TriggerCustomEvent() question

[dom993]

Hi there,

I am currently writing error-handling code for my strategy. One of the thing I have done (& it works ok) is to register my own PowerModeChangeEventHandler() to deal with PC going 'Suspended' on UPS signaled power failures.

Since I didn't use TriggerCustomEvent() in doing this, and my code works OK, I am wondering what is the real purpose of this TriggerCustomeEvent() - is it just limited to mapping CurrentBar/High/Low/etc. dataseries to a particular timeframe/bar series (which isn't really required as long as one is using the multi-timeframe CurrentBars[]/Highs[]/Lows[]/etc), or does it do more than this, and if so what ?

Thanks in advance
Dominique

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Dom,

Good morning.

Biggest thing this is here for is to make sure you do not trigger a custom event while you are in the middle or processing a bar and wait for bar processing to complete and queue the event until it is ready to be handled and all DataSeries calculations or complete.

[borland]

Brett,

Can you explain in more details, what this means "NinjaTrader will synchronize all internal pointers"..

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/triggercustomevent.htm

Also what this means in regards to the 'barsIndex' parameter.

If not, can you put in a request that the documentation be expanded to clarify.

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

I will put in your request for the documentation to be expanded in this area.

[dom993]

OK, now I get it ... good thing I asked the question!

Thanks much
Dominique