Global Variables (GV) in EasyLanguage for TradeStation/MultiCharts

July 4th, 2011, 08:29 AM

Anybody had as success to exchange information with Excel using Global Variables 2.2?

If so, how did you proceed?.
- I can't reference GlobalVariable.DLL to Excel 2007 VBA. Probably not created for Microsoft VBA.
- I never saw a VBA working code, mind to share few lines?

Any help appreciated because I'm

Martin

July 24th, 2011, 08:53 PM

Did succeed to communicate between MC anf Forex

Excel wrote a string in GV
MC read it and decode it

Now, How can I have MC read GV on real time. Information are updated only of the start of a new bar. Is it possible to have it in real rime

Martin

Jura · July 26th, 2011, 09:01 AM

arjfca

Now, How can I have MC read GV on real time. Information are updated only of the start of a new bar. Is it possible to have it in real rime

Don't know if it will help, but perhaps you can use the new RecalcLastBarAfter reserved word to force a recalculation and thus update of your global variable?

July 27th, 2011, 05:27 AM

Thanks Jura

Problem is resolved now using

- IntraBarOrdergeneretion = True

- My code start with

Code

If lastBarOnTheChart Then Begin
    Start code 


    End Code
end; //If lastBarOnTheChart

Martin

September 18th, 2011, 11:02 AM

Here are some files with the excel dll from the Tradestation forum.20080521174625ELXL 1.3.1 - Development Files.zip

20080521174732ELXL 1.3.1 - Demo Files.zip

20080521174825ELXL 1.3 - Demo Files Updated Demo 2.zip

December 6th, 2012, 08:43 AM

while I'm moving around this theme (again). I found the Global Dll 2.2 with source code - you need visual studio for c++ to open it or any other editor to just read

December 6th, 2012, 08:47 AM

and a very nice description how to build an easy c# dll with the help of an c++ wrapper
(seemes as if you have to do it always this way)
that really works is here:

https://community.tradestation.com/discussions/Topic.aspx?Topic_ID=122156

and going further:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa645736%28v=vs.71%29

December 7th, 2012, 06:40 AM

jojojo

and a very nice description how to build an easy c# dll with the help of an c++ wrapper
(seemes as if you have to do it always this way)
that really works is here:

https://community.tradestation.com/discussions/Topic.aspx?Topic_ID=122156

and going further:

COM Interop Part 1: C# Client Tutorial (C#)

Only problem is I can't access to TradeStation community post since I'm not a TradeStation client and they don't accept Canadian customer anymore. A catch 22 problem

Martin

December 7th, 2012, 06:49 AM

jojojo

Here are some files with the excel dll from the Tradestation forum.Attachment 49508

Attachment 49509

Attachment 49510

This is great.

Anyone knowing C++ coding could open up the source code?

I got an interrogation on the function ELXL_Initialize witch always return True whenever is called. Even when Excel is not load on PC

Martin

October 29th, 2013, 03:07 PM

hello

is there somebody who have last globalvariable sources ? when i link globalvariable22 my dll have lower KB than MC's dll

Why ?

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