New IB Features

[inCom]

Quote from dcraig:

If 'light' is a virtue, and I agree in general it is a good thing, you want no TWS at all and no local intermediary server. The application binds or links to the API lib which connects directly to the the IB servers. In the best of worlds I would much prefer this.

Yes, that would be the best thing to do. No more need to click 'Ok' on TWS dialogs, either manually or through any other software monitors, more free memory and, maybe more important, a better general sense of 'things that work as they should', of 'right done'.

If IB doesn't want to provide its protocols, well, who needs them? They could just provide an object API library that includes all the communication software with their servers. It could also be done in a way to remain perfectly compatible with present interfaces and absolutely no need to change a comma in your app, just relinking.

But this all seems like a dream to me, at least for the near future.

-GS

 

[j1900q]

how do i pm dave?
thanks
Keith

 

[dcraig]

Quote from inCom:

No more need to click 'Ok' on TWS dialogs

You don't need to do this anymore.

Have a look at Configure->API->Trusted IP Addresses.

You can set a list of client IP addresses from which connections are accepted without manual confirmation.

 

[inCom]

Quote from dcraig:

You don't need to do this anymore.

Have a look at Configure->API->Trusted IP Addresses.

You can set a list of client IP addresses from which connections are accepted without manual confirmation.

Just done. That's really useful, thank you dcraig, I had missed that. Do you know if this prevents *all* dialogs to come up and stop the TWS's normal operation unless you clic 'Ok' or is it just for the connection? I ask because I'm presently still using TWSStart to achieve full automation.

-GS

 

[dcraig]

Quote from inCom:

Just done. That's really useful, thank you dcraig, I had missed that. Do you know if this prevents *all* dialogs to come up and stop the TWS's normal operation unless you clic 'Ok' or is it just for the connection? I ask because I'm presently still using TWSStart to achieve full automation.

-GS

Just for accepting client connection requests, I believe.

 

[IBsoft]

Quote from inCom:

Just done. That's really useful, thank you dcraig, I had missed that. Do you know if this prevents *all* dialogs to come up and stop the TWS's normal operation unless you clic 'Ok' or is it just for the connection? I ask because I'm presently still using TWSStart to achieve full automation.

-GS

Please let me know what other pop-ups still show up. Thanks.

 

[inCom]

Quote from IBsoft:

Please let me know what other pop-ups still show up. Thanks.

In this moment I can't say which one, I really don't remember to have seen any recently. But I do remember that in past releases of TWS there were several, even showing in response to API events or non-executable orders, and that would block the TWS unless you closed the popup.

So, please let me know if this issue has been totally resolved in last releases of TWS, because I couldn't see that reported in the release notes. It could be my fault, of course.

For my part, I'll report should I notice any other popup.

Thank you for your reply.

-GS

 

[BlueHorseshoe]

I think TWS should come equipped with a cup holder - real space-age like, kine-like you find in the latest model SUVs.

Dude, where else we gonna put the Java, or whatever magic juice we're drinkin'??


Blue

Oh wait, that would require postage. Nevermind ....

 

[dcraig]

Quote from inCom:

In this moment I can't say which one, I really don't remember to have seen any recently. But I do remember that in past releases of TWS there were several, even showing in response to API events or non-executable orders, and that would block the TWS unless you closed the popup.

So, please let me know if this issue has been totally resolved in last releases of TWS, because I couldn't see that reported in the release notes. It could be my fault, of course.

For my part, I'll report should I notice any other popup.

Thank you for your reply.

-GS

This is just from memory so I may only have part of the story, but I think there is an issue if an app via the API attempts to attach a trailing stop to a limit order that has already been filled.

 

[EdgeHunter]

Quote from IBsoft:

Please let me know... "

Hi IBsoft...

My TWS works fine but when i keep a market depth screen for ES emini open all day it freezes up (stops working) a number of times (8 times yesterday) and i have to restart it...

I do not have a complex TWS... no charts... no api... no DDE... no book trader or external DOM... only 5 fields up with quotes showing (very little)... my cpu is not topping out since i watch it all day with a software utility and i have P4 3.0 and 1GB of ram of good PC power...

Is there anything i can tweak or do to keep it from freezing so i have to restart it all day... major annoying ...

thanks



cj


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