IB Gateway + SPY++

Xraptor · Jan 8, 2017

Guys, who know how can run IB Gateway using SPY++ (C#) typing a Login and a Password?

I ran "IB Gateway", I can see the windows: "IB Gateway" , but at the SPY++ I can't see elements, no buttons, no inputs, nothing!

Code:

Windows IB Gateway IntPtr = 14090A

Children handles are:
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currChild == IntPtr.Zero
================

ID button = 0

How right run "IB Gateway" using SPY++ or may be is other approach?

nonlinear5 · Jan 8, 2017

Xraptor said:
How right run "IB Gateway" using SPY++ or may be is other approach?

Are you attempting to reverse-engineer IB Gateway? Why? There may be a much simple solution for what you are trying to do, but it's not clear to me what the end goal is here.

Xraptor · Jan 8, 2017

No I try make kind of "Autostart IB Gateway", that would application can run the IB Gateway and enter "User Name" and "Password" and click on the button "Login"

nonlinear5 · Jan 8, 2017

Xraptor said:
No I try make kind of "Autostart IB Gateway", that would application can run the IB Gateway and enter "User Name" and "Password" and click on the button "Login"

There are already free apps for this, such as IB Controller:
https://github.com/ib-controller/ib-controller

southall · Jan 9, 2017

TWS and Gateway are written in java, the UI is java swing, which is drawing the buttons and inputs.

Xraptor · Jan 9, 2017

nonlinear5 said:
There are already free apps for this, such as IB Controller:
https://github.com/ib-controller/ib-controller

I saw it but me need on the C#

southall said:
TWS and Gateway are written in java, the UI is java swing, which is drawing the buttons and inputs.

Southall, how use it on c#. SPY++ doesn't understand the UI?

nonlinear5 · Jan 9, 2017

Xraptor said:
I saw it but me need on the C#

IB Controller runs as a binary. How does it matter if it's written in Java or C#?

southall · Jan 9, 2017

Java is already on your machine to run the Gateway so you should have no problems starting IBController.

Xraptor · Jan 9, 2017

One question: How make the autostart IB Gateway using C# (with or without SPY++)?

nonlinear5 · Jan 9, 2017

Xraptor said:
One question: How make the autostart IB Gateway using C# (with or without SPY++)?

We are going in circles now. IB Controller is open source. If you want your own C# version of IB Controller, feel free to code it yourself.