How to refresh efs when reloadEFS() and repaingChart() don't do it?

[waynecd]

Hi,

I'm using "PivotConsole-v2.0.1.efs" by Chris D. Kryza found at:

http://share.esignal.com/download.jsp?groupid=114&folder=Pivots&file=PivotConsole-v2.0.3.efs

which must be reloaded at 9:30 EST via the mouse rightclick on the chart followed by clicking on the "Reload" then click on the efs study to refresh the data to the current day.

I have tried to use both reloadEFS() and repaintChart() but neither updates the pivot point values. I must still manually do this just after 9:30. The code I tested that didn't work is:

var xReloadTime = 930;
function main(...
    if(bDayCounter == 0){
        if (getDay(0) == myDate.getDate()){
            vCorrection = hour(0)*100 + minute(0);
            bCurrentDay = true;
            if(vCorrection >= xReloadTime){
                repaintChart()
                reloadEFS();//doesn't work because "setComputeOnClose()" is enabled
                bDayCounter = 1;
            }
        }
    }
...
} 

Is there some way to update the data via efs (preferably without a full chart reload since the bid/ask plot only plots real time and would be lost)?

Thanks,

Wayne

[waynecd]

My solution:

//efs Reload global variables
var bCurrentDay = false;
var FlagReload = true;
var xReloadTime = 930;

function main( ...){
    var vCorrection;
    if ( isDWM() ) return;
    var myDate = new Date();
    if (getDay(0) == myDate.getDate()){
        if(!isNaN(getInterval())) vCorrection = hour(0)*100 + (minute(0) + (getInterval()*1));
        else vCorrection = hour(0)*100 + minute(0);
        bCurrentDay = true;
        if(vCorrection > xReloadTime && FlagReload){
            ResetVars();
            //repaintChart();//also works
            debugPrintln("Ran RELOAD" + getSymbol() + ", " + getInterval() +", at: " + vCorrection + ", " + xReloadTime);//(hour(0)*100 + minute(0)));
            reloadEFS();
            FlagReload = false;
        }
    }
....
}
function ResetVars(){
    //use this to shift the button
    //display to the right if need be.
    nButtonOffset        = 0;

    //pivot label adjustment values
    //Defaults are 10 and 12.
    nLineEnd            = 10;
    nPLineEnd            = 35;
    nPLabelStart        = 37;
    nPStart                = 1;

    nDailyBG            = Color.white;
    nWeeklyBG            = Color.white;
    nMonthlyBG            = Color.white;
    nVarBG                = Color.white;
    nAtrBG                = Color.white;

    nDailyLineType        = null;
    nWeeklyLineType        = null;
    nMonthlyLineType    = null;
    nVarLineType        = null;
    nATRLineType        = null;
    nTextHeight            = null;

    //ATR Calculation Variables - adjust as needed
    nATRColor            = Color.grey;
    nATRFontSize        = 11;
    nATRFlags            = Text.BOLD;

    //bar length to use for variable pivot calc
    nVariablePivot        = 0;
    nBarsSinceOpen        = 0;
    nMinTick            = null;

    //Global Variables
    grID                = 0;
    afLabelArray        = new Array("showR3", "showR2", "showR1", "showPivot", "showMidPoint", "showWaist", "showS1", "showS2", 
                                        "showS3",  "showHigh", "showClose", "showLow", "showR1S1MP", "showPPS1MP", "showPPR1MP", "showS1S2MP",
                                        "showR1R2MP","showS2S3MP","showR2R3MP","showTodayOpen");
    aLabelArray         = new Array("R3","R2","R1","PP","MP","WA","S1","S2","S3","HI","CL","LO","R1/S1-MP","PP/S1-MP","PP/R1-MP","S1/S2-MP","R1/R2-MP","S2/S3-MP","R2/R3-MP","T-OP");
    aShowValues            = new Array(true,true,true,true,false,false,true,true,true,true,true,true,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,true);
    aLabels             = new Array("", "V","M", "W", "D", "G", "P", "(-)");
    aFPArray            = new Array();
    sDSymbol            = null;
    sWSymbol            = null;
    sMSymbol            = null;
    sVSymbol            = null;
    sTrigger            = null;
    sForceRTH            = null;
    nInterval            = null;
    //nSymbol            = null;
    nDailyHi            = null;
    nDailyLo            = null;
    nDailyOpen            = null;
    nCurVarTime            = null;    

    nGapLevel            = 0;
    PPUseButtons        = 1;

    aDailyPivots        = null;
    aWeeklyPivots        = null;
    aMonthlyPivots        = null;
    aVariablePivots        = null;

    nTextFlags            = null;
    nLabelFlags            = null;

    bCollapsed            = false;
    bIsDirty            = false;
    bButtonPressed        = false;
    bUseWoodie            = false;
    bRound                = false;
    xRnd                = 0;
    bInitialized        = false;

    bFirst                = true;
    bDoMonthly            = false;
    bDoWeekly            = false;
    bDoVariable            = false;
    bDoDaily            = true;
    bDailyDone            = false;
    bWeeklyDone            = false;
    bMonthlyDone        = false;
    bVariableDone        = false;
    bBaseRTH            = true;
    blabelOnly            = false;
    bProjectDaily        = false;

    nATRPeriod            = 20;
    nATRType            = 1;
    nATR                = 0.0;
    nPosAtr                = 0.0;
    nNegAtr                = 0.0;

    //State Maint variables
    oSettings            = new Array();
    sUnique                = "pvc";        //unique prefix to identify this script

    //efs Reload flag
    bCurrentDay = false;
} 

Wayne

[waynecd]

FWIW I found a great explanation and workaround for issues with reloadefs() at:

http://forum.esignalcentral.com/showthread.php?postid=129826#post129826

where stevehare2003 states:

The only downside is that global are not reset during a reloadEFS() invocation. This can be readily be compensated for by setting bInit to false just prior to executing reloadEFS().

Wayne