FastTrack for the Web Independent Developers Page
FastTrack API
Updated
01/19/16
You may write your own programs using FastTrack data and families. The
FastTrack API includes capabilities to read the FastTrack databases, family files and FNU
files
To support third-party developers, Investors FastTrack supplies
Application Program Inferfaces (API) for accessing FastTrack databases, FNUs,
and family files,
In 2010 we obsoleted the original FastTrack API and the FastTrack
Family API. Replacing both with a far broader, and easier to use FTShell
API. However, all the original API's still work and are supported. We simply
encourage new development using the 64-bit
FTLightning.NET API and 32-bit FTShell ActiveX API
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Long term Compatibility
We strongly urge developers using Windows 32-bit and
64-bit compilers to take
advantage of these DLL. Using these DLL's will insulate you from changes in FastTrack's
formats over the years. We intend to maintain binary compatibility with these programs as
they exist in August of 1999. Any needed changes will be done in newly created calls which
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High Priority Maintenance
FastTrack, itself, uses these API functions, therefore, you can be assure
that maintenance of these functions is highly important to use. FastTrack will maintain
the correct version on the users system. |
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No Need to Distribute
Developers DO NOT have license to redistribute these programs and do not
have the need to do so since. FastTrack will provide Developer's nonFastTracking
prospects a free trial (CD or web download) that includes these DLLs. Developers who would
like to produce a complete, physical product may include the FastTrack Installation Wizard
setup file from our web download, |
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- FTLightning .NET API (2014)
- A .NET API : This
is a 64-bit interface to the FastTrack dividend-adjusted
prices, date conversions, technical indicators, statistical functions, and families. This is
a .NET DLL which also has an ActiveX interface. The data source for
FTLightning is a REST web server, not a local database.
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- The FTShell API (2012)
- The FTShell API, which uses FTShell3.dll
is the 32-bit interface to the FastTrack dividend-adjusted
prices, date conversions, technical indicators, statistical functions, and
families. This is
an ActiveX control. It operates only on a locally installed and updated
database on your computer. The documentation is usually in your FastTrack
folder
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C:\FT\FT4WIN\FTDEVELOPER
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- The FastTrack API (1998) obsolete
- The FastTrack API, which uses FastTrack.dll
is the interface to the FastTrack database and FNU files. Samples of code are
supplied, in C and C++, Visual Basic, and Delphi. This is a COM object
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C:\FT\FT4WIN\FTDEVELOPER/FASTTRACK/FastTrack.html
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This is a relatively low level
access method, Use FTShell or FTLightning instead.
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- The FastTrack Family API (2001) obsolete
- The FastTrack Family API, which uses
FTFamRed.dll is the interface to the FastTrack families, both FastTrack and
user-defined families. This is an ActiveX control. All family
functionality is embedded in FTShell and FTLightning.
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