trade29.sc.SCBridge.set_data_file

SCBridge.set_data_file(key: str, filename: str, return_after_reload: bool = True) → SetDataFileResponse

Set chart data file. A convenient way to change the symbol of the chart

SC docs: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/ACSIL_Members_Variables_And_Arrays.html#scDataFile

For intraday charts, set the suffix to .scid, for example NQM25.scid For historical charts, set the suffix to .dly, for example NQM25.dly

Parameters:

keystr

The key of the SC-dX study applied to the target chart.

filenamestr

the new file name, see sc docs for more

return_after_reload: bool

wait for the chart to fully change the symbol, download any data and reload before returning

Returns:

SetDataFileResponse

Examples

The following snippet changes chart es_2 to an NQ intraday chart.

from trade29.sc.bridge import SCBridge
bridge = SCBridge()
ret = bridge.set_data_file("xx", "NQM25-CME.scid", True)
print(ret.rdata)