Hello

I have posted a similar question on Multicharts forum

MultiCharts: Trading Software for Automated Trading and Backtesting • View topic - My 500 ms Delay code froze MC

Using Easylanguage, I want to create a 500 ms delay. To do so, I used the getmachinetime.dll to capture the actual time. I then add 500 ms to it and store the value to a variable Targettime

Problem is the code froze Multicharts when I tried to turn off the indicator.

My question is, is there a better way to create a delay?

 

Code

//Function MachineTime DefineDLLFunc: "GetMachineTime.dll", Long,"MachineTimeMill"; MachineTime = MachineTimeMill; //Indicator DisplayTime Var: TargetTime (0), Delay (500); Targettime = MachineTime + delay; While Value1 =0 begin if machinetime >= Targettime then begin print (Targettime); Targettime = MachineTime + delay; end; end;

Any help truly appreciated.

Martin

I believe you answered your own question on the other forum