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 TraderSU 
New York
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NinjaTrader, Custom Platform
Broker: IB
Trading: ES, YM, Currency Futures
Posts: 79 since May 2010
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This is AutoIt (google for AutoIt 3) script that I use to keep my TWS (demo or real account) alive for ever (manual shutdown).

 
Code
Opt("TrayAutoPause", 0)
Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) 
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)
TraySetIcon("Shell32.dll", 180)

; Demo mode
Do

    WinWaitActive("Exit Session Setting")
    WinMove("Exit Session Setting", "", Default, Default, 320, 200)

    ; Make AM to PM & PM to AM
    If @HOUR > 12 Then
        MouseClick("left", 156, 78, 1)
    Else
        MouseClick("left", 208, 78, 1)
    EndIf

    MouseClick("left", 120, 188, 1)
    Sleep(4000)

    WinClose("Exit Session Setting")

Until 1 = 2

; Never exit

 
Code
Opt("TrayAutoPause", 0)
Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) 
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)

TraySetIcon("Shell32.dll", 180)

; Live mode
Do

    WinWaitActive("Exit Session Setting")
    WinMove("Exit Session Setting", "", Default, Default, 320, 170)

    ; Switch from AM to PM & PM to AM
    If @HOUR > 12 Then
        MouseClick("left", 157, 63, 1)
    Else
        MouseClick("left", 208, 63, 1)
    EndIf

    MouseClick("left", 120, 148, 1)
    Sleep(500)

    WinClose("Exit Session Setting")
    Sleep(2000)
    
Until 1 = 2

; Never exit


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 TraderSU 
New York
 
Experience: Intermediate
Platform: NinjaTrader, Custom Platform
Broker: IB
Trading: ES, YM, Currency Futures
Posts: 79 since May 2010
Thanks Given: 46
Thanks Received: 75


This AutoIt script will allow you to automate the TWS login for demo account.

It should also work for real account if security token is disabled (but real account's keeping username/password in a script is a bad idea). But feel free to use keep alive script after manual login.

 
Code

Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) 

If NOT WinExists("Login") Then
    
    ; Run TWS
    ShellExecute("C:\WINDOWS\system32\javaw.exe", "-cp jts.jar;hsqldb.jar;jcommon-1.0.12.jar;jfreechart-1.0.9.jar;jhall.jar;other.jar;rss.jar -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true -Xmx512M jclient/LoginFrame D:\Jts", "D:\Jts")

    ; Wait 
    WinWait("Login")
    
EndIf

WinActivate("Login")
Sleep(200)

MouseClick("left", 130, 55, 2)
Send("username")
Sleep(200)

MouseClick("left", 130, 80, 2)
Send("password")
Sleep(200)

; Press Login
MouseClick("left", 170, 210)


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