Hello Tom Referring to the link you posted, do I need to download one of those DLL in the History section of that page? I bought Amibroker sometimes in Sept 08.
--- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko \(groups\)" <gro...@...> wrote: > > Hello, > > Something is wrong with your setup. > IB can stream all the day and update charts without problem. > > What is limited is BACKFILL, there is only ONE backfill running at one time > allowed by IB and there can be only 60 requests in any 5 minute period > (that accounts for one backfill per 10 seconds). > One backfill means 5-day period only. > If you backfill more than 5 days, longer period is divided into 5-day chunks. > > And of course you need to have registered version of AmiBroker > to have your data SAVED in your database. > > Read in detail > http://www.amibroker.com/ib.html > > Especially the ENDING part about backfill and selecting backfill length > You should select 5-day backfill length if you want speedier backfills. > And only backfill longer when you set up the database for a VERY FIRST time. > > Best regards, > Tomasz Janeczko > amibroker.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pifouxl" <pfgril...@...> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:50 AM > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Interactive Broker real-time quotes & Amibroker > > > > --- In [email protected], "louies88" <Louies88@> wrote: > >> > >> Hello All > >> > >> I hooked up the IB w/ Amibroker for real-time quotes. Although the quotes > >> are coming in great, the charts aren't. It is > >> EXCRUCIATINGLY long to get the chart updated, especially if I have more > >> than 5 charts. I'm trading forex, but trying to get > >> equity, futures, and forex quotes all at the same time. What normally > >> happens is that the chart (just one) is updating (1-minute > >> time frame) for about 10 seconds then stops. A little message pops up > >> telling me that it (IB servers ...I suppose) needs to > >> reload or something like that. And the time that it takes is roughly 120 > >> seconds. Once that done, I would get another 5 to 10 > >> seconds of updating. The cycle begins again. I follow about 5 forex pairs > >> and never get all the charts update successfully. > >> Another thing....If I ever skip a day or two w/o updating the charts, the > >> next time that I connect to IB w/ AB all my charts are > >> "broken." That is, they have "holes" all over the place, indicating that > >> some of the charts are not updating. And this happens > >> regardless of the time frame. Whether that is in minute or hourly charts. > >> > >> My question is this: I wonder if I had it set up correctly? I followed the > >> instruction from AB pretty closely. The instructions > >> are straight forward. But the charts are not updating quick enough. It > >> seems to me that something is holding it back. Maybe a > >> incompatibility issue? Anyway, if any of you here have some experience in > >> setting this up and getting decent chart updates, > >> please let me know. I surely appreciate that. > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> > > Hi Louies, > > I had a similar experience - tick chart are the worst, and I understand > > this is due to how IB manages (ie aggregates) the data. > > As for back-fill, unless IB runs all the time, the charts won't be updated, > > resulting in gaps in the data. > > Sadly, you may have consider eSignal or another data provider. If you want > > real-time data, hard to find anything for less than a > > couple of hundred dollars per month for a reasonable basket of markets. > > I found a lot of literature on this topic on the web - google AB and IB - > > and it will explain it in a lot more detail. > > Cheers, P-F > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > > This group is for the discussion between users only. > > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > > > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
