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You could be right - I'm just quoting from the MS manual.
Lionel Issen wrote:
> I thought I had read that the latest version of VB can generate DLLs. Did I
> misread it or are these not true 32 bit DLLs?
> Lionel Issen
> lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ANDERSON BRUCE" <bruce-anderson@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Metastock dev kit
>
> > 1. VB cannot do that directly, since it cannot generate a "true" 32 bit
> DLL.
> > The manual makes reference to a 3rd party compiler that takes VB code and
> lets
> > you generate the proper DLL. C, C++, Delphi, etc. do let you do this.
> >
> > 2. You cannot access metastock functions (other than the file library)
> from
> > within the DLL.
> >
> > 3. Your testing system can get as fancy as you want.
> >
> > Note that there are two major components to the Dev kit:
> > I) a set of functions that let you extend MS by building DLLs
> > II) a set of functions that you can call from another program (e.g. VB)
> that
> > give you read access to MS data. This would normally NOT be a DLL.
> >
> >
> > Sean Taylor wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Anyone out there using the Read only version of the dev kit with VB 6.0?
> > >
> > > I'm considering purchasing it if it allows me to do the following:
> > > Write functions that access multiple or specific securities that can be
> > > called from within Metastock EOD.
> > >
> > > Examples:
> > > a) I want to know whether Gold is higher today than 10 days ago and
> > > incorporate this in a system. Write the function in VB and call it from
> > > Metastock.
> > > b) I want to back test a system using Open+y% entry conditions. Write
> the
> > > system as a function in VB returning the equity line with other
> > > characteristics available via exported variables? or functions? Use the
> > > function in the explorer or an expert adviser.
> > >
> > > Does this all sound feasible?
> > > Can VB6 generate an external dll for Metastock?
> > > Can I use metastock functions from within VB? (I think not but ask
> anyway)
> > > Can I access other metastock external functions from within VB (i.e.
> CPR)?
> > > How would an external function pass multiple values back to metastock?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sean
> > >
> > > P.S. I used to be a C programmer (12 years ago) under Unix.
> >
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