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  • #1
  • First Post: Edited 5:19am Jul 27, 2011 5:06am | Edited 5:19am
Im wondering if there is a why to make this indicator i use not alert when i first load up my platform or load it on a chart. It works as it should but it would be nice it when i loaded the indicator it would wait for a new signal to send the alert. Also if possible can some add an extern input that allows the user to choose what .wav file they wish for it to play when the alert is triggered, I have made some custom ones for each pair which says what pair has the signal that i would like to use but when i try adding it i get errors or when it works i still get a alert.wav sound before it plays the custom .wav file i picked.

P.S. i added a pick of the indicator below. It just colors regular candles the color of Heiken Ashi candles. The alert is when you have a candle color change from green to red or red to green on the close.


Thanks
Dredding82
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  • #2
  • Jul 27, 2011 6:54am Jul 27, 2011 6:54am
this should play your sound (enter into mSound the name of your .wav file that should be in theMT4 sounds folder)

If you want an alert as well can get one to show in the chart window if that is what you want
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  • #3
  • Jul 27, 2011 6:58am Jul 27, 2011 6:58am
Quoting Dredding82
Im wondering if there is a why to make this indicator i use not alert when i first load up my platform or load it on a chart. It works as it should but it would be nice it when i loaded the indicator it would wait for a new signal to send the alert. Also if possible can some add an extern input that allows the user to choose what .wav file they wish for it to play when the alert is triggered, I have made some custom ones for each pair which says what pair has the signal that i would like to use but when i try adding it i get errors or when it works...
Got your PM.

Attached indy to a (EURCHF,M30) chart - it didn't alert. On what conditions do you want it to alert?

[EDIT] Looks like futurespec has made the fix - I'm off to bed now, anyways. Will check this thread again tomorrow when I get home from work.
  • #4
  • Jul 27, 2011 6:58am Jul 27, 2011 6:58am
Quoting futurespec
this should play your sound (enter into mSound the name of your .wav file that should be in theMT4 sounds folder)

If you want an alert as well can get one to show in the chart window if that is what you want
HTH
Thanks Futurespec..adding a popup msg box would be nice also besides being able to pick the sound file.. Was it possible to fix it so it does not alert/play a sound when loading the platform or the indicator on a chart?
  • #5
  • Jul 27, 2011 7:13am Jul 27, 2011 7:13am
Quoting hanover
Got your PM.

Attached indy to a (EURCHF,M30) chart - it didn't alert. On what conditions do you want it to alert?

[EDIT] Looks like futurespec has made the fix - I'm off to bed now, anyways. Will check this thread again tomorrow when I get home from work.

It did not alert because it wasnt a signal candle(went from green to red). What i am trying to say is it possible to have the indicator not alert but only on the first few ticks of a new candle...if you have a signal candle on the M5 and it alerts then switch TFs to like the H1 for a second then change back to the M5 the alert sounds again. I have the indicator on a few pairs and when i load my platform it takes a while for it to load up due to all the alerts going off if on load the current TFs candle was a signal for alert.
  • #6
  • Jul 27, 2011 7:56am Jul 27, 2011 7:56am
Now has alert on chart
Did not go off on loading for me?
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  • #7
  • Jul 27, 2011 8:06am Jul 27, 2011 8:06am
Quoting futurespec
Now has alert on chart
Did not go off on loading for me?
You have to find a chart that just had a signal...like go to the EurJpy MN chart...It will alert now since the last candle[1] closed red and the one before that [2] was green...but it will alert every time you change the chart to that TF or if you left the chart on that TF when you closed your platform and reopened it.
For the alert on the chart...is it a popup? i added it to the chart and i did not see any text appear on the chart or a popup saying there was a order.
  • #8
  • Jul 27, 2011 8:10am Jul 27, 2011 8:10am
The alert on the screen i was looking for a popup so if there is more then one signal at the same time you can scroll thru the popup and see what alerted. Is there a way to have the popup but not play the alert.wav sound but the custom one?
  • #9
  • Jul 27, 2011 8:12am Jul 27, 2011 8:12am
Shows in top right corner of chart (by default, can change)
Aqua coloured line of text.
Stays there for 'mWait' (default 100, can change) seconds after the last alert.

