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Need access to Status Bar

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[2016-04-28 09:37:30]
Crazy_Bull - Posts: 17
I have developed a number of useful macros for Sierra Chart using AutoHotkey. One of those macros allowed me to place the Chart Value/Crosshair on a bar and then type a hotkey to retrieve the timestamp of the bar and jump to that time for a selected Name Range in the spreadsheet. This is a VERY useful tool for ANY spreadsheet user and should really be added to the core product.

In any case, my macro relied on being able to get the timestamp for a bar under the Crosshair from the text in the Status Bar. In the newer versions of Sierra Chart, the Status Bar has been removed and a pop-up Values box displays the information that used to be displayed in the Status Bar. Unfortunately, the pop-up box is not accessible by AutoHotkey. AutoHotkey requires access to a named control or Windows form in order to be able to retrieve the information from that element.

Is there any way to re-enable the Status Bar in the newest versions of Sierra Charts? (That would be ideal!)

If not, could the Values pop-up box be changed to a Windows form so I can retrieve the timestamp of the selected bar from there using AutoHotkey?
[2016-04-28 09:53:14]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
We cannot help with this.

However, if you use Edit >> Copy Chart Values you will have access to what you need.
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