known issue. backfill sucks on IB. i use Ib regularly on forex. i keep backfill to 1 day. sometimes to 5 days.
--- In [email protected], "polomorabe" <polom...@...> wrote: > > Hello, > > Although a reasonable long-term user of AB, I've just recently started using > it with IB to display realtime data and charts. > > The software versions I'm using are: > Amibroker: 5.20 > IB Plugin: 2.0.2 > > My backfill period is set to 30 days (I don't think that the 180 days option > is working). > > The problems I've seen are: > > - If a period has elapsed since a symbol has last been accessed and updated > in Amibroker, the backfill only works for the current day. This means that > data holes are introduced into the displayed data. I can usually fix this by > deleting the symbol, stopping and restarting Amibroker, and reentering the > symbol. > > - For new symbols, sometime only a few bars of the current day are brought > into Amibroker. I haven't been able to find a workaround for this. > > I'm reluctant to install the latest beta version of Amibroker, because of the > change to the database format, and would prefer to wait to the next official > release. Will this likely fix the issue? I searched this board before > posting, but didn't find these issues discussed. > > Is there a logfile for the IB plugin? I noticed a logfile in the installation > for eSignal, even though I don't use eSignal. > > Many thanks, > Paul >
