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  • #1
  • First Post: Edited 11:50pm Feb 20, 2013 11:49pm | Edited 11:50pm
Hello Fellow FF'ers!

First I would like to acknowledge all the coders for helping the other forum members who don't understand code. I have read countless threads where there has been a lot of time and effort involved in getting indicators and alerts etc. running like they should. You guys are Golden and a big help! Thank You!

The problem that I'm having on my Renko charts is having 2 different indicators running at the same time alerting me of the new bar types. I have one that alerts me to new bars made in the same direction as the last bar and another for a reversal bar. The new bar in the same direction alert has an setting to turn it on or off and a place to tell it what wav file to play for the new bar.
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This is great because I have a different wav for every market so I know what's going on in another room as long as I can hear the computer. But, the Reversal alerts only play the standard alert wave file and sometimes it cancels out another alert that is currently trying play. So I think it would be a big help if there was an indicator that had the option of doing both the new bar in the same direction AND the reversal bars AND be able to turn either one of them on or off AND to specify what wave file to play for each type of bar And know not to play the new bar wave when it makes a reversal bar. This way the trader could hear "Euro Yen" for a new bar and "Reversal Euro Yen" for a reversal bar if the trader has a wave file recorded for each of the alerts, for example. As it is now, the new bar and reversal bar for the same market will play at the same time and cancel each other out! This would solve some the problems of the alerts canceling each other out, but not all. I know this but I think it will make enough of a difference to make it worth while. Any coder out there willing to tackle this one? The help would be greatly appreciated!

The only way to rid of the sounds alerts getting muted by other sound alerts is to have an external program play the wav's but I don't know of any way to make this happen. If any one knows how, show me the way. I wonder if there is a way to get AutoIt or something similar to command a wav player based on the text in the logs folder?? Any other thoughts?

All help Greatly Appreciated!

SatchFan
  • #2
  • Feb 21, 2013 3:08am Feb 21, 2013 3:08am
Quoting SatchFan

The only way to rid of the sounds alerts getting muted by other sound alerts is to have an external program play the wav's but I don't know of any way to make this happen. If any one knows how, show me the way.
It's not the only way.

You could use a Mutex, so when any Indicator you have running wants to set an audible Alert it first checks to see if it can get the Mutex token, if it can it then checks the number held in the token and this gives it the time it can start playing from. This might be in a few seconds time so the Indicator delays playing the Alert until the time has elapsed, while it is waiting it sets the Mutex token to the time it needs to play it's Alert.
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  • #3
  • Feb 21, 2013 8:03am Feb 21, 2013 8:03am
Quoting RaptorUK
It's not the only way.

You could use a Mutex, so when any Indicator you have running wants to set an audible Alert it first checks to see if it can get the Mutex token, if it can it then checks the number held in the token and this gives it the time it can start playing from. This might be in a few seconds time so the Indicator delays playing the Alert until the time has elapsed, while it is waiting it sets the Mutex token to the time it needs to play it's Alert.

That sounds interesting but I'm not a coder so I would need someone to code it for me. Any one willing to code it?

Thanks!

SatchFan
  • #4
  • Feb 24, 2013 4:26pm Feb 24, 2013 4:26pm
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  • #5
  • Feb 24, 2013 6:43pm Feb 24, 2013 6:43pm
Quoting SatchFan
So I think it would be a big help if there was an indicator that had the option of doing both the new bar in the same direction AND the reversal bars AND be able to turn either one of them on or off AND to specify what wave file to play for each type of bar And know not to play the new bar wave when it makes a reversal bar.
Satch,

You'd need to specify each of these conditions separately in the code. Assuming all of the relevant .wav files are in the ..../(MT4)/sounds folder, then you'd code it something like:
Inserted Code
if (condition1)   PlaySound(sound1.wav");   else
if (condition2)   PlaySound(sound2.wav");   else
if (condition3)   PlaySound(sound3.wav");   else
....   ....   ....
If you want the popup as well as the sound, then turn the default sounds off (press Ctrl-O and then refer to the attached screenshot), and code as follows:
Inserted Code
if (condition1)   { Alert("text to display for condition 1");   PlaySound(sound1.wav");   }   else
if (condition2)   { Alert("text to display for condition 2");   PlaySound(sound2.wav");   }   else
if (condition3)   { Alert("text to display for condition 3");   PlaySound(sound3.wav");    }   else
....   ....   ....
BTW, I have no idea what a mutex token is.

And please don't ask me to look at Renko indicators; I have no idea how Renko works, either.

David
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  • Last Post: Aug 30, 2017 2:51am Aug 30, 2017 2:51am
Quoting SatchFan
Hello Fellow FF'ers! First I would like to acknowledge all the coders for helping the other forum members who don't understand code. I have read countless threads where there has been a lot of time and effort involved in getting indicators and alerts etc. running like they should. You guys are Golden and a big help! Thank You! The problem that I'm having on my Renko charts is having 2 different indicators running at the same time alerting me of the new bar types. I have one that alerts me to new bars made in the same direction as the last...
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