I've had no trouble with IB at all... In which version of the platform has this new problem (the repeating ID problem) occurred?
----- Original Message ----- From: "scourt2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 6:17 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a fix? I don't think so! > > Ed, > > I am using eSignal 8.0 rc2 charting / datafeed with IB as my broker. > It has been rock solid throughout all of this volatility. > > Version 10.x of eSignal charting is still a mess. There's data lags > galore there. Someone did their best and brightest to mess that > version cycle up but good. > > I would assume that the Amibroker real-time front-end charting with > an eSignal data backend is very solid too. It's just that I only > use Amibroker for research purposes. > > > --- In [email protected], "Ed Fast" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> For what it is worth, I do not know of any platform that is > performing >> reliably. The Trade Station people are screaming about lock ups, > The Ninja >> people the same. I think that the incredible volatility is just >> overwhelming the systems everywhere. If anyone has had a solid > reliable >> rock steady platform the last 2 weeks, I would like to hear about > it. >> >> >> >> Ed >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf >> Of James >> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:59 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a > fix? I >> don't think so! >> >> >> >> FWIW: I just went to the elitetrader message board > www.elitetrader.com to >> see if anyone was complaining. The board is pretty active and IB > monitors it >> or has in the past. This is the first thing I saw: >> >> >> >> >> <http://www.elitetrader.com/i/down.gif> >> >> Interactive Brokers >> >> >> >> treat <http://www.elitetrader.com/br/?action=view&R_FirmID=43> > customers >> like they're ex-boyfriends. unreliable platform. >> >> >> >> >> <http://www.elitetrader.com/i/down.gif> >> >> Interactive Brokers >> >> >> >> charts and <http://www.elitetrader.com/br/?action=view&R_FirmID=43> >> backfill useless >> >> >> >> >> <http://www.elitetrader.com/i/down.gif> >> >> Interactive Brokers >> >> >> >> HORRENDOUS <http://www.elitetrader.com/br/? > action=view&R_FirmID=43> SUPPORT >> - IB GET YOUR BACK FILL CORRECTED >> >> >> >> >> >> so maybe they will get the message. I hate IB, but I also hate to > change >> while I am in the middle of learning AB. Don't need anymore on my > plate. I >> think IB is the main platform that TJ has supported as far as a > plugins and >> automated trading. If TJ jumps ship, I'm going where he goes. > MFglobal seems >> to have some decent futures platforms but I don't think they clear > stocks so >> I guess that is out of the question. Too bad IB can't get their act >> together, because it is a wonderful concept to be able to trade all > these >> markets and instruments worldwide with one account and one platform. >> >> >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> From: Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:25:53 PM >> Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a > fix? I >> don't think so! >> >> Hi >> >> Same for me with ESZ8-GLOBEX- FUT. Hopeless!! >> >> >> >> Can anyone comment on using another live data supplier e.g. eSignal > and >> still use Amibroker to trade a Interactive Brokers account? Is this >> possible? >> >> >> >> Peter >> >> >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com <http://ps.com/> > [mailto:amibroker@ >> yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of James >> Sent: Saturday, 18 October 2008 7:09 a.m. >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com >> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a > fix? I >> don't think so! >> >> >> >> I am currently trying to backfill 1 day of data for 6CZ8-GLOBEX- > FUT. It has >> been running for over two hours and the Plugin Status window says: >> >> Connected OK >> >> Backfilling (#18) 6CZ8-GLOBEX- FUT (1/1) >> >> >> >> No throttling messages to my knowledge. It is streaming fine from > the moment >> I clicked on the symbol, but the overnight history is missing. >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> From: Tomasz Janeczko <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com >> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:48:17 AM >> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a > fix? I >> don't think so! >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> The fix was required because recent TWS started to REJECT >> >> backfill requests with same requestID but different start/end times. >> >> Pre-1.8.0 versions used same requestID for ONE symbol in order >> >> to backfill more than 5 days for one symbol. >> >> But new TWS simply rejects it with error code. >> >> So new (1.8.0) uses continuously increasing requests IDs for >> >> each subsequent backfill request and this is actually the only >> >> way to get backfill longer than 5 days working with newest TWS. >> >> It works fine on my end and from the feedback I received in a > couple of >> days, >> >> it works for others too better than 1.7.0 >> >> >> >> Error 162 is "Historical market Data Service error message." >> >> >> >> It means that something is wrong on TWS/IB end (i.e. with their > historical >> server). >> >> You may be not connected or you may be facing IB throttling. >> >> >> >> As I wrote many times on this list TWS has *fixed* limit of 1 > backfill at a >> time. >> >> It can not be worked around. This is hardcoded in TWS. >> >> >> >> Therefore you need to ask for data once at a time. >> >> >> >> Best procedure is as to run AB before market open, put the symbols > you need >> >> into Real-time QUote window, click with