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Date/Time: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:15:22 +0000
Programmatically change symbol to already opened charts
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| [2025-11-04 09:18:59] |
| User484626 - Posts: 13 |
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Hello Support. I wish there was a way to programmatically (in ACSIL) change the symbol of an already opened chart, that is not the chart on which the study is applied. I'm aware of sc.DataFile() and sc.OpenChartOrGetChartReference(), both of which are unsuitable to the task, the first because it operates on the current chart, the latter because it opens a new chart if it doesn't find one identical the the given specs. I'm also aware that I can use persistent storage to share the symbol to child-studies on said already opened charts, but I find that utterly inefficient and cumbersome. Could you please expose a simple sc.SetSymbol(int ChartNumber, SCString Symbol) method that just changes the symbol of the specified already-opened chart and leaves all other settings the same? Date Time Of Last Edit: 2025-11-04 17:03:07
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| [2025-11-04 17:10:14] |
| User484626 - Posts: 13 |
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I rephrased the first sentence, maybe it wasn't clear that my question refers to changing symbol to any other chart that is not the chart on which the study is applied. So, I think this is not Programming Help, SC simply seems to lack that capability.
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| [2025-11-04 19:27:26] |
| User719512 - Posts: 331 |
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While not a programmatic solution, you can change the symbol for all charts with Chart | Perform Futures Symbol Rollover. Enter whatever new symbol you want. ESH25 to ESZ25 or ESZ25 to NQZ25. +1 on the request for an API to change the chart symbol in addition to the sc.TradeAndCurrentQuoteSymbol, for both current chart and/or any Chart Number specified. |
| [2025-11-05 08:36:21] |
| User484626 - Posts: 13 |
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@Sierra_Chart Engineering please review your tag, as you can see this is not Programming Help.
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| [2025-11-05 14:50:35] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 42823 |
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How we have tagged this does not matter. The point is that the ability does not currently exist. We have noted this as a Feature Request. We can not say when we would get to any particular item. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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