iTime Issues

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                      ProjectName |
//|                                      Copyright 2018, CompanyName |
//|                                       http://www.companyname.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property copyright ""
#property link      ""
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_color1 DarkGreen
#property indicator_color2 Red
//---- buffers
string   Pairs[2] = {"ASIANPAINT#", "SBIN#",};
int period = 1; // one minute
 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
   Comment("Running");
//----
   if(IsthisANewCandle())
     {
      string ct = TimeToStr(iTime(Symbol(),period,0)+1800, TIME_SECONDS);
      for(int j=0; j<=1; j++)
        {
         string oo = TimeToStr(iTime(Pairs[j],period,0)+1800,TIME_SECONDS);
         int handle=FileOpen("print.csv", FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_READ, '\t');
         if(handle>0)
           {
            FileSeek(handle, 0, SEEK_END);
            FileWrite(handle,
                      "The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is", ct,"\n", // Mother Script Chart is the chart where the indicator is running
                      "Child Chart is", Pairs[j],"\n", // Child Chart are the list of stocks in Array listed at the beginning
                      "Open time of the child chart is",oo," \n" "------------------");

            FileClose(handle);
           }
        }
 
     }
 

//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool IsthisANewCandle()
  {
   static int BarsOnChart = 0;
   if(Bars == BarsOnChart)
      return(false);
   BarsOnChart = Bars;
   return(true);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool NewBar()
  {
   static datetime lastbar;
   datetime curbar = Time[0];
   if(lastbar!=curbar)
     {
      lastbar=curbar;
      return (true);
     }
   else
     {
      return(false);
     }
  }
 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:36:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:36:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:36:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:35:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:37:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:36:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:37:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:37:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:38:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:37:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:38:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:38:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:39:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:38:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:39:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:38:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:40:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:39:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:40:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:40:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:41:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:40:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:41:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:40:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:42:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:41:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:42:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:41:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:43:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:42:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:43:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:42:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:44:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:43:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:44:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:43:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:45:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:44:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:45:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:44:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:46:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:45:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:46:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:45:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:47:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:46:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:47:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:47:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:48:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:47:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:48:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:47:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:49:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:48:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:49:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:48:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:50:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:49:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:50:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:49:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:51:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:50:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:51:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:50:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:52:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:51:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:52:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:52:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:53:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:52:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:53:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:53:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:54:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:54:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:54:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:54:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:55:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:55:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:55:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:55:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:56:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:56:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:56:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:55:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:57:00
Child Chart is ASIANPAINT#
Open time of the child chart is 11:56:00  
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The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is 11:57:00
Child Chart is SBIN#
Open time of the child chart is 11:57:00  
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#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_color1 DarkGreen
#property indicator_color2 Red //---- buffers string Pairs[2] = {"ASIANPAINT#", "SBIN#",};
int period = 1; // one minute
 
int init(){EventSetMilliSecondTimer(1);return 0;}
 
void OnTimer(){main();}
int start(){main();return 0;}
void main(){
Comment("Running"); //---- if(IsthisANewCandle()) { string ct = TimeToStr(iTime(Symbol(),period,0)+1800, TIME_SECONDS); for(int j=0; j<=1; j++) { string oo = TimeToStr(iTime(Pairs[j],period,0)+1800,TIME_SECONDS); int handle=FileOpen("print.csv", FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_READ, '\t'); if(handle>0) { FileSeek(handle, 0, SEEK_END); FileWrite(handle, "The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is", ct,"\n", // Mother Script Chart is the chart where the indicator is running "Child Chart is", Pairs[j],"\n", // Child Chart are the list of stocks in Array listed at the beginning "Open time of the child chart is",oo," \n" "------------------"); FileClose(handle); } } }
}
 
bool NewBar() { static datetime lastbar; datetime curbar = Time[0]; if(lastbar!=curbar) { lastbar=curbar; return (true); } else { return(false); } }

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Thank You very much for the help. I cannot test it right away as the markets are closed. Will do it tomorrow morning and let you know the results.

