cannot change the sound file in the indicator i made

[cbart2]

privatestring iAlert = "Alert1.wav";
[Description("")]
[Category("Parameters")]
publicstring AlertString
{
get { return iAlert; }
set { iAlert = value; }
}

I have this under the region variables. When i add the indicator to a chart Im supposed t o be albe to change the alert1.wav to any of the other alerts but when i do it just plays alert1.wav.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello cbart2,

Welcome to the NinjaTrader forums!

Is the alert coded to use your variable instead?

Please share the complete script you're working with and we can take a look.

[cbart2]

publicclass XingEmaXingSma : Indicator
{
#region Variables
// Wizard generated variables
privateint eMAP = 14; // Default setting for EMAP
privateint sMAP0 = 40; // Default setting for SMAP
privateint displace = 0;

privatestring iAlert = "Alert1.wav";
[Description("")]
[Category("Parameters")]
publicstring AlertString
{
get { return iAlert; }
set { iAlert = value; }
}
// User defined variables (add any user defined variables below)

privatedouble EMAVal,SMAVal;



#endregion

[cbart2]

private DataSeries sMA, eMA;
privateint vPlayCount = 0;
private System.Windows.Forms.Timer myTimer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();

protectedoverridevoid Initialize()
{
Add(new Plot(Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.Maroon), PlotStyle.Line, "Plot0"));
Add(new Plot(Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.DarkGreen), PlotStyle.Line, "Plot1"));

Plots[0].Pen.Width = 3;
Plots[1].Pen.Width = 3;
Plots[1].PlotStyle = PlotStyle.Dot;

Overlay = true;
PriceTypeSupported = false;
CalculateOnBarClose = true;
AutoScale = false;
DisplayInDataBox = false;
PaintPriceMarkers = false;

sMA = new DataSeries(this);
eMA = new DataSeries(this);

}

[cbart2]

protectedoverridevoid OnBarUpdate()
{
if(CurrentBar == 0)
{

myTimer.Tick += new EventHandler(TimerEventProcessor);
myTimer.Interval = 10000;
myTimer.Start();
}

if (CurrentBar < Displace)
return;

EMAVal = EMA(Close, eMAP)[Displace];
SMAVal = SMA(Close, sMAP0)[0];

Plot0.Set(SMAVal);
Plot1.Set(EMAVal);

if(CurrentBar <= 6)
return;

sMA.Set(SMAVal);
eMA.Set(EMAVal);

if(sMA[1] > eMA[1] && sMA[0] < eMA[0])
{
if(!Historical)
{
vPlayCount = 3;
PlaySound(iAlert);
}

if(sMA[1] < eMA[1] && sMA[0] > eMA[0])
{
if(!Historical)
{
vPlayCount = 3;
PlaySound(iAlert);
}

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

One thing you should change is the use of internal variable iAlert in your PlaySound().

You should use instead the public input AlertString

[cbart2]

i dont understand i tried that and i get errors.

[cbart2]

i used the coding for the alert from another indicator my father-in-law uses and it works on it with no problems. i just dont see why it doesnt with my indicator

[cbart2]

privatestring iAlert = "Alert1.wav";
[Description("")]
[Category("Parameters")]
[Gui.Design.DisplayName ("Alert")]
publicstring Alert
{
get { return iAlert; }
set { iAlert = value; }
}

well i just changed it to that and now its working

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Great - thanks for the follow-up, cbart2.