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Communicating between Sierra Charts and an external application
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| [2013-10-09 14:49:04] |
| User90630 - Posts: 1 |
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I need to be able to communicate with a C# application on the same computer as Sierra Charts. I need to send a number of data items extracted using the SC function from a DLL to the C#. Can someone point me to documetation or support board items that address this need? Clearly I could have the dll create a file with the data and the C# could monitor a specific directory with a SystemFileWatcher to detect new or updated files. Are there any better approaches? Ultimately I need to allow the C# application to send data to Sierra Charts. Again the file approach would work other than the DLL would only detect a new file when it was run based upon its being called by a data-related event. During normal market activity this would not be a real problem. |
| [2013-10-09 17:47:01] |
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The best method to communicate between applications is to use a local network socket. This could either be TCP or UDP. You will need to refer to the Windows API documentation for this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms740673%28v=vs.85%29.aspx UDP is a very easy communication method. To ensure your study is called frequently you will need to set sc.UpdateAlways = 1;. Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2014-06-11 22:15:30] |
| User72496 - Posts: 1 |
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Hello user90630. Did you get your interface operational? I too have an external app in Visual Studio (VB) I would like to connect. |
| [2015-11-09 06:05:51] |
| User96696 - Posts: 2 |
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Hi there I encountered a problem with DAX-201512-DTB contract download for the chart. The date feed is from Interactivebrokers. The last day the chart was updated was 23 Oct @ 3:40am. Each time I tried to "delete and download date", the message was "download failed". However, the charts for the other contracts; namely ESTX50, GBL and GBM are updated to the current time. Please help ! Thank you. Rogerfei |
| [2015-11-09 07:14:29] |
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Refer to this page for instructions: Notice: New Interactive Brokers EUREX DAX Symbol Format Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, *change* to the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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