Popup Alerts Suggestion...

[tazatek]

Maybe I've missed it somewhere, but a mechanism to have alerts popup on their own (not in the alerts box) would be useful to add to indicators/strategies

ie. If price reaches target price - popup alarm/alert ... just like a bell, but it's a standalone visual that would have info about the alert, and an OK button to close it.

At the very least, the alerts dialog box should open itself (if not already) and be foregrounded for easy comprehension that an alert occurred.

Matt

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi Matt,

Thank you for your post.

This would be possible, but custom programming in some of the non-supported areas of NinjaScript would be required.

I will, however, forward this on to my development team for further consideration.

[tazatek]

Hi Matt,

Thank you for your post.

This would be possible, but custom programming in some of the non-supported areas of NinjaScript would be required.

I will, however, forward this on to my development team for further consideration.

Yes. Having an API call that would be supported would be ideal.

[buschkt]

Use Windows MessageBox to popup alerts

I use the standard windows message box to pop up alerts. Here is my code snippet:
if (CrossAbove(MACD(8,13,5), 0, (candles_ago)))
{
MessageBox.Show(chart + " MACD Crossing up");
SendMail(from, to, chart + " MACD Crossing up", chart);
}
if (CrossBelow(MACD(8,13,5), 0, (candles_ago)))
{
MessageBox.Show(chart + " MACD Crossing down");
SendMail(from, to, chart + " MACD Crossing down", chart);
}
The only problem I had was that it sometimes wants to pop endless message boxes on startup. I added a 1 minute timer to the beginning of OnBarUpdate() and that took care of it.

[tazatek]

I use the standard windows message box to pop up alerts. Here is my code snippet:
if (CrossAbove(MACD(8,13,5), 0, (candles_ago)))
{
MessageBox.Show(chart + " MACD Crossing up");
SendMail(from, to, chart + " MACD Crossing up", chart);
}
if (CrossBelow(MACD(8,13,5), 0, (candles_ago)))
{
MessageBox.Show(chart + " MACD Crossing down");
SendMail(from, to, chart + " MACD Crossing down", chart);
}
The only problem I had was that it sometimes wants to pop endless message boxes on startup. I added a 1 minute timer to the beginning of OnBarUpdate() and that took care of it.

Thanks for the idea -

What declaration do I need to use for MessageBox?

Also, what datatype is chart?

Thanks

Matt

[buschkt]

Message Box implementation

Chart is a string. I use it as a parameter. I have not found a way to determine what chart my indicator is running on so I enter it as a parameter when adding the indicator.

I think "using System.Windows.Forms" is required for Message box.

Here are my declarations:

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.Indicator;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
using NinjaTrader.Strategy;
using System.Timers;