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  • #1
  • First Post: Mar 19, 2009 9:14am Mar 19, 2009 9:14am
Could someone help me add an audible alert to this indicator?

Thanks!
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  • #2
  • Mar 23, 2009 9:59pm Mar 23, 2009 9:59pm
Could someone look over the code for me? I have tried to add the alert, but it wont work when I try to put it on a chart.

PHP Code
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
//|  
//|  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
#property  copyright "niva" 

#property indicator_chart_window 
#property indicator_buffers 2 
#property indicator_color1 White 
#property indicator_color2 Red 

extern bool Email_Enabled = false; 
extern bool Alert_Enabled = true; 
//---- input parameters 

int CountBars=10000; 


//---- buffers 
double uptrend[]; 
double downtrend[]; 
bool AlertSent,EmailSent; 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         | 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
int init() 
  { 
//---- indicator line 
   IndicatorBuffers(2); 
   SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_ARROW); 
   SetIndexArrow(0,217); 
   SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_ARROW); 
   SetIndexArrow(1,218); 
   SetIndexBuffer(0,val1); 
   SetIndexBuffer(1,val2); 
//---- 
   return(0); 
  } 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
//| AltrTrend_Signal_v2_2                                            | 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
int start() 
  {    
   if (CountBars>=Bars) CountBars=Bars; 
    
   int i,shift,counted_bars=IndicatorCounted(); 


int uptrend, downtrend; 

for (shift = CountBars; shift>=0; shift--)  
{  
     if(High[shift-1]>High[shift]&&Low[shift-1]>Low[shift]&&uptrend!=3){ 
        uptrend = uptrend+1; 
        downtrend=0; 
      }else if(High[shift-1]<High[shift]&&Low[shift-1]<Low[shift]&&downtrend!=3){ 
         downtrend=downtrend+1; 
         uptrend=0; 
      }  
      else{ 
         uptrend=0; 
         downtrend=0; 
      } 
   if (uptrend==3) 
    { 
    val1[shift]=Low[shift]; 
    } 
   if (downtrend==3)  
   { 
   val2[shift]=High[shift]; 
   } 
} 
   return(0); 
  } 
  //---- 

   if (Alert_Enabled && (uptrend[0] != 0 || uptrend[0] !=0) && !AlertSent) 
      { 
      Alert(Symbol() + "HiLow+3"); 
      AlertSent=true; 
      } 
   if (Email_Enabled && (downtrend[0] != 0 || downtrend[0] !=0) && !EmailSent) 
      { 
      SendMail(Symbol() + "HiLow+3","HiLow+3 indicator triggered"); 
      EmailSent=true; 
      } 
       
   if(downtrend[0] == 0 && uptrend[0] == 0 ) 
      { 
      EmailSent=false; 
      AlertSent=false; 
      } 
   return(0); 
  } 
   
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  • #3
  • Mar 23, 2009 10:03pm Mar 23, 2009 10:03pm
instead of 0 try EMPTY_VALUE so instead of != 0 you will have != EMPTY_VALUE
  • #4
  • Mar 24, 2009 8:28am Mar 24, 2009 8:28am
ok, I tried that, still not working..... here is what it looks like now

PHP Code
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
//|  
//|  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
#property  copyright "niva" 

#property indicator_chart_window 
#property indicator_buffers 2 
#property indicator_color1 White 
#property indicator_color2 Red 

extern bool Email_Enabled = false; 
extern bool Alert_Enabled = true; 
//---- input parameters 

int CountBars=10000; 


//---- buffers 
double uptrend[]; 
double downtrend[]; 
bool AlertSent,EmailSent; 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         | 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
int init() 
  { 
//---- indicator line 
   IndicatorBuffers(2); 
   SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_ARROW); 
   SetIndexArrow(0,217); 
   SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_ARROW); 
   SetIndexArrow(1,218); 
   SetIndexBuffer(0,val1);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(0,0.0);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,val2); 
   SetIndexEmptyValue(1,0.0);
//---- 
   return(0); 
  } 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
//| AltrTrend_Signal_v2_2                                            | 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
int start() 
  {    
   if (CountBars>=Bars) CountBars=Bars; 
    
   int i,shift,counted_bars=IndicatorCounted(); 


