Hello
> And of course you assume that they are correct.
>
> And of course we are to blame.
> How come then
that our plugin works with other vendors?
Yes! you may very well be
right or wrong. I have been able to
establish a connection with the
DDE running on MT4, though this is a
windows program so the DDE would
be compatible.
My brokers Real/Demo trading platform along with the
Moneyforex.com
DEMO platform run on JAVA and I cannot obtain a correct
connection to
the DDE Server running on these trading platforms, is
this because
they are JAVA based programs.
> The truth is
that when you contact the broker you speak with
> ordinary "customer
support" people that have NO IDEA what they are
talking about
>
when it comes to technicals.
Over six months I have spoken with my
broker regarding this problem
and have tried to speak with FINATEK who
produce the trading
platform software, my broker cannot do anything
because they say
they have been advised by FINATEK that the DDE is
running correctly.
In the only email received I from FINATEK they
advice that I should
seek support from my broker, because they
(FINATEK) cannot offer me
(End Users) support. I should seek support
from my broker who now
refuses to offer that support for
DDE.
> The answer is: no, their server is NOT correct. If you
see "yellow"
> it means that it does not send DDEAdvise updates
properly,
> OR... you did not configure the plugin correctly (did
not fill
the "Last" field with proper
> field definition that of
course depends on the source you are
using).
I would agree that
the DDE advice updates is not being sent properly
is this due to the
trading platform server not being correct or is
this because Amibroker
is having a problem connecting to a DDE server
running on a JAVA
platform.
I would add that I configured the DDE plugin using the
information
provided by Marcin Gorzynski. And this allowed some data to
be
received, though the data was unusable to produce charts.
> As DDE is generally non-standarised and each
broker/vendor "invents" it on its own
> the DDE is
"general-purpose" plugin provided on "as-is" basis.
> It means that
while it works with dozen of vendors it does not
>mean that
it
> will work for each and everyone. You should better look for
broker
that has some dedicated plugin.
While I had this problem
with the DDE server/Plugin with the software
offered by my broker, I
also tested the DDE plugin with a DEMO from
MoneyForex (Who is Not my
broker) and found the same connection
problems with the DDE Plugin
remaining "Yellow" and Amibroker only
receiving bad tick
data.
MoneyForex offered and sent me an API to use in place of the
DDE
server, the comapidoc explains the following:-
All
interfaces of the COMAPI are accessible to import from the
next
TypeLibraries (tlb files). They reside in "<user's
directory>/myforex/com" and can be used to automaticly
generate code.
I was also provided with COM_API_delphi.zip and
MyForexCOMAPITest.exe
However I have no idea how to use any of
this, and my broker does not
have any knowledge of this API.
Any
ideas.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jtjpforex"
<john@xxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com>
>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:30 AM
> Subject: [amibroker]
Re:DDE Plugin
>
>
> >I have tested the DDE plugin
status by setting up a database to
link
> > to the DDE
server running on MT4 and this works fine with the
Plugin
> >
status being "Green" connected.
> >
> > My problem is
trying to connect to a DDE server running on my
> > trading
platform which is a Java Based platform, the company that
> >
produces the software is Finatek and is used by companies like
>
> MoneyForex (this is not my broker).
> >
> > The
DDE Plugin Status is "Yellow" and data bars are being
retrieved
> > by Amibroker though this data is not correct,
there are
irregular
> > data spikes.
> >
>
> I have contacted my broker who has said the data is correct and
the
> > DDE server is functioning correctly. This means that
the problem
> > should be with Amibroker, as the Plugin Status is
Yellow then
this
> > points to being a problem with Amibroker
not connecting to the
DDE
> > server.
> >
>
> Amibroker support are not replying to my emails.
> >
> >
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>
>
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"treliff" <treliff@> wrote:
> >>
> >> how
can the data update when it is in WAIT mode (yellow)? or
can
>
> it?
> >>
> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"jtjpforex" <john@> wrote:
> >> >
> >>
> When trying to connect to the DDE server running on a Finatek
> > trading
> >> > platform, the plugin remains
"Yellow", the data does update
> > though
> >> >
there are errors in the data.
> >> >
> >> >
I have written to Amibroker support and have had no reply
> >
regarding
> >> > this problem, I have not used the software
for over a month
> > since I
> >> > cannot use it
as I had intended.
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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