No OLE can't start stop the plugin - you'll have to use some api's for killing it. Doesn't AB autostart the plugin? Its the killing it that will be tuff.
Hope you find a simpler way. d On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Herman <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think OLE calling the Exploration will restart the plugin... or > can OLE stop/start the eSignal pugin? > > > I am already, stopping the Exploration (Cancel), save All, copy all tickers > filled to a watchlist that is excluded from the scan, before continuing. > > > I haven't lost any data so far. > > > There has to be a simple solution... > > > herman > > > > Thursday, December 11, 2008, 12:56:20 PM, you wrote: > > > > > > That's the question of the day. I doubt you'll be able to detect it within > AB. > > > > Idea 1: Split up your exploration into smaller pieces and drive it with > OLE. > > > > Idea 2: Use another external program / Jscript to look at file dates in the > Database directory and if nothing has changed in x mins. Kill the whole > exploration / plugin mess and start it again at a point where the > backfilling stopped. > > > > I'm afraid its going to be a messy solution.. > > > > d > > > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Herman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes, the progress bar in the explorer freezes, that is how i detect it has > stopped. Plugin Status stays green. The eSignal downloader reports all OK. > Internet is working because I can browse and email normally. > > > hhmmm, how do you detect that the plugin has stalled? > > > h > > > > Thursday, December 11, 2008, 12:36:28 PM, you wrote: > > > > > > does it freeze up your Exploration? IE can you detect in the AFL that the > plugin has stalled? > > > > d > > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Herman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I use an exploration to backfill eSignal minute-DB of about 2200 tickers. > Sometime this works fine however more often than not it backfills a few > hundred tickers and then stops. I can restart it by simply shutting down the > AB plugin and restarting it, however this requires me to be at the computer > and I refer to do the backfill during the night. > > > Can setting "run every" to 15 minutes or so be used to restart the plugin? > > > Anyone have this problem and figure out the fix? > > > Thanks, > > herman > > > > > > > >
