Hello, I wrote already that I will revisit the IQFeed plugin because they released new version of API that they say fixes a lot of old problems and I will need to work on it anyway. Then I will take a look at the other problems you have reported.
Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "global_investor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 3:45 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: Help with latest IQFeed Client > TJ, > first of all I want to thank you - wholeheartedly - for your answer. I > apologize if my wording was too offensive for you, but English is not > my native language, so it's often difficult for me to express myself > really well. Please note that regarding the mentioned bug, I was > never the type of customer who complains repeatedly if some feature is > not fixed immediately. In fact, given that you are often bombarded > with support questions here on this high-traffic forum, I have > remained very patient after reporting the bug in January and I will > continue to do so, as I know very well that you are working hard on a > lot of things. Which I appreciate a lot! > > Also please note, that no one, I repeat no one, is blaming you for > shortcomings of the IQFeed API. You are not the one who is expected > to fix the problems DTN/IQFeed is actually responsible for! > > On the other hand, this data mixup bug does clearly not look like a > bug of the IQFeed API. It looks as if access to one of your > container data structures which associates ticker symbols with time > series gets corrupted when there is access not only from > Amibroker's normal charting but in addition to that also concurrent > access from the auto analysis feature (in daily timeframe mode). > > Yes, of course, it cannot be ruled out that this (mis-)behavior is > eventually caused by the IQFeed API, but it clearly looks as if the > access to a container datastructure within Amibroker's IQFeed plugin > has a bug. So the question whether you have ever tested it and looked > at your code is absolutely justified. > > If you cannot take such kind of question or take it as accusation, you > have a strange understanding of software quality. (Yes, this is now an > accusation, but friendly accusation, and I suppose that you have a > strong personality and are an excellent programmer, so I believe > that you can take it, but maybe I'm absolutely wrong here). > > Beyond that, as far as your IQFeed plugin is concerned, you are the > only person who is able to build a debug version which writes detailed > information to a logfile. Anyone else can just to do black box > instead of white box testing. > > > --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > yes, a lot of users are generally interested in alternatives to pricey >> > eSignal. Unfortunately it appears that TJ himself is not interested >> > much in alternatives. Otherwise I simply do not understand why he >> > always stayed suspiciously quiet when the bug was mentioned here on >> > this list and does not fix it. >> >> I am getting sick of such accusations. If I were not interested in > alternatives >> how come that there are so many of them implemented > http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_quotes.html ? >> How come that I deliver all plugins for free (except for QCharts but > that's different story) >> - hiding you from huge costs involved in developing such plugins. >> >> Go login onto IQFeed message board and see how many critical bugs > were reported >> by VARIOUS developers. >> >> I have spent months trying to make sense out of IQFeed buggy feed. >> I have spent less than a 1/4 of that time to implement eSignal. >> >> This speaks for itself. >> It is not my fault or my "lack of interest". It is IQFeed fault that > their feed is buggy and incomplete >> (how many years we have asked for seconds resolution in the feed and > pre/afterhours backfill). >> >> Yes their released new version recently and again they promise that > they fixed problems >> now. I will check that, but I heard this promise lots of times > already and in previous >> years they simply failed to deliver. >> >> AmiBroker has OPEN AND FREE API (opposite to most data vendors APIs) >> DTN/IQFeed is free to write their own plugin for AmiBroker if they > think their feed is >> next best thing since sliced bread. >> >> Best regards, >> Tomasz Janeczko >> amibroker.com >> > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com For other support material please check also: http://www.amibroker.com/support.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
