Popup alert window

[wcmaria]

Hi, can anyone tell me if it is possible to program a popup window with text to alert us of certain conditions.

I am aware of the audio alert and the text that accompanies it prints out to the output window, but I would like something like Tradestation, in which no matter what chart is open or what program is running, a window will popup with the alert telling us what chart, timeframe and a message.

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

This is possible with standard C# methods such as MessageBox() or creation of a form. You would have to review the Microsoft C# references for ideas on how to accomplish this.

[Elliott Wave]

I think it can be done something like this;

In the 'Using Declarations' section at the very top add

using System.Windows.Forms;

Then add this based on your condition

i.e.

MessageBox.Show("Up Trend!");

This seems to work, the only problem is the MsgBox will come up a repeatedly for every historical instance the condition occurred, so you could have your finger on the enter button for a while!

If anyone can point to an example of how to use MessageBox that overcomes this problem I'd love to see it.

ref:

http://blog.paranoidferret.com/index.php/2008/08/27/csharp-dialogs-part-1-messagebox/

[roonius]

You can try:

if (!Historical) MessageBox.Show("I am poping up only on real time data");

[Elliott Wave]

That looks to be it. Thanks again!

You can try:

if (!Historical) MessageBox.Show("I am poping up only on real time data");

[TAJTrades]

Elliott Wave,

Thanks for the link. You can never have too many C# Tutorials bookmarked.


ref:
http://blog.paranoidferret.com/index...-1-messagebox/[/quote]

[wcmaria]

Thanks everyone, I will take a look at changing my programming tonight but it looks like we are on on the right track.

[mrlogik]

As roonius pointed out, its VERY important to surround your messagebox alert with a

if(!Historical)
{

}

block...

otherwise you may get flooded with message boxes each time you reload a chart.

[Elliott Wave]

The !historical method helps quite a bit, but you can still end up with a pile of msg boxes if you leave your computer for any length of time.

There is definitely a trade off here.

Being stuck with annoying and useless system modal dialogs for the splash screen and data loading windows (*which is reported to be addressed in NT7 btw), while your alerts languish unnoticed in the background (if you are lucky enough to have the alerts window open that is) is a major annoyance, but I'm not finding MessageBox() dialogs much more convenient personally. I think this is just one of those things I'll have to reserve further judgment on until NT7 is released...

[mktrend]

How about setting up a custom timer event to take out the messagebox after n milliseconds?

[roonius]

How about setting up a custom timer event to take out the messagebox after n milliseconds?

Just make sure you set enough milliseconds, so you have time to read it and click OK....

[mktrend]

Just make sure you set enough milliseconds, so you have time to read it and click OK...

The timer can be a property that you could set to 1 millisecond for times it's not being monitored and the event will take care of messages not piling up! In response to Elliot... who had asked for a workaround.

[xtrender]

Print price with Alert message

Hello,

Does anybody knows if it is indeed possible to :

1.Print price with Alert message in Alert window?

2.Print price with Alert message with exact alert Price on the chart via Drawtext method?

Thank you...

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Hi xtrender,

1. This is possible, please see this link - http://www.ninjatrader-support.com/H...eV6/Alert.html

2. This would be also possible with custom coding, however there is no option to plot this on the chart automatically from the Alerts window.

[xtrender]

See the link...missed the clue...need cofffe

Hi Bertrand,

I don't need to see this on the chart. My question was if I can add Price at the time of Alert to message in alert windows.

// Generates an alert
Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "Reached threshold", "Alert1.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);

Where i the above line can I add Close[0]?


Also I ran into strange problem, it seams I can not reference high and low of the same bar for breakout. Example, high[0]> swingHigh && low[0] < swingHigh. This would not draw an arrow when condition occur? Each part of this line plots separately, but not together?
What I really looking for is to limit alert to the first brekout bar. I understand you are not going to code this for me, but maybe you can give some suggestions.

As always, I apriciate your input.

Thank you.