int uptrend, downtrend; 

for (shift = CountBars; shift>=0; shift--)  
{  
     if(High[shift-1]>High[shift]&&Low[shift-1]>Low[shift]&&uptrend!=3){ 
        uptrend = uptrend+1; 
        downtrend=0; 
      }else if(High[shift-1]<High[shift]&&Low[shift-1]<Low[shift]&&downtrend!=3){ 
         downtrend=downtrend+1; 
         uptrend=0; 
      }  
      else{ 
         uptrend=0; 
         downtrend=0; 
      } 
   if (uptrend==3) 
    { 
    val1[shift]=Low[shift]; 
    } 
   if (downtrend==3)  
   { 
   val2[shift]=High[shift]; 
   } 
} 
   return(0); 
  } 
  //---- 

   if (Alert_Enabled && (uptrend[0] !=EMPTY_VALUE || uptrend[0] !=EMPTY_VALUE) && !AlertSent) 
      { 
      Alert(Symbol() + "HiLow+3"); 
      AlertSent=true; 
      } 
   if (Email_Enabled && (downtrend[0] !=EMPTY_VALUE || downtrend[0] !=EMPTY_VALUE) && !EmailSent) 
      { 
      SendMail(Symbol() + "HiLow+3","HiLow+3 indicator triggered"); 
      EmailSent=true; 
      } 
       
   if(downtrend[0] == 0 && uptrend[0] == 0 ) 
      { 
      EmailSent=false; 
      AlertSent=false; 
      } 
   return(0); 
  } 
   
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  • #5
  • Mar 24, 2009 8:56am Mar 24, 2009 8:56am
Finally got it working, thanks for the help magnumfreak.

Here's the finished product.....

PHP Code
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_color1 Yellow
#property indicator_color2 Yellow
#property indicator_width1 3
#property indicator_width2 3

//---- input parameters

int CountBars=10000;

//----

extern bool Email_Enabled = false;
extern bool Alert_Enabled = true;
//---- buffers
double val1[];
double val2[];
bool AlertSent,EmailSent;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
  {
//---- indicators
   SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_ARROW);
   SetIndexArrow(0,217);
   SetIndexBuffer(0,val1);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(0,0.0);
   SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_ARROW);
   SetIndexArrow(1,218);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,val2);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(1,0.0);
//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator deinitialization function                       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
  {
//----
   
//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {   
   if (CountBars>=Bars) CountBars=Bars;
   
   int i,shift,counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();


int uptrend, downtrend;

for (shift = CountBars; shift>=0; shift--) 
{ 
     if(High[shift-1]>High[shift]&&Low[shift-1]>Low[shift]&&uptrend!=3){
        uptrend = uptrend+1;
        downtrend=0;
      }else if(High[shift-1]<High[shift]&&Low[shift-1]<Low[shift]&&downtrend!=3){
         downtrend=downtrend+1;
         uptrend=0;
      } 
      else{
         uptrend=0;
         downtrend=0;
      }
   if (uptrend==3)
    {
    val1[shift]=Low[shift];
    }
   if (downtrend==3) 
   {
   val2[shift]=High[shift];
   }
}
//----

   if (Alert_Enabled && (val2[0] != 0 || val1[0] !=0) && !AlertSent)
      {
      Alert(Symbol() + "HiLow+3");
      AlertSent=true;
      }
   if (Email_Enabled && (val2[0] != 0 || val1[0] !=0) && !EmailSent)
      {
      SendMail(Symbol() + "HiLow+3","Buy/Sell");
      EmailSent=true;
      }
      
   if(val2[0] == 0 && val1[0] == 0 )
      {
      EmailSent=false;
      AlertSent=true;
      }
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  • #6
  • Mar 24, 2009 11:24am Mar 24, 2009 11:24am
Now my next step would be to turn it into a EA, but I am lost on that.
  • #7
  • Mar 24, 2009 1:32pm Mar 24, 2009 1:32pm
Well then thats where coders come in I guess.
PM me if you want it done..or any one of the other coders here, there are quite a few
  • #8
  • Last Post: Mar 24, 2009 3:49pm Mar 24, 2009 3:49pm
[email protected] thanks
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