IB TWS's forced upgrade (deadline 20061222)

Atlantic · Dec 15, 2006

Quote from isaac000:

The build 863 is less than 2 months old. oh boy...IB kills this baby pretty quick. IB says any build before 864 will be "desupported". What do they mean by desupported? Are they saying older version will still be allowed to run but IB will stop tech support for it? or they are saying older build of TWS won't be allowed to connect after 12/22/06? Is anyone clear on this?

those forced upgrades are a pain in the a$$ - pure and simple - absolutely inacceptable.

it's great that they add new features but if i'm once happy with a version i want to keep it - as long as possbile. one upgrade every two years or so would be enough.

Optionpro007 · Dec 15, 2006

Agree wholeheartedly.

Quote from gerry875:

those forced upgrades are a pain in the a$$ - pure and simple - absolutely inacceptable.

it's great that they add new features but if i'm once happy with a version i want to keep it - as long as possbile. one upgrade every two years or so would be enough.

Bob111 · Dec 15, 2006

make sure you backup(or just simply make copy) of whole entire folder(C:\Jts) by default, before upgrade, to save your current settings.
have no issues so far between settings on 858 and 864.

newbunch · Dec 15, 2006

Quote from gerry875:

those forced upgrades are a pain in the a$$ - pure and simple - absolutely inacceptable.

it's great that they add new features but if i'm once happy with a version i want to keep it - as long as possbile. one upgrade every two years or so would be enough.

Every time IB forces these upgrades, I look for alternatives. But I never find an acceptable replacement. I still wish IB would stop doing this...

Wayne Gibbous · Dec 15, 2006

Yes, the many TWS upgrades and the eventual forced ones are my only gripe against IB.

Traders are, as a whole, a very suspicious and practical lot IMHO. If something works and they are used to it and comfortable with it, why change? Certainly when it has to do with money and our livelihood, anyway.

Especially if they have absolutely no need for the new features, and would even rather see MANY LESS features. Keep it very simple and reliable? Yes!

Not that we wouldn't upgrade...eventually. But we want it to be on our own time!

Good trading to all.

Xenia · Dec 15, 2006

Quote from isaac000:
What do they mean by desupported ?

Means: TWS LOGIN REJECTED.

Hurricane · Dec 15, 2006

I'm sure it's a real balancing act for IB. On the one hand, traders are asking for TWS enhancements as soon as possible, so they need to frequently issue new releases. On the other hand, someone reports a problem from 10 releases ago. Maybe the problem doesn't exist on a later version. Or even if it does, fixing the problem without an upgrade requires software changes to all 10 releases.

Realistically, no software provider can manage this so you have to encourage/force upgrades from time to time.

Bob111 · Dec 15, 2006

Quote from Xenia:

Means: TWS LOGIN REJECTED.

Quote from kiwi_trader:

It means "if you have a problem with an earlier build you are on your own - you will be asked to upgrade to a supported build and resubmit the problem is it still exists."

I happily run 860.9 with no problems and no requirement for support (I also plan to keep windows Xp for quite a while).

i think kiwi was right about meaning of desupport. but wondering, why IB did not explain, what exactly they mean? not here, not on their website.
put the answer right on front page, after New Excel API Beginners Guide Now Available announcement. is it so hard?

larrybf · Dec 15, 2006

i am going to run version 860.9 until problems arise.....this build has been trouble free so far

Tums · Dec 15, 2006

Quote from Xenia:
Means: TWS LOGIN REJECTED.

Quote from kiwi_trader:
It means "if you have a problem with an earlier build you are on your own - you will be asked to upgrade to a supported build and resubmit the problem is it still exists."
I happily run 860.9 with no problems and no requirement for support (I also plan to keep windows Xp for quite a while).

Quote from Bob111:
i think kiwi was right about meaning of desupport. but wondering, why IB did not explain, what exactly they mean? not here, not on their website.
put the answer right on front page, after New Excel API Beginners Guide Now Available announcement. is it so hard?

it means if your order goes haywire, you are on your own.