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  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 12, 2013 2:24am Apr 12, 2013 2:24am
I am using a HMA indicator and would like to set up an alert when the line changes colour.

The alert setting in the indicator is,

Sound_file: alert2.wav

I thought I would need to go to "Tools, options, events" make sure the red x cross is taken off Alerts and double click the current setting of
alert.wav and select alert2.wav

But when I do this as soon as I click OK it reverts back to alert.wav

Any help would be appreicated.

I am Unable to attach the indicator as when I click upload from computer it takes me to another page losing what I have typed so will try to attach it to my next post if I get a reply to this one.
  • #2
  • Apr 12, 2013 3:15am Apr 12, 2013 3:15am
Quoting normtold
I am using a HMA indicator and would like to set up an alert when the line changes colour. The alert setting in the indicator is, Sound_file: alert2.wav I thought I would need to go to "Tools, options, events" make sure the red x cross is taken off Alerts and double click the current setting of alert.wav and select alert2.wav But when I do this as soon as I click OK it reverts back to alert.wav Any help would be appreicated. I am Unable to attach the indicator as when I click upload from computer it takes me to another page losing what I have...
When you double click the current alert.wav and the drop down menu appears select Choose other then select the sound file out of the next folder.
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  • #3
  • Apr 12, 2013 3:48am Apr 12, 2013 3:48am
Thanks for the reply.

I did as you suggested and went to tools, options, events, double clicked on alert.wav selected choose other, selected "alert2" but
still get no alert on change of line colour.
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  • #4
  • Apr 12, 2013 4:11am Apr 12, 2013 4:11am
Quoting normtold
Thanks for the reply. I did as you suggested and went to tools, options, events, double clicked on alert.wav selected choose other, selected "alert2" but still get no alert on change of line colour. {file}
All I did was tell you how to change the sound file the reason the indicator you posted does not Alert on the color change is because it does not have any Alert code in it. MT4 does not automatically apply Alerts to indicators, each indicator has to be coded with its own Alert code for the Alerts to work and the wav file that is used must be in the MT4 Sounds folder so that the Alert code can access it.
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  • #5
  • Last Post: Apr 12, 2013 4:54am Apr 12, 2013 4:54am
I see, thank-you for the explanation.
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