Re-arming a sound file

[sandman]

I am using a soundfile in a 5Min chart but don't want it to sound every 10 seconds or so for a full 5 minutes.

I have used
Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "ColoredCandle", soundFilelo, str, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);
whereby I made "str" (Seconds to ReArm) user definable. Works fine.

Question:
Is it possible to use str also with:

PlaySound(soundFilelo);

and if so, how would that be expressed code-wise?

sandman

[Tasker-182]

I am using a soundfile in a 5Min chart but don't want it to sound every 10 seconds or so for a full 5 minutes.

I have used
Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "ColoredCandle", soundFilelo, str, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);
whereby I made "str" (Seconds to ReArm) user definable. Works fine.

Question:
Is it possible to use str also with:

PlaySound(soundFilelo);

and if so, how would that be expressed code-wise?

sandman

Hi,

Rearm does not work with PlaySound.

Sounds like you are using CalculateOnBarClose=False, so that means your code operates on every tick. If you want to use PlaySound that triggers once per bar, here is some code to do that.

In the variables section declare

private bool playOnce = true;

in the OnBarUpdate section, within your logic condition

(your condition = true)
{
if (playOnce)
{
PlaySound(soundFilelo)
playonce = false; // prevent from playing until reset
}

if (FirstTickOfbar)
{
playOnce = true; // reset sound flag once per bar
}

Hope that helps.

[sandman]

Hi,
Rearm does not work with PlaySound.

Sounds like you are using CalculateOnBarClose=False, so that means your code operates on every tick. If you want to use PlaySound that triggers once per bar, here is some code to do that.
....
Hope that helps.

Thanks Tasker. I'll work with that.
sandman

[Tasker-182]

Thanks Tasker. I'll work with that.
sandman

I had a slight error, the system bool is FirstTickOfBar - the capitalizing is needed.