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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                      ProjectName |
//|                                      Copyright 2018, CompanyName |
//|                                       http://www.companyname.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
string Pairs[2] = {"ASIANPAINT#", "SBIN#",};
int period = 1; // one minute
int init() {EventSetMilliSecondTimer(1); return 0;}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTimer() {main();}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start() {main(); return 0;}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void main()
  {
   Comment("Running");
   if(NewBar())
     {
      string ct = TimeToStr(iTime(Symbol(),period,0)+1800, TIME_SECONDS);
      for(int j=0; j<=1; j++)
        {
         string oo = TimeToStr(iTime(Pairs[j],period,0)+1800,TIME_SECONDS);
         int handle=FileOpen("print.csv", FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_READ, '\t');
         if(handle>0)
           {
            FileSeek(handle, 0, SEEK_END);
            FileWrite(handle, "The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is", ct,"\n",
                      "Child Chart is", Pairs[j],"\n",
                      "Open time of the child chart is",oo," \n" "------------------");
            FileClose(handle);
           }
        }
     }
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool NewBar()
  {
   static datetime lastbar;
   datetime curbar = Time[0];
   if(lastbar!=curbar)
     {
      lastbar=curbar;
      return (true);
     }
   else
     {
      return(false);
     }
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Yes a few things went away. Are you telling me to use the NewBar() function cos the other function is missing. And it is giving an error So the code now is //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| ProjectName | //| Copyright 2018, CompanyName | //| http://www.companyname.net | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ string Pairs[2] = {"ASIANPAINT#", "SBIN#",}; int period = 1; // one minute int init() {EventSetMilliSecondTimer(1); return 0;} //+------------------------------------------------------------------+...

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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                      ProjectName |
//|                                      Copyright 2018, CompanyName |
//|                                       http://www.companyname.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright ""
#property link      ""
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_color1 DarkGreen
#property indicator_color2 Red
//---- buffers
string   Pairs[2] = {"ASIANPAINT#", "SBIN#",};
int period = 1; // one minute
int init(){EventSetMillisecondTimer(1);return 0;}
void OnTimer(){main();}
int start(){main();return 0;}
void main(){
   Comment("Running");
//----
   if(IsthisANewCandle())
     {
      string ct = TimeToStr(iTime(Symbol(),period,0)+1800, TIME_SECONDS);
      for(int j=0; j<=1; j++)
        {
         string oo = TimeToStr(iTime(Pairs[j],period,0)+1800,TIME_SECONDS);
         int handle=FileOpen("print.csv", FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_READ, '\t');
         if(handle>0)
           {
            FileSeek(handle, 0, SEEK_END);
            FileWrite(handle,
                      "The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is", ct,"\n", // Mother Script Chart is the chart where the indicator is running
                      "Child Chart is", Pairs[j],"\n", // Child Chart are the list of stocks in Array listed at the beginning
                      "Open time of the child chart is",oo," \n" "------------------");
            FileClose(handle);
           }
        }
 
     }
 
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool IsthisANewCandle()
  {
   static int BarsOnChart = 0;
   if(Bars == BarsOnChart)
      return(false);
   BarsOnChart = Bars;
   return(true);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool NewBar()
  {
   static datetime lastbar;
   datetime curbar = Time[0];
   if(lastbar!=curbar)
     {
      lastbar=curbar;
      return (true);
     }
   else
     {
      return(false);
     }
  }
 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Now the problem is this... when a new candle opens on chart X ... a new tick may not have arrived on chart a,b or c... which means even though iTime() of chart X shows the latest results, the iTime() of chart b does not show the latest result. And so it prints the old results.

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Quoting andrern2000

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{quote} The start() function is only called when a new tick is on the chart. Here is the problem. The tick on other chart IS DIFFERENT INTERVAL. In one chart it may have a new tick but other charts still waiting for new ticks. So there could be already 2 ticks on this chart, while the other chart don't have new tick yet.

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Quoting JimDandy

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I think beerruns code will help you a lot. Using the Bars on the chart as a way to tell when a new one has come in is not any good. If you simply scroll back in history and load more data that will change the bars on the chart. Using the change of the time of the current candle is a good way to determine a new bar. Also it's not until a tick comes in that the time will change so it will wait on the tick. This is 2020 guys... start() is no longer in use. OnStart() in a script OnCalculate() in an indicator. OnTick() in an expert. OnInit() and OnDeinit....

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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                      ProjectName |
//|                                      Copyright 2018, CompanyName |
//|                                       http://www.companyname.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property copyright ""
#property link      ""
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_color1 DarkGreen
#property indicator_color2 Red
//---- buffers
string   Pairs[12] = {"ASIANPAINT#", "SBIN#", "ACC#", "AXISBANK#", "BAJAJAUTO#", "BANKNIFTY#", "BHEL#", "BPCL#", "HDFC#", "HDFCBANK#", "ICICIBANK#", "INFY#",};
int period = 1; // one minute
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
   Comment("TJ 3");
//----
   if(NewCandle())
     {
      
