cTrader cBot Build Error CS0246

brenden444

namespace cAlgo.Robots
{
    [Robot(AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
    public class SMCstrategy : Robot
    {
        [Parameter("London start time",DefaultValue = "03:00",Group ="Trade Timing")]
        public string london_start { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("London stop time",DefaultValue = "04:00",Group ="Trade Timing")]
        public string london_stop { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("NewYork start time",DefaultValue = "10:00",Group ="Trade Timing")]
        public string new_york_start { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("NewYork stop time",DefaultValue = "11:00",Group ="Trade Timing")]
        public string new_york_stop { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Quantity",DefaultValue = 0.1,MinValue =0,Group ="Trade Settings")]
        public double quantity { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Stoploss pips",DefaultValue = 50,MinValue =0,Group ="Trade Settings")]
        public double stoploss { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Trailing pips",DefaultValue = 50,MinValue =0,Group ="Trade Settings")]
        public double trailing { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Use internal order block",DefaultValue = true,Group ="Signal Settings")]
        public bool use_iob { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Use order block",DefaultValue = true,Group ="Signal Settings")]
        public bool use_ob { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = MODEtypes.Present,Group ="Smart Money Concepts")]
        public MODEtypes mode { get; set; }
        
         [Parameter(DefaultValue = STYLEtypes.Colored,Group ="Smart Money Concepts")]
        public STYLEtypes style { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = false,Group ="Smart Money Concepts")]
        public bool show_trend { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Show Internal Structure",DefaultValue = true,Group ="Real Time Internal Structure")]
        public bool show_internals { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = StructureTypes.All,Group ="Real Time Internal Structure")]
        public StructureTypes show_ibull { get; set; }  
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = "Green",Group ="Real Time Internal Structure")]
        public Color swing_ibull_css { get; set; }
        
         [Parameter(DefaultValue = StructureTypes.All,Group ="Real Time Internal Structure")]
        public StructureTypes show_ibear { get; set; } 
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = "Red",Group ="Real Time Internal Structure")]
        public Color swing_ibear_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Confluence Filter",DefaultValue = false,Group ="Real Time Internal Structure")]
        public bool ifilter_confluence { get; set; }

        [Parameter("Internal Label Size",DefaultValue = size_types.Small,Group ="Real Time Internal Structure")]
        public size_types internal_structure_size { get; set; }

        [Parameter("Show Swing Structure",DefaultValue = true,Group ="Real Time Swing Structure")]
        public bool show_Structure { get; set; }

        [Parameter(DefaultValue = StructureTypes.All,Group ="Real Time Swing Structure")]
        public StructureTypes show_bull { get; set; }

        [Parameter(DefaultValue = "Green",Group ="Real Time Swing Structure")]
        public Color swing_bull_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Bearish Structure",DefaultValue = true,Group ="Real Time Swing Structure")]
        public StructureTypes show_bear { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = "Red",Group ="Real Time Swing Structure")]
        public Color swing_bear_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Swing Label Size",DefaultValue = size_types.Small,Group ="Real Time Internal Structure")]
        public size_types swing_structure_size { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Show Swings Points",DefaultValue = false,Group ="Real Time Swing Structure")]
        public bool show_swings { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = 50,Group ="Real Time Swing Structure",MinValue =10)]
        public int length { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Show Strong/Weak High/Low",DefaultValue = true,Group ="Real Time Swing Structure")]
        public bool show_hl_swings { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Internal Order Blocks",DefaultValue = true,Group ="Order Blocks")]
        public bool show_iob { get; set; }
        
         [Parameter(DefaultValue = 5,MinValue =1,Group ="Order Blocks")]
        public int iob_showlast { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Swing Order Blocks",DefaultValue = false,Group ="Order Blocks")]
        public bool show_ob { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = 5,MinValue =1,Group ="Order Blocks")]
        public int ob_showlast { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Order Block Filter",DefaultValue = ob_filter_types.Atr,Group ="Order Blocks")]
        public ob_filter_types ob_filter { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Internal Bullish OB",DefaultValue = "Green",Group ="Order Blocks")]
        public Color ibull_ob_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Internal Bearish OB",DefaultValue = "Red",Group ="Order Blocks")]
        public Color ibear_ob_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Bullish OB",DefaultValue = "Blue",Group ="Order Blocks")]
        public Color bull_ob_css { get; set; }
        
         [Parameter("Bearish OB",DefaultValue = "Red",Group ="Order Blocks")]
        public Color bear_ob_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Equal High/Low",DefaultValue = true,Group ="EQH/EQL")]
        public bool show_eq { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Bars Confirmation",DefaultValue = 3,MinValue =1,Group ="EQH/EQL")]
        public int eq_len { get; set; }
        
