Hoped someone on this board was using qpFeed and could comment on the problem listed below. Can I ask if there is a way to control the wait till backfill check box (it works the first time after starting AB but will not function when the exploration is run again) Thanks, Dan
--- In [email protected], "monitorit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For AB-qpFeed users a question. I'm having major problems with > getting intraday data (1 min bar db, 7400 bars, local data enabled) - > using Vista Home premium, AB 5.05pro, qpFeed 1.0.91 plug-in. Have > been working with this about a month using this db with only 40-50 > symbols (hi volume stocks/etfs and a few indexes) and no real > problems. First exploration with 'wait for backfill' checked took 6 > minutes, symbols stayed current. Just increased db to 126 symbols > and found at best I could keep the first 100 symbols going through > the exploration would update and remaining symbols would NOT update > to current. I could refresh these symbols to current but they would > not stay current even while the chart stayed on the screen. Anyone > using qpFeed - would appreciate your experience ?Ara, ?Kevin > Thanks, Dan > > > > > --- In [email protected], "gary" <gary@> wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I'd like to let you know the status of qpfeed, and make you aware > of some issues. > > > > As many of you know, Quotes Plus has been delivering end of day > data for many years, when the opportunity to get into the real time > market came up, I took it. > > > > We have contracted with Barchart.com - http://www.barchart.com/ - > to resell their real time feed. They have been delivering real time > information for many years from downtown Chicago near the futures > exchanges there. > > > > Just as we were preparing to release qpfeed, they made some changes > to their servers to keep historical intraday data for 6 months > instead of the current 3 months. These updates caused some problems > with the servers, and as a result, they missed capturing some > intraday stock data. > > > > Basically, the intraday data for Feb. 22 through Feb 29, is missing > the bars for the last hour. This will, of course, impact any tests > that are run on the intra day data. The problem has been corrected, > but the data for that period is lost. Commodity data was not > affected, just stock and index data. > > > > So, we're off to a slow start here, I wanted to make this public as > soon as I knew the details, as it impacts all users of the stock data. > > > > The good news is that there is a correction for the slow backfill > while doing explorations. > > > > For anyone who has subscribed, you can get a refund, if you're on a > trial, then you should be aware of the issue,and make your own > decision. > > > > I'm aware of the people who need market statistics, we currently > don't get these on a real time basis, I'm trying to get these > incorporated in the future. > > > > I was originally going to pull qpfeed it off the market for now, > but I will make this issue clear so that people can make their own > choice. > > > > Best regards > > > > Gary Lyben > > Quotes Plus > > >
