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[amibroker] Re: IB Backfill



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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 amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "J. Biran" <jbiran@xxx> 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: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf
> Of Tomasz Janeczko
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 2:59 AM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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:talcamo@...> talcamo@xxx>
> 
> To: < <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 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:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> "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:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> "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:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> >> On Behalf
> >> > Of murthysuresh
> >> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 12:32 PM
> >> > To:  <mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > 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:amibroker@xxxxxxxxx> amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <
> <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
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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