How to not load all at once

[matt3m]

I want to print out to the Formula output window every hour when the hourly bar opens. This I can do.

var newDateObject = new Date();

if (nBarState == BARSTATE_NEWBAR) {
debugPrintln(newDateObject.getHours()
}

However, when it first load, its goes through all the bars and prints out 20 times (roughly, possibly more or less). I don't want it to do all that. I want it to just print out the current hour when it first loads, and then each time a new bar runs, print out the time again.

I am running this on an hourly chart.


Thanks,

[ACM]

Re: How to not load all at once

matt3m
You could do that by changing your condition to
if (nBarState == BARSTATE_NEWBAR && getCurrentBarIndex() == 0) {
This way it will only execute on the current bar
Alex

Originally posted by matt3m
I want to print out to the Formula output window every hour when the hourly bar opens. This I can do.

var newDateObject = new Date();

if (nBarState == BARSTATE_NEWBAR) {
debugPrintln(newDateObject.getHours()
}

However, when it first load, its goes through all the bars and prints out 20 times (roughly, possibly more or less). I don't want it to do all that. I want it to just print out the current hour when it first loads, and then each time a new bar runs, print out the time again.

I am running this on an hourly chart.


Thanks,

[matt3m]

Re: Re: How to not load all at once

This is slightly better, but not exactly what I want. Now this only will printout for future bars and not at all when it load. However I also want the current bar to print as soon as it is loaded.

I appreciate the reply.

Originally posted by Alexis C. Montenegro
matt3m
You could do that by changing your condition to
if (nBarState == BARSTATE_NEWBAR && getCurrentBarIndex() == 0) {
This way it will only execute on the current bar
Alex

[matt3m]

Re: Re: Re: How to not load all at once

I'm sorry. This works exactly. Thanks very much Alex.

Originally posted by matt3m
This is slightly better, but not exactly what I want. Now this only will printout for future bars and not at all when it load. However I also want the current bar to print as soon as it is loaded.

I appreciate the reply.

[ACM]

Re: Re: Re: Re: How to not load all at once

matt3m
You are welcome
Alex

Originally posted by matt3m
I'm sorry. This works exactly. Thanks very much Alex.