programmed in C++ but with a very specific API.

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Linker outfile property file does not match targetpath?

I'm trying to compile a C++ type .DLL for a SierraChart custom study. (Which is a financial trading application.) Here is the warning I get that I need to fix so it all points to the linker output value: warning…
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How to add an external folder with header files (include folder) to a Visual Studio project?

I have a main.cpp file that relies on a header file located in another location. #include "C:\SierraChart\ACS_Source\sierrachart.h" My project is in C:\dev\ I don't want to specify an explicit path in the include directive, is it possible to add…
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Python Pandas global vs passed variable

I am creating a "real-time" process that takes data from a proprietary formatted OHLCVTBA file being updated by SierraChart. Code that reads the data and creates a dataframe using a generator is posted on pastebin. [removed dead link]. I have…
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Shared memory segment dll loaded its instance separately

I have two .dlls, where one of them have to interchange data between two or more explicitly loaded instances. Second of them has a sending mode and listening mode from library with shared memory segment. It looks like following: #pragma…
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Error compiling ACSIL code for SierraChart

I am new to coding, I have developed a momentum indicator in EasyLanguage for TradeStation (simple one really). and Now I need to translate it to C++ (SierraChart ACSIL), I'm not able to compile it, any help would be really appreciated,. Here is my…
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Open website on left click in trade platforms

I have a website that takes a price level and a symbol as arguments and makes some visualisations on it. I'm a programmer for some traders who uses either NinjaTrader, TradingView, or Sierra Chart, and I want to add a functionality to any of these…
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How to run only one if statement and ignore the other inside C++ function?

I'm a complete beginner to C++ and this code is surely done terribly but for now I am trying to just code a simple chart indicator for SierraChart. When coding a chart indicator for sierra chart all the code for a chart indicator goes into one…