Is it possible to implement an RTD client in something other thanExcel? (C# for example)

[Hoov]

Hi all,
We have RTD server and Excel client applications. We
cannot change the RTD server and we would like to implement a new
client application in C# if possible. The question is; Is this
possible? How would we go about it? Any pointers are very much
appreciated.

Thanks,
Hoov

 

[Jesse Houwing]

Hello Hoov,

Hi all,
We have RTD server and Excel client applications. We
cannot change the RTD server and we would like to implement a new
client application in C# if possible. The question is; Is this
possible? How would we go about it? Any pointers are very much
appreciated.

RTD Server meaning?

It's quite hard to tell you if it's possible if you're using these kinds
of terms (abberviations?) It would be handy to provide some additional information.

My guess would be: yes it's possible (as it's possible to build quite a lot
of things using C#), but I cannot tell you if it's going to be hard or easy.

 

[Family Tree Mike]

Hi all,
We have RTD server and Excel client applications. We
cannot change the RTD server and we would like to implement a new
client application in C# if possible. The question is; Is this
possible? How would we go about it? Any pointers are very much
appreciated.

Thanks,
Hoov

Independent of whatever RTD Server means, you could create a client that
uses Excel objects to presumably do this. Your client would look
independent of Excel.

Are you trying to get away from requiring Excel on the client? If so, then
some one with knowledge of the "RTD API" would be necessary.

 

[Hoov]

Independent of whateverRTDServer means, you could create a client that
uses Excel objects to presumably do this.  Your client would look
independent of Excel.

Are you trying to get away from requiring Excel on the client?  If so, then
some one with knowledge of the "RTDAPI" would be necessary.

Sorry, RTD (RealTimeData) is an Excel function used to get real-time-
data for applications that require constant updating of data.

After some digging, it appears that RTD is ultimately COM based, so I
may be able to use COM to talk to the server.

Thanks for the replies,
Hoov