      for(int j=0; j<=11; j++)
        {
         string ct = TimeToStr(iTime(Symbol(),period,0), TIME_SECONDS); //mother scrip time ...adding 1800 to time to adjust to my local time
         string oo = TimeToStr(iTime(Pairs[j],period,0),TIME_SECONDS); // check child scrip time
         /////////////////////////////////////////
         if(ct==oo) // If the mother scrip chart time and child scrip chart time are equal
           {
            //string ot = TimeToStr(iTime(Symbol(),period,0), TIME_SECONDS);//recorded time
            double last_close = iClose(Pairs[j],period,1); // here shift is 1 cos we are looking at the previous close
            int handle=FileOpen("print.csv", FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_READ, '\t');
            if(handle>0)
              {
               FileSeek(handle, 0, SEEK_END);
               FileWrite(handle,
                         "The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is", ct,"\n", // Mother Scrip Chart is the chart where the indicator is running
                         "Recorded Time of the Child Chart is", oo," \n",
                         "Child Chart is", Pairs[j],"\n", // Child Chart are the list of stocks in Array listed at the beginning
                         "Last close(PERFECT) of the child chart is",last_close," \n" "------------------");

               FileClose(handle);
              }
           } 
           /////////////////////////////////////////
         if(ct != oo)
           {
            double last_known_close = iClose(Pairs[j],period,0);
            //string ot1 = TimeToStr(iTime(Symbol(),period,0), TIME_SECONDS);  // here shift is 0 a new bar has not been formed
            int handleA=FileOpen("print.csv", FILE_CSV|FILE_WRITE|FILE_READ, '\t');
            if(handleA>0)
              {
               FileSeek(handleA, 0, SEEK_END);
               FileWrite(handleA,
                         "The opening time of the Mother Script Chart is", ct,"\n", // Mother Script Chart is the chart where the indicator is running
                         "Recorded Time of the Child Chart is", oo," \n",
                         "Child Chart is", Pairs[j],"\n", // Child Chart are the list of stocks in Array listed at the beginning
                         "Last known close(NOT PERFECT) of the child chart is",last_known_close," \n" "------------------");

               FileClose(handleA);
              }
           } 
           /////////////////////////////////////////
        }
 
     }

//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool IsthisANewCandle()
  {
   static int BarsOnChart = 0;
   if(Bars == BarsOnChart)
      return(false);
   BarsOnChart = Bars;
   return(true);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool NewCandle()
  {
   static datetime lastbar;
   datetime curbar = Time[0];
   if(lastbar!=curbar)
     {
      lastbar=curbar;
      return (true);
     }
   else
     {
      return(false);
     }
  }
 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//-------------New Bar----------------
#define M1 0
#define M5 1
#define M15 2
#define M30 3
#define H1 4
#define H4 5
#define D1 6
#define W1 7
#define MN1 8
 
 
#define NUMPAIRS 3
 
//-------------New Bar---------
bool isnewM1bar ;
bool isnewM5bar ;
bool isnewM15bar ;
bool isnewM30bar ;
bool isnewH1bar ;
bool isnewH4bar ;
bool isnewD1bar ;
bool isnewW1bar ;
bool isnewMN1bar ;
 
 
// number of milliseconds between newbar checks. (
int MillisecondsBetweenChecks = 100;
 
// save results to a gv. Allows you to retail the last new bar recorded through restarts
bool savegv = true;
 
// Array of symbols
string symbol_array[NUMPAIRS] = {"EURUSD","GBPUSD","NZDSGD"}; 
 
//Holds the New bar flag for each Pair/Period. The last field holds the designated MTF bar
bool IsNewBar[NUMPAIRS][9];
 
//Holds the current Bar Time for each pair/Period
datetime CurrentBarTime[NUMPAIRS][9];
 
 
void OnInit()
{
   EventSetMillisecondTimer(MillisecondsBetweenChecks);
}
 
void OnDeinit(const int reas)
{
}
 
void OnTimer()
{
//Print("Starting Newbar Check");
string comment="";
for (int f=0;f<=ArraySize(symbol_array)-1;f++)
{
string symbol=symbol_array[f];
if(symbol == "") continue;
LookForNewBars(f,symbol,savegv);
   if(isnewM1bar ) Print("New M1 bar for Symbol " +symbol);
      if(isnewM5bar ) Print("New M5 bar for Symbol " +symbol);
      //if(isnewM15bar ) Print("New M15 bar for Symbol " +symbol);
      //if(isnewM30bar ) Print("New M30 bar for Symbol " +symbol);
      //if(isnewH1bar )  Print("New H1 bar for Symbol " +symbol);
      //if(isnewH4bar )  Print("New H4 bar for Symbol " +symbol);
      //if(isnewD1bar )  Print("New D1 bar for Symbol " +symbol);
      //if(isnewW1bar ) Print("New W1 bar for Symbol " +symbol);
      //if(isnewMN1bar ) Print("New MN1 bar for Symbol " +symbol);
}
}
 
