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Date/Time: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 02:45:54 +0000
Post From: [User Discussion] - Scroll chart by chart through a chartbook at timed intervals.
| [2024-07-10 18:04:41] |
| User14953 - Posts: 235 |
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Use at your own risk though, using macro recorders is kinda spooky. When your cursor starts doing stuff on it's own it's unsettling, especially with a trading platform open. Provides a timer to simulate the F9 keypress at the assigned interval. #Persistent ; Keep the script running SetTimer, CheckForTimer, 1000 ; Check every second if it's time to run the main function ; Global variables global timerInterval := 0 ; Store the interval in milliseconds global lastRunTime := 0 ; Store the last time the script ran ; The name of the Sierra Chart window (adjust if necessary) windowTitle := "Sierra Chart" ; GUI to set the timer Gui, Add, Text,, Enter interval in seconds: Gui, Add, Edit, vIntervalInput w100 Gui, Add, Button, gSetTimer, Set Timer Gui, Add, Button, gStopTimer, Stop Timer Gui, Show return SetTimer: Gui, Submit, NoHide if (IntervalInput is not number) { MsgBox, Please enter a valid number. return } timerInterval := IntervalInput * 1000 ; Convert seconds to milliseconds lastRunTime := A_TickCount ; Reset the last run time MsgBox, Timer set to run every %IntervalInput% seconds. return StopTimer: timerInterval := 0 MsgBox, Timer stopped. return CheckForTimer: if (timerInterval > 0 && A_TickCount - lastRunTime >= timerInterval) { lastRunTime := A_TickCount GoSub, RunMainFunction } return RunMainFunction: ; Activate the Sierra Chart window IfWinExist, %windowTitle% { WinActivate ; Wait for the window to become active WinWaitActive, %windowTitle% ; Simulate the F9 keypress Send, {F9} } else { MsgBox, Sierra Chart is not running. } return GuiClose: ExitApp |