Using IBController from .NET code

_N(Title = StrFormat("{{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} Open %g, Hi %g, Lo %g, Close %g {{VALUES}}", O, H, L, C));

Plot(Close, "", colorBlack, styleNoTitle | GetPriceStyle());

RequestTimedRefresh(5);

GetAccountBalance();

using System;

using AmiBroker;

using AmiBroker.PlugIn;

using AmiBroker.Utils;

using AmiBroker.BrokerIB;

namespace AmiBroker.Samples

{

    // This sample presents how to use IBController from .Net code.

    // It queries and presents the account balace and positions on the chart pane.

    // It handles connection issues and IBController installation issues gracefully.

    public static class IbcSample1

    {

        [ABMethod]

        public static void GetAccountBalance()

        {

            IBController ibc;

            // get the only IBController instance

            try

            {

                // get the single instance of IBController using GetInstance() static method.

                // if ActiveX server (BrokerIB.exe) is not running yet, then GetInstance() starts it up first.

                // if ActiveX server is already running, it returns the single IBController instance that connects to the server.

                // if GetInstance() throws an exception, then ActiveX server exe is not properly installed or is not working.

                ibc = IBController.GetInstance();

            }

            catch

            {

                YTrace.PrintMessage("IBController is not installed or is not working correctly.", 20, Color.Red);

                return;

            }

            // if not connected...

            if (ibc.IsConnected() < ConnectionStatus.Connected)

            {

                YTrace.PrintMessage("IBController is not connected to TWS", 20, Color.Red);

            }

            else

            {

                // get the account balance

                // note: it returns a string! You have to use float.Parse() if you need to use float value!

                string accountBalance = ibc.GetAccountValue(AccountField.TotalCashBalance);

                YTrace.PrintMessage("Total cash balance:" + accountBalance, 10, Color.Green);

                // present the list of the current positions

                string positions = ibc.GetPositionList();

                if (positions.Length == 0)

                    YTrace.PrintMessage("There is no open position.", 10, Color.Green);

                else

                    YTrace.PrintMessage("Currently open positions:" + positions, 10, Color.Green);

            }

        }

    }

}