IB API disables TWS UI?

Louis C: Hello, this is Louis. How may I help you?
ME: Hi Louis, Are you aware that API connections are causing TWS to freeze?
Louis C: not at this moment...
Louis C: are you able to use TWS to login?
ME: Apparently this started around 7:00 pm est
ME: I can log in but the minute my API software connects to TWS everything freezes and I can only close TWS through task manager, I am not the only one having the problem. Go to http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1883044#post1883044 and you will see many post with the same problem
Louis C: ok, let me check with the programmers...
ME: Thanks
Louis C: while i;m checking with programmers, you want to stay online or i get back to you?
ME: Can you email me when you hear back?
Louis C: sure, will do
ME: Thanks, Good Night.
Louis C: welcome. have a good one

 

TWS just freezes when Ensign or Quotetracker connects.

 

Just reporting that i am experiencing the same problem.

And i tot it was my charting app or java or TWS.

Bloody hell, wasted time re-installing them.

thank goodness for ET, i realised that i am not alone.

lets keep this post updated with the latest info.

thanks

 

Can;t connect to IB's website - might be a while...

 

I have the same problem but it did not begin until about 4:50 pm today.

 

Having the same problem here. TWS freezes after I connect to Ensign. I tried updating TWS (before I checked ET, stupid me), but it couldn't connect. Can't connect to IB website either.

Taiwan is going to miss me tonight. :-(

 

Same problem here. Also market depth requests into button trader no longer work. Also just started happening for me today.

 

They just opened a ticket for me and asked for my log file, i emailed it because their website seems to be down

I would guess that a new version of TWS is coming out in the next couple of days, there are always problems pre release. They already have a new version of the web based trader, they now need to update the stand alone.

 

Initially i thought it was due to me upgrading last night. I had tried to downgrade today after entirely deleting my jts directory but it had made no difference - same problem.

 

I use BookTrader for my order submission interface, so I only need to connect externally for charting.

Anybody dare to trade using IB's charts?

LOL