FastTrack (FT4Web and FTLightning) API
Last time this page was updated
01/19/2016
Users can access FT4Web data directly from other programs (3rd
Party programs) without exporting. Some popular programs include those below.
Products like Trade, OTR-Edge, FastBreak, AMIBroker 32-bit, Microsoft
Excel 322-bit
and other programs that use FastTrack Data. (Keys for search
purposes OTREDGE, OTR EDGE, AMI BROKER, FAST BREAK, fast-break,
TRADE.EXE, EXCEL)
- For 32-bit Windows, be sure that two FT4Web files are copied to
C:\Windows\System32
C:\FT\FT4WIN\fasttrack.dll, C:\FT\FT4WIN\FTINDICA.dll
- For 64-bit Windows, copy both the above files to
C:\Windows\SYSWOW64 and
not to C:\Windows\System32
Otherwise, your nonFastTrack program will not be able to find/read FT
data.
If you wish to use FT data with 64-bit
programs, the FastTrack 64-bit API is
part of
FTLightning.
Notes regarding EXCEL
The FastTrack API is compatible with 32-bit Excel, not 64-bit
Excel. For the vast majority of users 32-bit Excel is totally
adequate and just as fast as 64-bit
Microsoft Office has a myriad of protection facilities set up that need
to be configured. Here we note those that we know of for Excel 2013.
Starting on the Excel menu select File/Options/TrustCenter.. There
are many relevant Trust Center settings including, but not
limited to
- VB Scripting must be allowed
- The root FastTrack folder and all it's subfolders (normally
C:\FT) must be a Trusted Location
- ActiveX controls must be allowed to function
- Macros must be permitted to run.
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