Keep IB's TWS Running 24x5

July 22nd, 2010, 11:20 PM

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

July 22nd, 2010, 11:29 PM

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)

Keep IB's TWS Running 24x5

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