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Yes, I have the same problem with backfilling.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, James <jamesmemphis@xxx> wrote:
>
> I am currently trying to backfill 1 day of data for 6CZ8-GLOBEX-
FUT. It has been running for over two hours and the Plugin Status
window says:
> Connected OK
> Backfilling (#18) 6CZ8-GLOBEX-FUT (1/1)
>
> No throttling messages to my knowledge. It is streaming fine from
the moment I clicked on the symbol, but the overnight history is
missing.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tomasz Janeczko <groups@xxx>
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:48:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a
fix? I don't think so!
>
>
> Hello,
>
> The fix was required because recent TWS started to REJECT
> backfill requests with same requestID but different start/end times.
> Pre-1.8.0 versions used same requestID for ONE symbol in order
> to backfill more than 5 days for one symbol.
> But new TWS simply rejects it with error code.
> So new (1.8.0) uses continuously increasing requests IDs for
> each subsequent backfill request and this is actually the only
> way to get backfill longer than 5 days working with newest TWS.
> It works fine on my end and from the feedback I received in a
couple of days,
> it works for others too better than 1.7.0
>
> Error 162 is "Historical market Data Service error message."
>
> It means that something is wrong on TWS/IB end (i.e. with their
historical server).
> You may be not connected or you may be facing IB throttling.
>
> As I wrote many times on this list TWS has *fixed* limit of 1
backfill at a time.
> It can not be worked around. This is hardcoded in TWS.
>
> Therefore you need to ask for data once at a time.
>
> Best procedure is as to run AB before market open, put the symbols
you need
> into Real-time QUote window, click with RIGHT mouse button over
plugin status
> window and select "Backfill All RTQ symbols", this will step
through all
> rt quote window symbols once at a time at backfill them all.
> If you experience problems with pacing violation you may also go to
File->Database Settings,
> click "Configure" and turn OFF "automatic backfill on first data
access".
>
> As written here:
> http://www.amibroke r.com/ib. html
>
> If you switch "automatic backfill on first data access" option off,
you will still be able to backfill data for current symbol or all
symbols in real-time quote window list usign appropriate menu options
from plugin status menu.
>
> Backfill Current option allows to force backfill of currently
selected symbol, while Backfill All RTQ 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: "Barry Scarborough" <razzbarry@xxxxxxxxx .us>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxx ps.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:30 AM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: IB plugin 1.8.0 released - This is a fix?
I don't think so!
> > Tomasz I think there is a problem.
> >
> > I added this dll and it hung up on the first symbol it tried to
back
> > fill, AA. I tried to cancel back fill and I got a 162 error
message
> > and that would not go away. After about 3 minutes I shutdown and
> > reconnected IB. The 162 message went away and AB went to the next
> > symbol to download, AIG. That says backfilling( #4) AIG (1/1) and
that
> > keeps flashing about once a second but never back fills the
symbol
> > and never advances to the next symbol in the list. AIG is the
second
> > symbol in the list. After a while I get an error from TWS that I
had
> > reached the throttling error on attempting to back fill AIG. Well
> > when it started up it started backfilling the symbol displayed on
the
> > chart, TFZ8 and says it is #6 and flashed at one second
intervals,
> > never backfills as the status continually says Connected OK.
> >
> > I have a formula that uses foreign to plot all the symbols in my
data
> > base so I don't have to worry about back filling except on
startup. I
> > stopped that, shut AB down and restarted it and it now says
> > Backfilling( #1) AIG (1/1) with the one second flash telling me
it
> > connected OK.
> >
> > I installed the plugin with TWS running. So I shut AB down, and
> > started again this time with the old DLL, 1.6.8.0. Same thing. So
I
> > shut AB and TWS down and replaced the old with the new DLL and
stated
> > it up again. All worked well until I stared the formula above. It
> > hung on the symbol it was downloading and kept flashing until the
> > throttling error. At this point I shut AB down and started it
again
> > and not it is hung backfilling the chart symbol. I shut down TWS
and
> > restarted it and it did the same thing.
> >
> > OK Now I am back to where I started. 1.6.8.0 installed and TWS
> > restarted. Guess what. As long as I don't start my formula to
plot
> > all the symbols it will back fill as I click on the symbol. But
when
> > I start my formula it hangs. What was working before I tried to
use
> > DLL 1.8.0 no longer works. I would think getting it back to where
it
> > was before using the new DLL would fix the problem but it seems
like
> > that isn't the case. I can back fill some tickers but when I hit
the
> > more complex ones, like COMP-NASDAQ- IND it starts with the one
minute
> > flashing.
> >
> > What is going on? Me thinks there is a bug somewhere. Do you have
any
> > idea where? I am using AB 4.90.5. TWS 887.2 and JAVA 1.6.0_07. It
> > worked all day and not it is broke. I guess the old adage
applies, if
> > it ain't broke don't fix it.
> >
> > HELP,
> > Barry
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx ps.com, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> http://www.amibroke r.com/devlog/ 2008/10/15/ interactive-
brokers-tws-
> > plugin-version- 180/
> >>
> >> A new Interactive Brokers TWS data plugin version 1.8.0 is
released
> > now.
> >>
> >> This version fixes "Duplicate ticker ID for API historical Data
> > query" error that occurred sometimes with newest TWS version.
> >>
> >> It is available for download from:
> >> http://www.amibroke r.com/bin/ ib180/IB. dll
> >>
> >> (to be copied to Plugins subfolder, replacing old version)
> >>
> >> Installation instructions can be found here:
> >> http://www.amibroke r.com/ib. html
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Tomasz Janeczko
> >> amibroker.com
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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