How to stop repeating Alert

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Hi EveryBody ,, i have a a problem with my simple expert advisor which gives Alert with some conditions as shown in code below ,, but the Alert works when every tick ,, how can i stop it ??

Thanks in advance


//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function                                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {
//---
   
//---
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
//---
   
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function                                             |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTick()
  {
//---
   
   
double Kijun_H4_2 = iIchimoku(Symbol(), 240, 9, 26, 52, MODE_KIJUNSEN, 2),
       Kijun_H4_1 = iIchimoku(Symbol(), 240, 9, 26, 52, MODE_KIJUNSEN, 1);
       
       if(iClose(Symbol(), 240, 2) < Kijun_H4_2 && iClose(Symbol(), 240, 1) > Kijun_H4_1)
       {
         
         Alert("Break Up on " + Symbol());
         
       }
       
       else if(iClose(Symbol(), 240, 2) > Kijun_H4_2 && iClose(Symbol(), 240, 1) < Kijun_H4_1)
       {
        
         Alert("Break Down on " + Symbol());
         
       }

  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  
   static datetime alert_bar_time=0;

   double Kijun_H4_2=iIchimoku(Symbol(),240,9,26,52,MODE_KIJUNSEN,2),
   Kijun_H4_1=iIchimoku(Symbol(),240,9,26,52,MODE_KIJUNSEN,1);

   if(alert_bar_time!=iTime(Symbol(),240,0))
     {
      alert_bar_time=iTime(Symbol(),240,0);
      if(iClose(Symbol(),240,2)<Kijun_H4_2 && iClose(Symbol(),240,1)>Kijun_H4_1)
        {
         Alert("Break Up on "+Symbol());
        }

      else if(iClose(Symbol(),240,2)>Kijun_H4_2 && iClose(Symbol(),240,1)<Kijun_H4_1)
        {
         Alert("Break Down on "+Symbol());
        }
     }

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GumRai:

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Thank you very much Friend
 
You are alerting on a condition. Remembering the alert time is one way.
if(iClose(Symbol(), 240, 2) < Kijun_H4_2 && iClose(Symbol(), 240, 1) > Kijun_H4_1){
   Alert("Break Up on " + Symbol());
}
The other is look for a change in the condition.
static bool is_up=false; 
bool was_up = is_up;
is_up = iClose(Symbol(), 240, 2) < Kijun_H4_2 && iClose(Symbol(), 240, 1) > Kijun_H4_1;
if(is_up && !was_up){
   Alert("Break Up on " + Symbol());
}
 
Thanks Keith Watford for the reply on Walidabou difficulties, however, all global variables are static by default, so, there would be no need including the static keyword in defining the datatime variable except inside a function where variables are dynamic (not static) by default. 
 
datetime curTime = 0;
datetime prevTime = iTime(_Symbol, _Period, 0);

if (curTime != prevTime) {
 Alert("do something ");
 curTime = prevTime;
}
 
Malcolm Okechukwu:
Thanks Keith Watford for the reply on Walidabou difficulties, however, all global variables are static by default, so, there would be no need including the static keyword in defining the datatime variable except inside a function where variables are dynamic (not static) by default. 

Walidabou's code is inside the function OnTick() so the static datetime variable is necessary..

 
Malcolm Okechukwu:
datetime curTime = 0;
datetime prevTime = iTime(_Symbol, _Period, 0);

if (curTime != prevTime) {
 Alert("do something ");
 curTime = prevTime;
}

Use the code button (Alt + S) when posting code.

Seems to me that you have curTime and prevTime back to front.

Your datetime variable curTime needs to be static as it will not be remembered next execution.

Why are you replying to a 4 year old thread ?

 
walidabou:

Hi EveryBody ,, i have a a problem with my simple expert advisor which gives Alert with some conditions as shown in code below ,, but the Alert works when every tick ,, how can i stop it ??

Thanks in advance


Well, I am using this for an indicator and in the section    

for (i=limit; i>=0;i--)

I use :

if (i<1) Alert("do something ");

If I do not, every time I modify/compile the indicator or open it, it sends so many notifications. Hope this comment may help.

 
Guillaume Perinet: I use : 
if (i<1) Alert("do something ");

That condition will be true each and every tick.

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