void LookForNewBars(int NBindex,string symbol,bool SaveGV=true)
{
// Calls IsNewBar for each timeframe for the symbol being processed
// This seems a bit of overkill as it runs for every pair
// but it has to be this way as MT4 does not internally recognise the start of a new bar until a tick for that pair has been processed
// Thus, you would have a situation in which not all the pairs would yet received the new bar tick
// meaning there would be shift errors on any indicator calculated for these pairs
IsNewBar[NBindex][M1] = IsNewBar(NBindex,symbol,PERIOD_M1 ,SaveGV);
IsNewBar[NBindex][M5] = IsNewBar(NBindex,symbol,PERIOD_M5 ,SaveGV);
IsNewBar[NBindex][M15] = IsNewBar(NBindex,symbol,PERIOD_M15,SaveGV);
IsNewBar[NBindex][M30] = IsNewBar(NBindex,symbol,PERIOD_M30,SaveGV);
IsNewBar[NBindex][H1] = IsNewBar(NBindex,symbol,PERIOD_H1 ,SaveGV);
IsNewBar[NBindex][H4] = IsNewBar(NBindex,symbol,PERIOD_H4 ,SaveGV);
IsNewBar[NBindex][D1] = IsNewBar(NBindex,symbol,PERIOD_D1 ,SaveGV);
IsNewBar[NBindex][W1] = IsNewBar(NBindex,symbol,PERIOD_W1 ,SaveGV);
IsNewBar[NBindex][MN1] = IsNewBar(NBindex,symbol,PERIOD_MN1,SaveGV);
// Put the current new bar result into a variable to avoid having
// to write down arrays every time you want to use it
isnewM1bar = IsNewBar[NBindex][M1] ;
   isnewM5bar = IsNewBar[NBindex][M5] ;
   isnewM15bar = IsNewBar[NBindex][M15] ;
isnewM30bar = IsNewBar[NBindex][M30] ;
   isnewH1bar = IsNewBar[NBindex][H1] ;
   isnewH4bar = IsNewBar[NBindex][H4] ;
   isnewD1bar = IsNewBar[NBindex][D1] ;
   isnewW1bar = IsNewBar[NBindex][W1] ;
   isnewMN1bar = IsNewBar[NBindex][MN1];
}
bool IsNewBar(int cindex, string symbol, int period,bool SaveGV)
{
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| IsNewBar function |
//| Returns true if it's a new bar for that pair and period |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
   datetime now;
int pindex, curBarTime, calcPeriod;
string tf,NBprefix;
if(period==0) period = Period();
now = TimeCurrent();
   // get the timeframe as a string to use in the GlobalVariable
   switch( period )
   {
      case PERIOD_M1:   pindex = 0; tf = TFToStr(period); break;
      case PERIOD_M5:   pindex = 1; tf = TFToStr(period); break;
      case PERIOD_M15:  pindex = 2; tf = TFToStr(period); break;
      case PERIOD_M30:  pindex = 3; tf = TFToStr(period); break;
      case PERIOD_H1:   pindex = 4; tf = TFToStr(period); break;
      case PERIOD_H4:   pindex = 5; tf = TFToStr(period); break;
      case PERIOD_D1:   pindex = 6; tf = TFToStr(period); break;
      case PERIOD_W1:   pindex = 7; tf = TFToStr(period); break;
      case PERIOD_MN1:  pindex = 8; tf = TFToStr(period); break;
   }
   // create the prefix for the GlobalVariable
NBprefix = "TF_"+symbol+"_"+tf;
// if there is a saved gv then use the stored time as the current value.
// This is done to ensure that we pick up where we left off after a restart or other downtime
// If the GV does not exist, get the current period start time from the array
if(GlobalVariableCheck(NBprefix)) {curBarTime = GlobalVariableGet(NBprefix);}
else {curBarTime = 0;}
//calculate the current period start time from the chart
calcPeriod = iTime(symbol,period,0);
// If this is true, then we have a new bar!
if (calcPeriod > curBarTime)
{
// Store the new bar start time in the Array
// and also in the GlobalVariable
CurrentBarTime[cindex][pindex] = calcPeriod;
if(SaveGV) GlobalVariableSet(NBprefix,CurrentBarTime[cindex][pindex]);
      return(true);
}
else 
{
return(false);
}
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
string TFToStr(int tf=0)
{
   if (tf == 0)        tf = Period();
   if (tf >= 43200)    return("MN1");
   if (tf >= 10080)    return("W1");
   if (tf >=  1440)    return("D1");
   if (tf >=   240)    return("H4");
   if (tf >=    60)    return("H1");
   if (tf >=    30)    return("M30");
   if (tf >=    15)    return("M15");
   if (tf >=     5)    return("M5");
   if (tf >=     1)    return("M1");
   return("");
}