Email Quotes

[czumwalt]

Is it possible to email quotes everyday at a certain time? For example every hour send an email stating the last price of MSFT.

[RNuckles]

RE: Reply to post 'Email Quotes'

How does one accomplish this?

Ron

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Subject: Reply to post 'Email Quotes'

Hello RNuckles,

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[ACM]

czumwalt
I think something like the enclosed script may work (have not actually tested it in real time).
Note: In the script I have 5 symbols two which are REMmed out in case you are using a version of the software that allows for only 3 symbols in an efs.
Alex

function preMain() {

    setPriceStudy(true);
    setStudyTitle("email-alerts");
    setShowCursorLabel(false)
    setComputeOnClose();
}

function main() {

        if (getBarState()==BARSTATE_NEWBAR && getHour(0) != getHour(-1)){
        Alert.email("IBM",close(0,"IBM"));
        Alert.email("MSFT",close(0,"MSFT"));
        Alert.email("CSCO",close(0,"CSCO"));
        //Alert.email("$SPX",close(0,"$SPX"));
        //Alert.email("$INDU",close(0,"$INDU"));
        }
    return null;
} 

[czumwalt]

Thanks for your help Alexis. I have tried to get this to work but it will not unless i remove the setComputeOnClose() function. However, when i do this it sends an email every tick. Is there a way around this like creating a variable that is only on for one tick and making a condition for the alert that the variable must be on in order to send the alert.

[JayF]

This may work. It's untested due to being after market hours, but in theory, it should do the trick. I would suggest putting this on a fast moving symbol, so the reset at xx:59:59 isn't missed. I still think there probably is a better way to do the reset of vEmailSent though.

function preMain() {

    setPriceStudy(true);
    setStudyTitle("Hourly Email Alerts");
    setShowCursorLabel(false)
}

var vEmailSent = false;
var DateObject = new Date();

function main() {
    
    var vCurrentHour = DateObject.getUTCHours();
    var vCurrentMinute = DateObject.getUTCMinutes();
    var vCurrentSecond = DateObject.getUTCSeconds();
    
    if (vEmailSent == false) {     
        if (vCurrentHour == 15 || vCurrentHour == 16 || vCurrentHour == 17){
            Alert.email("IBM",close(0,"IBM"));
            Alert.email("MSFT",close(0,"MSFT"));
            Alert.email("CSCO",close(0,"CSCO"));
            //Alert.email("$SPX",close(0,"$SPX"));
            //Alert.email("$INDU",close(0,"$INDU"));
            vEmailSent = true;
        }
    }
    
    if (vCurrentMinute == 59 && vCurrentSecond == 59 && vEmailSent == true) vEmailSent = false;
    
    return null;
} 

[pj909]

many symbols

How many symbols are allowed in the newest version? Is there a way to process a large number of symbols from an external file or some other list?

[gspiker]

I would think it might be easier to do the following:

var nLastHour = null;
.
.
.
Main(){

nMyHour = getHour();
if (nLastHour == null || nMyHour != nLastHour){
      Alert.email("IBM",close(0,"IBM"));
      nLastHour = nMyHour;
} 

Or even, just run the thing on a 60 minute chart and for every newbar send the alert...even easier.

Garth

[JayF]

Thanks Garth! Great solution. Attached is updated efs.

[JayF]

Re: many symbols

Originally posted by pj909
How many symbols are allowed in the newest version? Is there a way to process a large number of symbols from an external file or some other list?

5 symbols are allowed per EFS. At this point, there is no easy method for processing a large list of symbols from an external file. If there does exist a way to do it, perhaps another could chime in to let us know.

[czumwalt]

Thanks Jay. The updated efs works great. Is it possible to email all the quotes in one message instead of each seperately?

[JayF]

This version has the following updates, and will only work with version 7.3 or greater.

- Send quotes on 5 symbols every hour in one email.
- Quotes are in the subject line
- You can now change symbols in the Edit Studies menu.

[mbriand]

Can you give us an example of the typical email you receive?

[czumwalt]

I am using it to get market updates such as NAZ DOW and EMINI prices text messaged to my wireless phone.

[mbriand]

I
Most SMTP servers now require authentication, will eSignal support it one day ?

[mbriand]

For future traders, I think this version can be interesting :
instead of displaying ES #F you can set a different name ex:S&P

I also added a Active variable so you can set it on(1), or off(0) without being obliged to remove/reload the formula.

In order to go beyond the 5 quotes per formula, you just have to open 2-3-X adv charts and put this formula to each of the adv chart and changed the symbols...

I was thinking about a 30mn formula...