Thanks Suki and Jared, you guys solved my preliminary issues.
However, now I've encountered one more. It seems to be an issue where it can't find my algorithm.
To fix this, the tutorial says:
"The algorithm you just ran was called the "Basic Template Algorithm" and is located in QuantConnect.Algorithm.CSharp/BasicTemplateAlgorithm.cs. To change the algorithm which runs look inside the config.json file and modify the "algorithm-type-name" to match the name of the class you want to load."
The name of my file is AlgorithmTest.cs, and so I tried both AlgorithmTest and AlgorithmTest.cs to put into my config.json, which looks like this now, but it wont work. Is my project not in the CSharp.dll? it shows up in the side bar.
// algorithm class selector
"algorithm-type-name": "AlgorithmTest",
// Algorithm language selector - options CSharp, FSharp, VisualBasic, Python, Java
"algorithm-language": "CSharp",
//Physical DLL location
"algorithm-location": "QuantConnect.Algorithm.CSharp.dll",
//"algorithm-location": "QuantConnect.Algorithm.Python.dll",
//"algorithm-location": "QuantConnect.Algorithm.FSharp.dll",
//"algorithm-location": "QuantConnect.Algorithm.VisualBasic.dll",
//"algorithm-location": "QuantConnect.Algorithm.Java.dll",
Here's the errors from the debug log.
ERROR:: Engine.Run(): Error running algorithm System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at QuantConnect.Lean.Engine.Engine.Run(AlgorithmNodePacket job, String assemblyPath) in c:\Users\Andre\Downloads\LEAN2\Lean-master\Engine\Engine.cs:line 179
2017-03-07T08:14:57.6618880Z ERROR:: Algorithm.Initialize() Error: Please verify algorithm type name matches the algorithm name in the configuration file. Unable to resolve multiple algorithm types to a single type.: try re-building algorithm. Stack Trace: at QuantConnect.Lean.Engine.Setup.ConsoleSetupHandler.CreateAlgorithmInstance(AlgorithmNodePacket algorithmNodePacket, String assemblyPath) in c:\Users\Andre\Downloads\LEAN2\Lean-master\Engine\Setup\ConsoleSetupHandler.cs:line 97
at QuantConnect.Lean.Engine.Engine.Run(AlgorithmNodePacket job, String assemblyPath) in c:\Users\Andre\Downloads\LEAN2\Lean-master\Engine\Engine.cs:line 114
at QuantConnect.Lean.Engine.Setup.ConsoleSetupHandler.CreateAlgorithmInstance(AlgorithmNodePacket algorithmNodePacket, String assemblyPath) in c:\Users\Andre\Downloads\LEAN2\Lean-master\Engine\Setup\ConsoleSetupHandler.cs:line 97
Thanks again,
AS