Error: connection is not ready. Please help!

[tbfx]

Hi,

I'm connecting to IB through Broker Manager, but get the following error message each time a buy or sell signal is triggered. Please help!

line 413: Error: Function 'sell': connection is not ready.

//Sell
if (((vMA1_1 > vMA2_1) && (vMA1 < vMA2)) && (triggeredshort == false))
{
debugPrintln("SELL nSignal " + nsignal + " islong " + islong);
if (bShowL)
{
drawShape( Shape.DOWNTRIANGLE, AboveBar4, Color.red);
}
Alert.addToList("EUR A0-FX", "Short_30", Color.black, Color.red);
Alert.playSound("swoosh.wav");

// NEWTRADE
nNewTrade = 1; // New Trade Trigger
nsignalOrg = nsignal; // capture original nsignal
nsignal = -1; // Sell Signal - Trade Type
debugPrintln("Signal for Sell done")

if (vMAdiffShort >= 0.00005)
{
Alert.email("SignalShortSteep_30");

if (inTrade == true)
{
if ((nsignal == -1) && (islong == true))
{
drawShape( Shape.DOWNARROW, AboveBar3, Color.red);
Alert.email("ReverseLongSteep_30 ");
Alert.addToList("EUR A0-FX", "ReverseLong_30", Color.black, Color.red);
// sellMarket( "EUR A0-FX" ,2);
sell( "EUR A0-FX" );
sell( "EUR A0-FX" );
islong = false;
isshort = true;
triggeredshort = true;
triggeredlong = false;
alertshort = false;
alertlong = false;
}
}
else
{
if (nsignal == -1)
{
drawShape( Shape.DOWNARROW, AboveBar3, Color.red);
Alert.email("GoShortSteep_30 ");
Alert.addToList("EUR A0-FX", "GoShort_30", Color.black, Color.red);
sell( "EUR A0-FX" );
isshort = true;
islong = false;
inTrade = true;
triggeredshort = true;
triggeredlong = false;
alertshort = false;
alertlong = false;
}
}

}

[tbfx]

SellMarket(getSymbol(), 10) or Sell() or closepostion() all give me connection error?

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[QUOTE=tbfx;144580]Hi,

I'm connecting to IB through Broker Manager, but get the following error message each time a buy or sell signal is triggered. Please help!
...: Error: Function 'sell': connection is not ready.

sellMarket( "EUR A0-FX" ,2);
sell( "EUR A0-FX" );

IB informed it is the function issue - I have tried everything - I need help please
is there a set up that I need to be aware of between IB and eSignal?
Much appreciated

[SteveH]

Is there a conflict with your Client ID? Try changing that, close and restart eSignal, see what happens.

[tbfx]

Is there a conflict with your Client ID? Try changing that, close and restart eSignal, see what happens.

Thanks for your response SteveH. Not sure I understand what you mean with Client ID. Please explain. Cheers, tbfx.

[tbfx]

Both Broker Manager and TWS show connection is ok, but when I run buyMarket(getSymbol(), 1) I get a connection error.

[tbfx]

Dear All,

It turned out that this error was caused by an incorrect setting in the "edit symbol" box within "broker manager".

Regards,
tbfx