on your Realtime Quote Screen, do you see the symbols flashing in yellow. If so, it is getting realtime data from IB. Atleast i see it in mine.
--- In [email protected], "J. Biran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I may have misunderstood the complaint below, but I believe that the last 2 > messages actually referred to the fact that > > AB does not READ or save the RT data of symbols that are not being viewed > (unless you run a scan on all the symbols.) > > IB (TWS) can not know which ticker I am looking at in AB. > > > > It is interesting how many times this subject comes up > > > > Joseph Biran > ____________________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Tomasz Janeczko > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 2:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: IB Backfill > > > > Hello, > > > > Did you read the manual? > > <http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_ib.html> > http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_ib.html > > > > Due to the limitations of TWS (only ONE backfill at a time and throttling > backfill request > > for 3 minutes every 40 requests) there is a special method of backfilling > all > > symbols implemented that steps through all symbols in RealTime Quote list > one symbol at a time > > (to address TWS limitation) that waits until previous symbol is backfilled > prior to starting new one. > > > > > > Backfill Current option allows to force backfill of currently selected > symbol, while Backfill All RT quote window symbols allow to force backfill > of all symbols listed in Real-Time Quote window. Backfill of multiple > symbols is performed sequentially (one at a time) due to limitations of TWS. > Best regards, > > > Tomasz Janeczko > amibroker.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tony" < <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 7:12 AM > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: IB Backfill > > > > > Hi, > > I find it really annoying as well that IB does not backfill > > automatically if you are not directly looking at the specific > > ticker. I do the following.... I open the automatic analysis form, > > then I check the run every box and change the default to be every > > one minute for every ticker in my intraday database (i only have > > 40). There is never a "pregnant pause" waiting for the backfill > > switching looking for a new ticker. Hope this helps. > > Tony > > > > --- In <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected], > "murthysuresh" <money@> wrote: > >> > >> put all the symbols in a watchlist and run a scan daily. you can > >> possibly mechanise it with batman and it will backfill it for you. > >> > >> --- In <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected], > "MountainTopTrader" > >> <mountaintoptrader@> wrote: > >> > > >> > The only way I get IB backfill to work is to double click on > > symbol > >> to > >> > display in chart. Otherwise, symbols in quote sheet will go > > weeks > >> without > >> > any backfill. Is there any way to get it to backfill all symbols > >> > automatically when connected? > >> > > >> > Earl > >> > > >> > _____ > >> > > >> > From: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> On Behalf > >> > Of murthysuresh > >> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 12:32 PM > >> > To: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > >> > Subject: [amibroker] Re: IB Backfill > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > <http://www.amibroke> http://www.amibroke < > <http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html> http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html> > > r.com/ib.html > >> > it will provide 30 days of backfill. but it is slow backfill > >> > --- In <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> mailto:amibroker% 40yahoogroups.com> > >> ps.com, > >> > "billbarack" <wbarack@> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > I believe that I remember someone saying you can get up to 30 > >> days RT > >> > > backfill from IB. Is this correct? or is EOD only? > >> > > > >> > > If so, how do you set it up. I played with the database > > settings > >> but > >> > > all I can get is about 3 hours of backfill on a 5 second Base > >> Time > >> > > Interval. > >> > > > >> > > Can someone explain how this all works. I haven't found my > >> answers in > >> > > the documentation yet but if it is there, please point me in > > the > >> > right > >> > > direction. > >> > > > >> > > Thanks, > >> > > > >> > > Bill > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > 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 NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > <http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > For other support material please check also: > > <http://www.amibroker.com/support.html> > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > (Yahoo! ID required) > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >
