AW: twsapi: let's do it right
Richard, on one hand I agree with you.
One the other hand, there a lot?s of frustrating things:
When I became and IB customer, they (the swiss IB guys) told me that the API
was finished and not beta.
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Marcus Jellinghaus
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let's do it right
Aloha,
I don't work for IB, I'm just a mostly satisfied customer.
This is just a reminder, that the TWS API is still very new and
in beta. That means bugs are to be expected.
The current code may
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Richard Foulk <richard@...>
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#491
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Re: Using IB Excel DDE
price and size events DO NOT fire concurrently...if you attempt to
craft a TOS display or a technical from the data, it will be
eroneous.
There are threads on the board that point out what is wrong
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marinindextrader <marinindextrader@...>
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Re: Newbie VB IB Question
a
Cancel using the same id number you used to create it.
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grozzie2
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Newbie VB IB Question
In the "PlacingOrders" example in the Files section of this Group, a
variable is created called "NewID" whenever an order is placed.
Lets say I've placed an order and now want to cancel or modify
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m_c_a98 <m_c_a98@...>
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Using IB Excel DDE
Just started working with IB's Excel DDE file. So far I've got it
working in excel using their twsdde.xls file. My question is, can I
create a sheet for each symbol and have the time and sale data
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aussiedavid2002
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Re: twsapi: new here
More C++ !
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Shawn Jones2 <shawnjones2@...>
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Re: twsapi: new here
local
I thought only the local host "127.0.0.1" is supported for now, from
IB's source code. Is this not the case any more?
-weidong
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zhao_weidong
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Re: twsapi: new here Newbie question
The actual api is defined as a series of data strings to pass thru
the TCP socket. The wrapper is a bunch of code with various entry
points that provide functions such as 'place order' etc.
A call
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grozzie2
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Re: twsapi: new here Newbie question
What is a Wrapper?
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marinindextrader <marinindextrader@...>
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Re: twsapi: new here
following:
change, but
Thank you VERY much. I did a quick recompile of the
c++ wrappers (found the code, didn't even realize it
was there), and have same problems as I did before,
but, it's pretty
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grozzie2
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Re: TWS API and Operating Systems
I think your question points more to API (SubClassing and Hooking)
calls to the system and which OS is better for that.
You would have to ask a more experienced programmer if one OS is
favored over
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marinindextrader <marinindextrader@...>
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Re: TWS API and Operating Systems
Scott
thanks for your quick reply. If I may explore a little further, my
question is specifically related to XP vs. Win2000 as it relates to
EXCEL/TWS API DDE connection. Do you have a preference
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fmoslehi
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Re: twsapi: new here
--- In twsapi@y..., "grozzie2" <grozzie2@y...> wrote:
"I think i broke the ice, and the c/c++ folks are speaking up now :)
It looks to me like there's 2 main focus groups looking at the TWS
api.
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marinindextrader <marinindextrader@...>
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Re: TWS API and Operating Systems
I use 2000 on my network, and so far, of all the Windows OS's, I like
it best. Keeps on ticking, networking is a snap.
I think XP is pretty consumer oriented. I have it on my laptop and
don't like
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marinindextrader <marinindextrader@...>
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TWS API and Operating Systems
I've managed to get the EXCEL/DDE/TWS API to work under Windows NT
4.0. I've been thinking about upgrading my system and my OS choices
are Windows XP or Windows 2000. Is there a preference for
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fmoslehi
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Re: twsapi: new here
My answer right now is that closing the socket and opening a new one will work. I guess I should have said that the error is fatal *for the current connection*.
I have aborted many times while
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Nick <nickrbox@...>
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Re: edemo error...
with
Getting same here trying to place orders on
futures contracts.
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grozzie2
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cdemo account
Hi,
I wrote a VB program to interface NeuroShell DayTrader Pro to IB.
I'd like to test it on the cdemo account.
Has anyone done that before?
Is it possible to fully test an interface using the demo
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bruno_v_2000 <no_reply@...>
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Re: twsapi: new here
uses a
incomplete
can
Now here is the real question, and if you have the answer, it'll save
a lot of digging and trial/error on my part.
Is the error truely fatal, ie application must totally
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grozzie2
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