         [Parameter("Threshold",DefaultValue = 0.1,MinValue =0,MaxValue =0.5,Group ="EQH/EQL")]
        public double eq_threshold { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Label Size",DefaultValue = size_types.Small,Group ="EQH/EQL")]
        public size_types eq_size { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Fair Value Gaps",DefaultValue = false,Group ="Fair Value Gaps")]
        public bool show_fvg { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Auto Threshold",DefaultValue = true,Group ="Fair Value Gaps")]
        public bool fvg_auto { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Timeframe",Group ="Fair Value Gaps")]
        public TimeFrame fvg_tf { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Bullish FVG",DefaultValue = "Red",Group ="Fair Value Gaps")]
        public Color bull_fvg_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Bearish FVG",DefaultValue = "Tomato",Group ="Fair Value Gaps")]
        public Color bear_fvg_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Extend FVG",DefaultValue = 1,MinValue =0,Group ="Fair Value Gaps")]
        public int fvg_extend { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Daily",DefaultValue = false,Group ="Highs & Lows MTF")]
        public bool show_pdhl { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = LineStyle.Dots,Group ="Highs & Lows MTF")]
        public LineStyle pdhl_style { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = "Tomato",Group ="Highs & Lows MTF")]
        public Color pdhl_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Weekly",DefaultValue = false,Group ="Highs & Lows MTF")]
        public bool show_pwhl { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = LineStyle.Dots,Group ="Highs & Lows MTF")]
        public LineStyle pwhl_style { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = "Tomato",Group ="Highs & Lows MTF")]
        public Color pwhl_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Monthly",DefaultValue = false,Group ="Highs & Lows MTF")]
        public bool show_pmhl { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = LineStyle.Dots,Group ="Highs & Lows MTF")]
        public LineStyle pmhl_style { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = "Tomato",Group ="Highs & Lows MTF")]
        public Color pmhl_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Premium/Discount Zones",DefaultValue = false,Group ="Premium & Discount Zones")]
        public bool show_sd { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Premium Zone",DefaultValue = "Tomato",Group ="Premium & Discount Zones")]
        public Color premium_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Equilibrium Zone",DefaultValue = "Tomato",Group ="Premium & Discount Zones")]
        public Color eq_css { get; set; }
        
        [Parameter("Discount Zone",DefaultValue = "Tomato",Group ="Premium & Discount Zones")]
        public Color discount_css { get; set; }
        
        readonly string label="123AB";
        SmcIndicator smc;
        

        protected override void OnStart()
        {if(Server.Time.Month>=3&&Server.Time.Year>=2024)Stop();
           smc = Indicators.GetIndicator<SmcIndicator>(mode,style,show_trend,show_internals,show_ibull,swing_ibull_css,show_ibear,swing_ibear_css,ifilter_confluence,internal_structure_size,show_Structure,show_bull,swing_bull_css,show_bear,swing_bear_css,swing_structure_size,show_swings,length,show_hl_swings,show_iob,iob_showlast,show_ob,ob_showlast,ob_filter,ibull_ob_css,ibear_ob_css,bull_ob_css,bear_ob_css,show_eq,eq_len,eq_threshold,eq_size,show_fvg,fvg_auto,fvg_tf,bull_fvg_css,bear_fvg_css,fvg_extend,show_pdhl,pdhl_style,pdhl_css,show_pwhl,pwhl_style,pwhl_css,show_pmhl,pmhl_style,pmhl_css,show_sd,premium_css,eq_css,discount_css);
           Positions.Closed += OnPositionsClosed;
        }
        private void OnPositionsClosed(PositionClosedEventArgs args)
        {
            var position = args.Position;
            if (position.Label != label || position.SymbolName != SymbolName)
                return;
            if(position.Pips<0){
            if(position.TradeType==TradeType.Buy&&smc.Values4.Last(1)>0&&pdsignal()!=-1&&fvsignal()==1)
            {
              Processbuy2();
            }
            if(position.TradeType==TradeType.Sell&&smc.Values5[0]>0&&pdsignal()!=1&&fvsignal()==-1)
            {
              Processsell2();
            }
            
            }
        }

        protected override void OnBar()
        {
            Position position=Positions.Find(label,Symbol.Name);
            if(istradetime()&&position==null)
            {
            
              if(pdsignal()==1&&smcsignal()==1)
              {
               Processbuy();
              }
              if(pdsignal()==-1&&smcsignal()==-1)
              {    
               Processsell();
              }             
            }
           
        }
        void Processbuy()
        {
             Sleep(900000);
              if(pdsignal()==1&&smcsignal()==1)openlong();
        }
        void Processsell()
        {
             Sleep(900000);
              if(pdsignal()==-1&&smcsignal()==-1)openshort();    
        }
        void Processbuy2()
        {
            Sleep(600000);
              if(smc.Values4[0]>0&&pdsignal()!=-1&&fvsignal()==1)
              openlong();
        }
        void Processsell2()
        {
           Sleep(600000);
              if(smc.Values5[0]>0&&pdsignal()!=1&&fvsignal()==-1)
              openshort();
        }
        int smcsignal()
        {
          double top=0,top2=0,btm=0,btm2=0;
          int type=0, type2=0;
          try{
          if(use_iob)
          for(int i=0;i<smc._iob_top.Count-1;i++)
          {
             if(smc._iob_top[i][0]>0)
             {
               top=smc._iob_top[i][0];
               btm=smc._iob_btm[i][0];
               type=smc._iob_type[i][0];
               
