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[User Discussion] - Scroll chart by chart through a chartbook at timed intervals.

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[2024-06-26 23:36:13] #1 [Go To First Post]
User14953 - Posts: 229
What options are available for navigating through charts in a chartbook at timed intervals?

[2024-06-27 13:03:30] #2 [Go To First Post]
John - SC Support - Posts: 34254
There is not a way to automatically scroll through the charts in a chartbook. There is a "Scan" option that allows you to scan through all symbols or a list of symbols from the Associated Watchlist. Refer to the following: Changing the Symbol of a Chart: Scanning For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

[2024-07-08 14:49:43] #4 [Go To First Post]
Mercrastius - Posts: 38
You could try using a keyboard/mouse macro recorder. Maybe setup your layout so all the charts are detached, and have the macro just click one at a time thru them in the windows taskbar? Or do the same thing having tabs for all the chart windows in the main Sierrachart screen and click thru each tab? https://tinytask.net/ 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.

[2024-07-10 17:16:29] #5 [Go To First Post]
User14953 - Posts: 229
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. ; AutoHotkey script to select Sierra Chart window and simulate F9 keypress ; The name of the Sierra Chart window (adjust if necessary) windowTitle := "Sierra Chart" ; 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. } Date Time Of Last Edit: 2024-07-10 17:23:32

[2024-07-10 18:04:41] #6 [Go To First Post]
User14953 - Posts: 229
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

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