Using a Timer Event

[dontpanic]

Hi,

I have a timer running that I want to use to give me info in the output window periodically, independent of the onbarupdate() method.

The timer itself works fine, but when I try to access things like Count, CurrentBar etc the values returned are zero or -1.

Is there something else I need to do to get the correct values?

Thanks,
Will.

[dontpanic]

I found this thread, I see that code is not supposed to be put in the timer event.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=5965

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi Will, that's correct - were you able to get it to work as you would expect when following the structure of the example?

[dontpanic]

no, not yet, I'm not sure if my event is being triggered. I have debug output inside the event handler, but nothing is printed.

In the timer event I print output before the event handler call and after it, and both those are printed in the output window, but not the print() inside the event handler.

I have written it like this - ("in trigger" is not printed)

public void OnTimerEvent(object source, EventArgs e)
{
Print("before trigger");
TriggerCustomEvent(wtaSetCursor, 0, checkCommandsTimer.Interval);
Print("after trigger");
}

private void wtaSetCursor(object curCmd)
{
Print("in trigger");
}

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Will, are you working here inside an indicator or strategy and is this in historical or realtime / forward testing?

[dontpanic]

in an indicator, forward testing.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Thanks, here's a simple example working normally on my end, can you please give this a run to check? It will trigger in 2 second intervals and print the event trigger time to your output window then to confirm.

[dontpanic]

Ok thanks I will give that a go,

Will.

[dontpanic]

Got it now thanks. I realised from your code that I was using System.Windows.Timers whereas you were using System.Windows.Forms.Timer.

This also solved my problem from below thread where I was trying to access the window handle from within the timer.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?p=343689#post343689

Will.

[maxima]

Tried to download the .cs file attached in the Bertrand reply but it offers me attachment.php file instead.. I am using IE11.

Could you please attach it somehow differently?

[dontpanic]

The file is attached correctly, I downloaded it myself again just to test.

I suggest there is some setup in your browser causing the problem, so try another browser.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello maxima,

Thank you for your post.

If you would like I can send you the file directly. Please send a note to support[at]ninjatrader[dot]com with 'ATTN: Patrick - 907532' in the subject line and a reference to this thread in the body of the e-mail: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/f...ad.php?t=60545