Does it work for you in the demo TWS version as well? For me, `reqCurrentTime` works fine in the demo TWS version, like all the other examples in the vignette, except for `twsFuture`.
> reqCurrentTime(tws) TWS Message: 2 -1 2104 Market data farm connection is OK:ibdemo TWS Message: 2 -1 2106 HMDS data farm connection is OK:demohmds [1] "2013-12-10 07:14:29 HKT" Interestingly, when I run the following code, I get some feedback from the Unix shell that runs TWS. > tws <- twsConnect() > reqContractDetails(tws, twsEquity("QQQ")) # R hangs here. ^C > twsDisconnect(tws) So when I run `twsDisconnect` (only after running `reqContractDetails`) in the example above, I get the following output in the Unix shell from Java: 07:23:13:870 JTS-EServerSocket-157: [1:47:67:1:0:0:0:ERR] Message type 1. Attempted read beyond end of socket stream - 07:23:13:870 JTS-EServerSocket-157: Anticipated error jextend.c: Attempted read beyond end of socket stream - at jextend.tb.b(tb.java:307) at jextend.hf.eb(hf.java:1316) at jextend.hf.run(hf.java:1251) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744) Caused by: java.io.EOFException at jextend.tb.c(tb.java:541) at jextend.tb.r(tb.java:183) at jextend.wd.a(wd.java:188) at jextend.tb.d(tb.java:613) at jextend.uc.a(uc.java:177) at jextend.tb.b(tb.java:304) ... 3 more 07:23:13:871 JTS-EServerSocket-157: [1:47:67:1:0:0:0:SYS] Client{1} terminated conversation. 07:23:13:871 JTS-EServerSocketNotifier-156: Terminating Thanks, Michael On 12/09/2013 11:06 PM, G See wrote: > I don't know; it works for me. Does reqCurrentTime(tws) return the > current time? > > Garrett > >> tws <- ibgConnect() >> reqCurrentTime(tws) > [1] "2013-12-09 09:04:37 CST" >> reqContractDetails(tws, twsEquity("QQQ")) > [[1]] > List of 18 > $ version : chr "6" > $ contract :List of 16 > ..$ conId : chr "43661924" > ..$ symbol : chr "QQQ" > ..$ sectype : chr "STK" > ..$ exch : chr "SMART" > ..$ primary : chr "NASDAQ" > ..$ expiry : chr "" > ..$ strike : chr "0" > ..$ currency : chr "USD" > ..$ right : chr "" > ..$ local : chr "QQQ" > ..$ multiplier : chr "" > ..$ combo_legs_desc: chr "" > ..$ comboleg : chr "" > ..$ include_expired: chr "0" > ..$ secIdType : chr "" > ..$ secId : chr "" > ..- attr(*, "class")= chr "twsContract" > $ marketName : chr "NMS" > $ tradingClass : chr "NMS" > $ conId : chr "43661924" > $ minTick : chr "0.01" > $ orderTypes : chr [1:49] "ACTIVETIM" "ADJUST" "ALERT" "ALGO" ... > $ validExchanges: chr [1:17] "SMART" "ISE" "CHX" "ARCA" ... > $ priceMagnifier: chr "1" > $ underConId : chr "0" > $ longName : chr "POWERSHARES QQQ NASDAQ 100" > $ contractMonth : chr "" > $ industry : chr "Funds" > $ category : chr "Equity Fund" > $ subcategory : chr "Sector Fund-Technology" > $ timeZoneId : chr "EST" > $ tradingHours : chr "20131209:0400-2000;20131210:0400-2000" > $ liquidHours : chr "20131209:0930-1600;20131210:0930-1600" > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Michael Smith <my.r.h...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thanks for the quick reply, but R still hangs after running this command >> with the new ticker. >> >> Best, >> Michael >> >> >> On 12/09/2013 09:29 PM, G See wrote: >>> The ticker for that ETF changed to QQQ on March 23, 2011 >>> >>> Try reqContractDetails(tws, twsEquity("QQQ")) >>> >>> Best, >>> Garrett >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Michael Smith <my.r.h...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> All, >>>> >>>> I'm trying to better understand how to use the IBrokers package by going >>>> through the `IBrokers.pdf` vignette. I'm using the demo version of TWS >>>> (login `edemo`). TWS seems to be running fine. However, I get stuck at >>>> the following command from the vignette: >>>> >>>> reqContractDetails(tws, twsEquity("QQQQ")) >>>> >>>> R just seems to hang and I don't get any further response. My >>>> sessionInfo is below. I'm using the most current IBrokers from Google Code. >>>> >>>> Am I doing something wrong, or is this not supposed to work with the TWS >>>> demo version? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Michael >>>> >>>> >>>>> sessionInfo() >>>> R version 3.0.2 (2013-09-25) >>>> Platform: x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu (64-bit) >>>> >>>> locale: >>>> [1] LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 LC_NUMERIC=C >>>> LC_TIME=en_US.utf8 >>>> [4] LC_COLLATE=en_US.utf8 LC_MONETARY=en_US.utf8 >>>> LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8 >>>> [7] LC_PAPER=en_US.utf8 LC_NAME=C LC_ADDRESS=C >>>> >>>> [10] LC_TELEPHONE=C LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US.utf8 >>>> LC_IDENTIFICATION=C >>>> >>>> attached base packages: >>>> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base >>>> >>>> other attached packages: >>>> [1] IBrokers_0.9-11 xts_0.9-7 zoo_1.7-10 colorout_1.0-1 >>>> >>>> loaded via a namespace (and not attached): >>>> [1] grid_3.0.2 lattice_0.20-24 tools_3.0.2 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> R-SIG-Finance@r-project.org mailing list >>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-finance >>>> -- Subscriber-posting only. 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