RIGHT mouse button over > plugin >> status >> >> window and select "Backfill All RTQ symbols", this will step > through all >> >> rt quote window symbols once at a time at backfill them all. >> >> If you experience problems with pacing violation you may also go to >> File->Database Settings, >> >> click "Configure" and turn OFF "automatic backfill on first data > access". >> >> >> >> As written here: >> >> <http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html> http://www.amibroke r.com/ib. > html >> >> >> >> If you switch "automatic backfill on first data access" option off, > you will >> still be able to backfill data for current symbol or all symbols in >> real-time quote window list usign appropriate menu options from > plugin >> status menu. >> >> >> >> Backfill Current option allows to force backfill of currently > selected >> symbol, while Backfill All RTQ 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 <http://amibroker.com/> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Barry Scarborough" < <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] .us> >> >> To: < <mailto:[email protected]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com> >> >> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:30 AM >> >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a fix? > I don't >> think so! >> >> >> >> > Tomasz I think there is a problem. >> > >> > I added this dll and it hung up on the first symbol it tried to > back >> > fill, AA. I tried to cancel back fill and I got a 162 error > message >> > and that would not go away. After about 3 minutes I shutdown and >> > reconnected IB. The 162 message went away and AB went to the next >> > symbol to download, AIG. That says backfilling( #4) AIG (1/1) and > that >> > keeps flashing about once a second but never back fills the > symbol >> > and never advances to the next symbol in the list. AIG is the > second >> > symbol in the list. After a while I get an error from TWS that I > had >> > reached the throttling error on attempting to back fill AIG. Well >> > when it started up it started backfilling the symbol displayed on > the >> > chart, TFZ8 and says it is #6 and flashed at one second > intervals, >> > never backfills as the status continually says Connected OK. >> > >> > I have a formula that uses foreign to plot all the symbols in my > data >> > base so I don't have to worry about back filling except on > startup. I >> > stopped that, shut AB down and restarted it and it now says >> > Backfilling( #1) AIG (1/1) with the one second flash telling me > it >> > connected OK. >> > >> > I installed the plugin with TWS running. So I shut AB down, and >> > started again this time with the old DLL, 1.6.8.0. Same thing. So > I >> > shut AB and TWS down and replaced the old with the new DLL and > stated >> > it up again. All worked well until I stared the formula above. It >> > hung on the symbol it was downloading and kept flashing until the >> > throttling error. At this point I shut AB down and started it > again >> > and not it is hung backfilling the chart symbol. I shut down TWS > and >> > restarted it and it did the same thing. >> > >> > OK Now I am back to where I started. 1.6.8.0 installed and TWS >> > restarted. Guess what. As long as I don't start my formula to > plot >> > all the symbols it will back fill as I click on the symbol. But > when >> > I start my formula it hangs. What was working before I tried to > use >> > DLL 1.8.0 no longer works. I would think getting it back to where > it >> > was before using the new DLL would fix the problem but it seems > like >> > that isn't the case. I can back fill some tickers but when I hit > the >> > more complex ones, like COMP-NASDAQ- IND it starts with the one > minute >> > flashing. >> > >> > What is going on? Me thinks there is a bug somewhere. Do you have > any >> > idea where? I am using AB 4.90.5. TWS 887.2 and JAVA 1.6.0_07. It >> > worked all day and not it is broke. I guess the old adage > applies, if >> > it ain't broke don't fix it. >> > >> > HELP, >> > Barry >> > >> > --- In <mailto:[email protected]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ps.com, >> "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> <http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/2008/10/15/interactive-brokers- > tws> >> http://www.amibroke r.com/devlog/ 2008/10/15/ interactive- brokers- > tws- >> > plugin-version- 180/ >> >> >> >> A new Interactive Brokers TWS data plugin version 1.8.0 is > released >> > now. >> >> >> >> This version fixes "Duplicate ticker ID for API historical Data >> > query" error that occurred sometimes with newest TWS version. >> >> >> >> It is available for download from: >> >> <http://www.amibroker.com/bin/ib180/IB.dll> http://www.amibroke >> r.com/bin/ ib180/IB. dll >> >> >> >> (to be copied to Plugins subfolder, replacing old version) >> >> >> >> Installation instructions can be found here: >> >> <http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html> http://www.amibroke > r.com/ib. html >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Tomasz Janeczko >> >> amibroker.com >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------ --------- --------- ------ >> > >> > **** IMPORTANT **** >> > This group is for the discussion between users only. >> > This is *NOT* technical support channel. >> > >> > ************ ********* >> > TO GET TECHNICAL 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.amibroke > r.com/devlog/ >> > >> > For other support material please check also: >> > <http://www.amibroker.com/support.html> http://www.amibroke >> r.com/support. html >> > >> > ************ ********* ********* *** >> > Yahoo! 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