SetActiveWindow in NT

November 27th, 2011, 01:21 PM

If working with HotKeys in NT you have the problem that some of them need the window to be active. If you fire a market order then it goes to the active window. If you have (HotKey) code in a non active window it will not be executed.

How can I set a window a moment before execution to active in NT?

Something like:

SetActiveWindow()
SendKeys.Send("^%{LEFT}"); // for market order

But of course it is not that simple. What I found in the WWW was confusing and not very simple.

Has someone a code for NT?

November 30th, 2011, 05:06 PM

Mike

November 30th, 2011, 05:29 PM

terratec

If working with HotKeys in NT you have the problem that some of them need the window to be active. If you fire a market order then it goes to the active window. If you have (HotKey) code in a non active window it will not be executed.

How can I set a window a moment before execution to active in NT?

Something like:

SetActiveWindow()
SendKeys.Send("^%{LEFT}"); // for market order

But of course it is not that simple. What I found in the WWW was confusing and not very simple.

Has someone a code for NT?

NT Hotkeys are quite basic and limited, why don't you use an external app like autohotkey AutoHotkey - Free Mouse and Keyboard Macro Program with Hotkeys and AutoText Some pictures and more explanations would help to define the problem. I am currently using AHK find some examples here

ninja & AutoHotKey for order entrys

using ninja, and i amlooking to create a hot key to entry
what i would like to do is, right click on the price, and instead of moving the mouse to left click a buy or sell stop, i would like to hit a button..crude is just too fast

December 1st, 2011, 07:04 AM

I set an entry order by pushing a button in an indicator (as always not strategy) one tick above the close of the last bar. Then the entry is trailed if the next bar's high is lower. If it get triggered a hotkey does send a MIT order with the active ATM strategy.

Problem: The code does only execute the hotkey when the window is active (that's by NT) So I have to set it active before the hotkey code is executed.

@redratsal: thanks for the AutoHotKey link. I will check it. If I can call AutoHotKey from the NT code it could work.

December 1st, 2011, 10:56 AM

This is an example how you could use AHK integrated with NT Hot Key:

1) I set in NT my market buy order with the keys ALT+F12
2) I set my Activation Window with AHK with the keys ALT+F11

Everytime you have the trigger all you have to do is push ALT+F11+F12

AHK script

Code

!F11::
WinWait, 6E 12-11 , 
IfWinNotActive, 6E 12-11   , , WinActivate, 6E 12-11 , 
WinWaitActive, 6E 12-11 , 
return

IfWinActive [, WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText]

**you will have to specify the name of the window you want to activate, in my case 6E 12-11**

December 2nd, 2011, 02:21 AM

redratsal

Some pictures and more explanations would help to define the problem.

In the meantime I did post the related indicator here.

December 2nd, 2011, 02:55 AM

With AHK all you have to do is insert the AHK shortcut before your NT shortcut string:

//if (entryprice*TickSize>=GetCurrentBid())
else if (entryprice*TickSize>=Low[0])
{
SendKeys.Send("AHK keys");
SendKeys.Send("^%{RIGHT}");
entryprice=0;
}

December 2nd, 2011, 03:02 AM

@redratsal:
My thinkung did go in the same direction. Will do over the weekend. THX

December 2nd, 2011, 03:07 AM

Another solution is via c#, I haven't tested it yet but you can look here (if you haven't already done it):

Activated Event

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