Put it on a 1m chart to test.
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  • #10
  • Jul 27, 2011 8:21am Jul 27, 2011 8:21am
Quoting futurespec
Shows in top right corner of chart (by default, can change)
Aqua coloured line of text.
Stays there for 'mWait' (default 100, can change) seconds after the last alert.

Put it on a 1m chart to test.

I have....i seen it now. But i was still trying to get the popup box that shows all the signals that happened but use a custom .wav file. Not trying to sound so picky but it would just be nice. Oh and can i add something like this to the code so it will auto pick the .wav file?

int GetBuySound() {
// Get Sound for Symbol
if (Symbol()=="EurUsd") return(EurUsdBuy.wav);
if (Symbol()=="GbpUsd") return(GbpUsdBuy.wav);

return (Symbol());
}

Then......

int GetSellSound() {
// Get Sound for Symbol
if (Symbol()=="EurUsd") return(EurUsdSell.wav);
if (Symbol()=="GbpUsd") return(GbpUsdSell.wav);

return (Symbol());
}

Not asking you to do it...just wondering if you can do that for .wav files since i know you can use that for TFs
  • #11
  • Jul 27, 2011 8:30am Jul 27, 2011 8:30am
Yes that would be possible.

Just set the function to type String so that it returns a string to use.

string GetBuySound()

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  • #12
  • Jul 27, 2011 8:34am Jul 27, 2011 8:34am
Quoting futurespec
Yes that would be possible.

Just set the function to type String so that it returns a string to use.

string GetBuySound()

HTH

Think that you know as much or more than me!
I dont know anything about coding man......just how to copy and paste! lol
I have those lines of code in a EA so i can use a higher TF on a lower TFs chart to confirm trend for it to enter trades...So i figured if it could get data from a higher TF then it should beable to get a .wav file lol.

So is it possible for just a popup window and not text on the chart. Of course there would be a extern input like "Popup = True;" that why you can turn the sound and the popup on and off as you wished.

I have already added the different sounds...one for buy and one for sell but getting auto per pair just sounds better to me. I loaded a few of the .wav files if you want to see what i am doing ....I like my platform to talk to me since trading is VERY boring and lonely! lol
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  • #13
  • Jul 27, 2011 9:01am Jul 27, 2011 9:01am
You can see i can not code by the code i have attached lol...i added what i "Think" is right...have no clue what you mean by change it to string or where to put it to make it right, i did change the int to string but i only have 2 errors with trying to add the auto .wav file picker thingy lol.
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  • #14
  • Jul 27, 2011 9:19am Jul 27, 2011 9:19am
Try this, have not tested it.

As I said I do not have the time at the moment.

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  • #15
  • Jul 27, 2011 9:22am Jul 27, 2011 9:22am
Quoting futurespec
Try this, have not tested it.

As I said I do not have the time at the moment.

HTH

Thanks man....I swear i tried the string GetBuySound just like you but still got them 2 errors. I guess thats what i get when i have no clue wtf i am doing lol. It WORKS! YAY! My UK chic sounds SOOOOO Sexy! Telling me of possible positions! lol Thanks once again! Now if i can just get a popup added........
  • #16
  • Jul 27, 2011 10:38am Jul 27, 2011 10:38am
Ok so now i have the custom .wav files added....So can anyone tell me how to add just a popup window that will not play a sound...which i can pick true or false? And i know what i need to do to get the alerts to only happen at the start of the candle just dont know how to code it right. I need to add "&& Seconds () > 50)" That why it will only alert within the first 10 seconds of the new candle not the whole candle till close...any ideal guys?
  • #17
  • Jul 27, 2011 11:45am Jul 27, 2011 11:45am
Quoting Dredding82
So can anyone tell me how to add just a popup window that will not play a sound...which i can pick true or false?
Try the WinAPI message box:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=VS.85).aspx

I don't know about True/False buttons, but for Yes/No you can try something like this:

Inserted Code
int intResponse = MessageBoxA( WindowHandle( Symbol(), Period() ), "Message", "Alert", MB_YESNO | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_DEFBUTTON1 | MB_APPLMODAL );
  • #18
  • Last Post: Jul 27, 2011 11:58am Jul 27, 2011 11:58am
I have an ex4 file for a candle close alert that lets you pick the .wav file for the popup but a decomplied code is trash from what i hear.
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