Any questions from newcomers on MQL4 and MQL5, help and discussion on algorithms and codes - page 1059

[Artyom Trishkin]

MakarFX:

Alert() blocks PlaySound()

what needs to be fixed here?

Or here

If you read this

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Artyom Trishkin, 2020.01.29 10:08

PlaySound() with empty name stops playback of the currently playing sound.

and think about it, something could be done. I guess...

[Tretyakov Rostyslav]

Artyom Trishkin:

If you read this

and think about it, something could be done. I guess so...

I don't need to stop, I need PlaySound() to play the sound, but it's interrupted by Alert

[Artyom Trishkin]

MakarFX:

I don't need to stop, I need PlaySound() to play the sound, but it's interrupted by Alert

...

Because the Alert is assigned to either an empty sound or some sound ...

If empty, then the currently playing sound will be stopped.
If any sound, then the currently playing sound will be stopped and the one assigned to Alert will start playing.

Some conclusion can be drawn from this...

[Tretyakov Rostyslav]

Artyom Trishkin:

...

Because an alert is assigned to an empty sound...

From this we can draw a certain conclusion...

There's not an empty sound, there's 1sec of silence.

[Artyom Trishkin]

MakarFX:
There's not an empty sound, there's 1sec of silence.

It doesn't matter. I've written it all down. Think of it as some sort of sound.

[Tretyakov Rostyslav]

Artyom Trishkin:

...

If there is a sound, the sound currently playing will be stopped and the one assigned to Alert will start playing.

That's the question, how to make Alert not stop PlaySound

[Artyom Trishkin]

MakarFX:

That's the question, how do we get Alert to not stop PlaySound

Swap

[Tretyakov Rostyslav]

Artyom Trishkin:

Swap places.

Tried it, didn't help.

Now looking through your articles https://www.mql5.com/ru/articles/7071#node00

Can you tell me where MessageBox is described?

I want to replace Alert

[Igor Zakharov]

MakarFX:

Tried it, didn't help.

Now looking at your articles https://www.mql5.com/ru/articles/7071#node00

Can you tell me where MessageBox is described

I want to replace Alert

It's not a replacement - MB doesn't work in indicators as it stops the thread until the button is pressed!

[Tretyakov Rostyslav]

Igor Zakharov:

This is not a replacement - MB does not work in indicators as it stops the flow until the button is pressed!

Got it, thanks.