Re: ts2000 code snippet request

[Abhijit Dey <omegalist@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's the trouble. I have tried this earlier, didn't work. Wanted to 
give it one more shot. This is part of my intraday scalping setup on a 
tick chart - a tick counter. A tick counter that doesn't update every 
tick isn't very useful, I am afraid  8P

var:
   TickTxt(-1);

if(TickTxt = -1 and CurrentBar > 1) then
   TickTxt = Text_New(Date, MinutesToTime(TimeToMinutes(Time) + 2), 
Close + 0.10, "< " + NumToStr((Ticks[1] - Ticks), 0))
else if(TickTxt <> -1) then
begin
   Text_SetString(TickTxt, "< " + NumToStr((Ticks[1] - Ticks), 0));
   TickTxt = Text_SetLocation(TickTxt, Date, 
MinutesToTime(TimeToMinutes(Time) + 2), Close + 0.10);
end;

It's not too bad when applied to a candlestick chart by itself. 
Performance starts deteriorating as you add more and more indicators on 
the chart.

Abhijit

Chris Cheatham wrote:

> I have written a ton of line/text code and I wouldn't touch "update on every
> tick." Way too much stuff going on.
>
> Chris
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Abhijit Dey" <omegalist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "OmegaList" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 11:45 AM
> Subject: ts2000 code snippet request
>
>
>  
> > Can someone provide *any* EL indicator / showme code that uses both
> > Text_SetString and Text_SetLocation function that updates every tick,
> > writing some text / number on the chart and *doesn't make the whole
> > chart flicker every tick*? I want to make sure this can't be done before
> > I give up on this one for good.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Abhijit
> >
> >    
>