DDE Socket BridgeConfiguring the Socket Bridge

Configure the Connecting ClientId

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  1. Launch Trader Workstation or IB Gateway
  2. Open the Windows File Explorer
  3. Navigate to C:\TWS API\samples\DdeSocketBridge
  4. Right click the “runDdeSocketBridge.bat” file.
  5. Click Edit from the list. This will open a new Notepad window.
    • NOTE: Windows 11 users may need to choose “Show more options” first.
  6. On the third line after “DdeSocketBridge.jar” add -c followed by whichever ClientID you wish to connect with.
echo off
if not exist "DdeSocketBridge.jar" goto :error
java -Djava.library.path=.\src\main\resources -jar DdeSocketBridge.jar -c12345
goto :end
:error
echo DdeSocketBridge.jar is not found
:end