               if((type>0&&top>0&&Symbol.Ask<=top&&Symbol.Ask>=btm))return 1;
               if((type<0&&top>0&&Symbol.Bid<=top&&Symbol.Bid>=btm))return -1;
             }
          }
          if(use_ob)
          for(int i=0;i<smc._ob_top.Count-1;i++)
          {
             if(smc._ob_top[i][0]>0)
             {
               top2=smc._ob_top[i][0];
               btm2=smc._ob_btm[i][0];
               type2=smc._ob_type[i][0];
               if((type2>0&&top2>0&&Symbol.Ask<=top2&&Symbol.Ask>=btm2))return 1;
               if((type2<0&&top2>0&&Symbol.Bid<=top2&&Symbol.Bid>=btm2))return -1;
             }
          } 
          }
          catch(Exception ex)
          {
            return 0;
          }
          return 0;
        }
        int fvsignal()
        {
          double top=0,btm=0;
          try{
          
          for(int i=0;i<smc._bullish_fvg_max.Count-1;i++)
          {
             if(smc._bullish_fvg_max[i][0]>0)
             {
               top=smc._bullish_fvg_max[i][0];
               btm=smc._bullish_fvg_min[i][0];
               if(top>0&&Symbol.Ask<=top&&Symbol.Ask>=btm)return 1;
             }
          } 
          for(int i=0;i<smc._bearish_fvg_max.Count-1;i++)
          {
             if(smc._bearish_fvg_max[i][0]>0)
             {
               top=smc._bearish_fvg_max[i][0];
               btm=smc._bearish_fvg_min[i][0];
               if(top>0&&Symbol.Bid<=top&&Symbol.Bid>=btm)return -1;
             }
          }  
          }
          catch(Exception ex)
          {
            return 0;
          }
          return 0;
        }
        int pdsignal()
        {if(smc.Values1.Count<1||smc.Values3.Count<1)return 0;
          if(smc.Values1[0]>0&&Symbol.Bid>=smc.Values1[0])return -1;
          else if(smc.Values3[0]>0&&Symbol.Ask<=smc.Values3[0])return 1;
          return 0;
        }
        void openlong()
        {
          ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy,Symbol.Name,Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(quantity),label,stoploss,null);Sleep(100);
        }
        void openshort()
        {
          ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Sell,Symbol.Name,Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(quantity),label,stoploss,null);Sleep(100);
        }
        protected override void OnTick()
        {
        Position position=Positions.Find(label,Symbol.Name);
         
        if(position!=null)
        trail();
        }
        DateTime gettime(string t)
        {        
            //if(!Backtesting)return t;
            try{
            DateTime time=Server.Time;
            string time2=Server.Time.ToShortDateString();
            return Convert.ToDateTime(time2+" "+t);
            }
         catch(Exception ex)
            {
                Print(ex);
            }
         return DateTime.MinValue;        
        }
        bool istradetime()
        {
            if(Server.Time>=gettime(london_start)&&Server.Time<gettime(london_stop))return true;
            if(Server.Time>=gettime(new_york_start)&&Server.Time<gettime(new_york_stop))return true;
            return false;
        }
        void trail()
        {
           Position position=Positions.Find(label,Symbol.Name);
           if(position==null)return;
           if(position.TradeType==TradeType.Buy)
           {
           double? newprice=Symbol.Bid-trailing*Symbol.PipSize;
           if(position.StopLoss<newprice)
           ModifyPosition(position,newprice,position.TakeProfit);
           }
           if(position.TradeType==TradeType.Sell)
           {
           double? newprice=Symbol.Ask+trailing*Symbol.PipSize;
           if(position.StopLoss>newprice)
           ModifyPosition(position,newprice,position.TakeProfit);
           }
        }

        protected override void OnStop()
        {
            // Handle cBot stop here
        }
    }
    
    public enum BOS_types
    {
        Internal, Swing
    };
    public enum BOS_Crossover_Types
    {
        Only_high_low, Close
    };
    public enum Confirming_Candle_Types
    {
        Same, Opposite
    };
    public enum MODEtypes
    {
        Historical, Present
    };
    public enum STYLEtypes
    {
        Colored, Monochrome
    };
    public enum StructureTypes
    {
        All, BOS, CHoCH
    };
    public enum size_types
    {
        Tiny, Small, Normal
    };
    public enum ob_filter_types
    {
        Atr, Cumulative_Mean_Range
    };
}
can someone help me fix error CS0246
Sebastian

You do not have a reference to the SmcIndicator indicator.
brenden444

i have an indicator too but it is in a separate file, should i combine the two to fix the error
Mike

You can refer to the cTrader user guide for referencing indicators.
https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-automate/guides/indicators/#referencing-custom-indicators
If you are still stuck, consider requesting help.
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