OnTimer - How is the functionality of OnTimer, when in a custom indicator, which is called from an EA? - page 2

[Dominik Egert]

Yes. Multiple.

1. Use ChartIndicatorAdd

2. Use CusomEvents

3. Use OnTimer in EA

4. Misuse OnCalculate

I suppose all you can do is to get a call hook into your specific constellation is option 4.

Goes like this:

Before returning from OnCalculate, you build a loop which does following:

1. Check for new ticks. (Use CopyTicks)

2. Check if OnTimer needs to be called.

If a new tick arrives, interrupt the loop and return from OnCalculate. It will be called right away again.

This way you have a continuous loop monitoring your OnTimer.

This option will give you a hard time, because it blocks the whole chart thread of that specific symbol.

Not very neat, to be honest, and surely an ugly solution.