I was recently asked how one could create a program so that the background color of cells in RadarScreen changed from one color to another and then back to the original color. An easy way to do this is by using the timer which became available in TradeStation 9.0.
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This may not necessarily have a useful application, however it does provide a simple way to demonstrate the TradeStation Timer.
Note that in RadarScreen using the program demonstrated, each row has its own independent timer, and so, if a new symbol were added its background color ‘flashing’ will likely be out of sync with other symbols in RadarScreen. It is possible to ‘synchronize’ the rows in an application such as this by using the Global Dictionary.
I demonstrate how to do this in the following short video:
Tutorial 78 Video – Changing the background color of RadarScreen cells
The following section (available to Gold Pass members) includes a video that talks about Designer Generated Code as well as the program discussed in the video above.
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