IB - Booktrader 906 no more single click!

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by atrocious, Jun 14, 2010.

  1. I am also trying to get the IBController to work (willing to take what I can) and I get this error when I double click on IBController

    "Jave Virtual Machine Lancher" = name of child window popup

    "Failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute from c:\Jts\IBController\IBController.jar"

    Any help would be super great. You guys have done a wonderful job with the workaround. I am hoping to be able to use it again with my new computer

    Thanks
     
    #301     Mar 11, 2011
  2. It seems that I can get the 32 bit version to work sometimes.

    after clicking an order and getting the confirmation popup once and I click confirm it will do it on that one and only one book trader.

    if i open up another book trader it stops working

    some more info, I have two video cards giving me quad monitors (not sure if that should matter as it worked with xp64 that way but thought i would include the info)

    Thanks

    Robert




     
    #302     Mar 11, 2011
  3. JackR

    JackR

    Robert:

    Don't know what Enterprise Win 7 64 bit is but I'm running under Win 7 Professional 64 bit. Here is where things are:

    Java (1.6_24) is under C:\Program Files\ Java\jre6
    IB Controller is under C:\IB Controller
    TWS is under C:\JTS
    Desktop shortcut to launch TWS under IBController [Properties\Target] = C:\IBController\IBControllerStart.bat

    Batch file =
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\java.exe {... removed some java tweaks here that do not affect test operation...} -cp C:\JTS\jts.jar;C:\JTS\pluginsupport.jar;C:\JTS\jcommon-1.0.12.jar;C:\JTS\jfreechart-1.0.9.jar;C:\JTS\jhall.jar;C:\JTS\other.jar;C:\JTS\rss.jar;C:\JTS\hsqldb.jar;C:\IBController\IBController.jar ibcontroller.IBController IBController.ini

    TWS, Java, and IBC installed by default as 64 bit. Copied the batch file from my old machine when I moved it a few months back. Added the special\modified "auto-click" jar file. I assume you moved\installed the asterix modified jar to your new machine. I've messed with IB Controller over the years to avoid the TWS timeout so I've embedded the paths as you see above. No longer sure what the defaults are.

    I reopened and ran TWS today after the close using the above batch file, not my normal batch file. Everything loaded and Booktrader responded based on a single click.

    I hope this helps. PM if you need clarification.

    Jack
     
    #303     Mar 11, 2011
  4. i have the same problem as Robert.

    i went from vista 64 bit to Ultimate 32 bit, and single click no longer works.
     
    #304     Mar 14, 2011
  5. I was able to get the IBController to work THANKS JACK !!

    but i get an error a lot and it freezes up TWS

    java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen
    09:44:44:69 AWT-EventQueue - 0: Error


    It also seems to have other errors but it keeps scrolling up so I have not been able to capture it. But this out of mem error keeps printing in the black command box over and over

    pool-3-thread-1:Query for leg liquid hours failed

    AWI-EventQueue-0: Error: could not get market rule for 86268225/smart
     
    #305     Apr 25, 2011
  6. davez

    davez

    Your idea would be ideal, dont.

    In the order confirmation popup, the default button is 'Cancel'. So when that popup is open, keying 'enter' would cancel the order. I suggested to IB that they make the 'Transmit' button the default, then with one hand on the keyboard, and one on the mouse I could Click and Enter for an almost instant order, but IB would not do that either.

    Another solution I suggested would be if instant orders executed from the TWS main page would appear in BookTrader, but no action on that either. It doesn't seem like IB has made any effort at all to create a workaround.

    Strange though, about 1 of every 4 orders I enter is executing immediately in BT, and I can't find a pattern as to why/when it happens.

    davez
     
    #306     Apr 25, 2011
  7. You can still create a button in BT with immediate execution.
    I have been using this all the time.
     
    #307     Apr 25, 2011
  8. JackR

    JackR

    Pescador:

    Is the button in the DOM (ladder) or up above the Quote Panel?

    Jack
     
    #308     Apr 25, 2011
  9. davez

    davez

    Thanks for the reply, Pescador. Buttons in BT is what I've used for years (though sometimes BT hotkeys) but for months now those buttons (and BT hotkeys) trigger the popup confirmation window. In my buttons setup, I did before and still do have the 'instant order execution' box checked, but despite that - the popup. My button orders simultaneously create bracket orders, and even to move those - the popup.

    I am amazed that yours will immediately execute. Did you re-create them recently, or have any idea why yours are still working?

    davez
     
    #309     Apr 25, 2011
  10. davez

    davez

    My buttons are under the Quote Panel and above the ladder. I did not know there was a choice.
    davez
     
    #310     Apr 25, 2011