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[amibroker] Re: ZG backfill does not work



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Sorry Tomasz, I keep forgetting to set the num bars in the data base. 
I changed it to 100000 and it back filled many days, back to 7/24. I 
should have known when ER2 didn't backfill on this new db. It does on 
my other databases.

Thanks,
Barry

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx> 
wrote:
>
> AFAIK there is a limit of 2000 bars in IB in 1-second mode that is 
also used by 5-second.
> Other than that, you should be getting multiple-day backfill 
normally, if only
> there are enough "number of bars" in File->Database Settings
> http://www.amibroker.com/video/ib.html
> 
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Barry Scarborough" <razzbarry@xxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:11 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] ZG backfill does not work
> 
> 
> > Is anyone able to backfill data for the ZG contract using IB 
data? It 
> > works fine live but it will only backfill part of a day. On a 5 
second 
> > database it will only backfill a few hours. On a minute database 
it 
> > back fills to 1:59 PM yesterday, less than one day. I have the 
backfill 
> > set to 30 days but that does not seem to work. On the 5 second 
database 
> > all it will allow me to select is minimum.
> > 
> > I added QM and it will backfill 8/13, 8/14 and 8/28 and will not 
> > backfill minute data today prior to when I added the symbol. This 
is 
> > really weird.
> > 
> > I added ER2 and it backfills 1 minute to midnight today and back 
to 
> > 8/28 at 3:43 PM. 
> > 
> > So what gives with backfill? I am in the simulated account but I 
> > thought I could back fill more data than that. Then I got a 
stupid 
> > pacing error trying to backfill three symbols. 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Barry
> > 
> > 
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