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Re: [amibroker] Re: IQFeed backfilling



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> Can we Amibroker IQFeed users expect an updated version of the 
> Amibroker IQFeed plugin, Thomasz?  

Yes. 

Yet I don't know exactly when.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tech917" <tech917@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 6:03 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: IQFeed backfilling


> Hello,
> 
> in the meantime DTN has officially released new versions of the 
> IQFeed API.  The current live release is IQFeed 4.0.0.2.  It is now 
> an official release and no longer in beta testing stage.
> 
> Apparently the backfill problem got finally fixed with the new API 
> version.  
> 
> Can we Amibroker IQFeed users expect an updated version of the 
> Amibroker IQFeed plugin, Thomasz?  
> 
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx> 
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> 
>> IQFeed recently released a new version of API (beta) that
>> is supposed to fix many issues present in previous versions.
>> 
>> We will see when I build a new version of the plugin using new API.
>> 
>> As for 
>> > Maybe Thomasz can explain why his IQFeed plugin triggers no 
> timeout 
>> > and doesn't attempt a retry.
>> 
>> well, you probably don't know it, but IQFeed's own Connection 
> manager tends to
>> lockup inside so, once one request blocks the other one made after 
> timeout
>> often hangs as well and retries do not help. The only thing that 
> help in such case
>> is restarting Windows.  And I have seen exactly the same problem 
> when running
>> IQFeed with QuoteTracker. It may occur less often because 
> QuoteTracker backfill
>> length is very limited - maximum 10 days (less data is requested 
> and request is less likely to fail)
>> compared to 120 days in AmiBroker.
>> 
>> As I wrote above IQFeed confirmed many issues and worked on fixing 
> them.
>> New IQFeed API promises some improvements - we will see.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Tomasz Janeczko
>> amibroker.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "tech917" <tech917@xxxx>
>> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 3:27 PM
>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: IQFeed backfilling
>> 
>> 
>> >I use IQFeed too and can confirm this problem.   When trying to 
>> > backfill data, Amibroker's IQFeed plugin often waits endlessly. 
>> > Because no timeout is triggered, the backfill process gets 
>> > effectively stopped.     It would be much better to attempt a 
> retry 
>> > if the plugin does get not a response from IQFeed within a 
> certain 
>> > time period, but I do not know whether this can be technically 
>> > implemented with the IQFeed API.   Maybe the problem arises from 
>> > limitations of the IQFeed API.  By comparison, however, 
> Quotetracker 
>> > appears to run much more smoothly with IQFeed! 
>> > 
>> > Maybe Thomasz can explain why his IQFeed plugin triggers no 
> timeout 
>> > and doesn't attempt a retry.
>> > 
>> > The problem is SERIOUS and makes Amibroker often almost useless 
> in 
>> > connection with IQFeed.    Nevertheless, the reason I keep an 
>> > DTN/IQFeed subscription is that IQFeed has a much higher symbol 
> limit 
>> > than eSignal.   
>> > 
>> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dicric_71" <richard@xxxx> 
> wrote:
>> >> Hello,
>> >> 
>> >> I have 2 main problems using IQFeed with AmiBroker. I run 
> auomatic
>> >> script (Scan)with Buy=Sell=0; using Wait for RT backfill On and 
> this
>> >> produce these 2 problems:
>> >> 
>> >> 1) procedure of scanning/backfilling is stopping several times. 
> It
>> >> means it backfill several symbols and then stops. No timeout 
>> > nothing,
>> >> just stops. Very often on index symbols (like DJUSAS.X DJUSRA.X 
> and 
>> > so
>> >> on), but when running on stocks only it stops several times too.
>> >> 
>> >> 2) I have huge problem to backfill Dow JOnes Index symbols. When 
> I
>> >> clear all quote files (delete them from directory), then 
> manually do
>> >> Force backfill for every symbol in my list, It backfills . But 
> when
>> >> then I restart AB and click to every DJ index symbol, quotes are
>> >> screwed , deleted and only few last days is shown.
>> >> 
>> >> I use these database settings: DTN IQFeed data plug-in, 15 
> Minute 
>> > base
>> >> interval, Enable local
>> >> 
>> >> Does anybody else having problems with backfilling/collecting 
>> > intraday
>> >> data from IQFeed ? Or similar issues with IQfeed ? What to do ?
>> >> And what does think AB support team ?
>> >> 
>> >> Thank you for replying,
>> >> Richard
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
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>> > 
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>> > 
>> > For other support material please check also:
>> > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>> > 
>> > 
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