implementing a delay on an alert

[ludopuig]

Hi, I want two alerts to go off, the first when the bar closes and the second some time before, and I am using the code below, with Thread.Sleep(), but Alert1() does work but Alert2() doesn't. Could you help, please?

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
Alert("Alert1", Priority.High, "Bar Closed", NinjaTrader.Core.Globals.InstallDir+@"\sounds\Aler t2.wav", 1, Brushes.Black, Brushes.Yellow);

TimeSpan timeDelay = new TimeSpan(0,4,30);
Thread.Sleep(timeDelay);

Alert("Alert2", Priority.High, "Bar around to Close", NinjaTrader.Core.Globals.InstallDir+@"\sounds\Aler t4.wav", 1, Brushes.Black, Brushes.Yellow);

}

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello ludopuig,

Thanks for your post.

Instead of using Thread.Sleep in your script, you should implement a timer using TriggerCustomEvent() if you would like to wait a certain amount of time before an action is called.

See this help guide page for more information about TriggerCustomEvent and sample code for using a timer: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ustomevent.htm

Let us know if we may assist further.