I am able to get real-time data using the API but I am doing something wrong when I try to get no...

kent_finkle

...n-real-time data

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Me.WindowState = vbMaximized
End Sub
Sub Sleep_DoEvents(msg As String, Optional Milliseconds As Long = 3000)
    Dim tc As Long
    Form1.Caption = msg
    tc = GetTickCount
    While GetTickCount < tc + Milliseconds
        Sleep 1
        DoEvents
    Wend
End Sub
Private Sub cmdNonRealtime_Click()
    Dim MyEikonDDA As EikonDesktopDataAPI
    Dim MyDex2Mgr As Dex2Mgr
    Dim MyRData As Dex2Lib.RData
    Dim MyDex2Cookie As Long
    Dim MyFieldList As Variant
    Dim MyItemList As Variant
    Dim msg As String
    Dim EikonInitResult As EikonDesktopDataAPILib.EEikonDataAPIInitializeResult
    Dim Value_Returned
    Dim DataStatus As Dex2Lib.DEX2_DataStatus
    Dim MyRequestParamList As Variant
    MyFieldList = "TR.CompanyName"
    MyItemList = "GS"
    MyRequestParamList = ""
    Set MyEikonDDA = New EikonDesktopDataAPI
    msg = "Waiting after Set EikonDDA = New EikonDesktopDataAPI"
    Sleep_DoEvents msg, Milliseconds:=SLEEP_LENGTH
    EikonInitResult = MyEikonDDA.Initialize
    If EikonInitResult = Error_InitializeFail Then
        MsgBox "The result of EikonDDA.Initialize was Error_InitializeFail, end"
        End
    End If
    If EikonInitResult = Error_Reinitialize Then
        MsgBox "The result of EikonDDA.Initialize was Error_Reinitialize, end"
        End
    End If
    If EikonInitResult = Succeed Then
        MsgBox "The result of EikonDDA.Initialize was Succeed, continue"
    End If
    msg = "Waiting after EikonDDA.Initialize"
    Sleep_DoEvents msg, Milliseconds:=SLEEP_LENGTH
    If EikonInitResult = Error_InitializeFail Then
        'Handle fail case here
    ElseIf EikonInitResult = Error_Reinitialize Then
        'Handle reinitialize case here
    End If
    msg = "Waiting before EikonDDA.CreateDex2Mgr"
    Sleep_DoEvents msg, Milliseconds:=SLEEP_LENGTH
    Set MyDex2Mgr = MyEikonDDA.CreateDex2Mgr()
    msg = "Waiting after Set MyDex2Mgr = EikonDDA.CreateDex2Mgr"
    Sleep_DoEvents msg, Milliseconds:=SLEEP_LENGTH
    MyDex2Cookie = MyDex2Mgr.Initialize(DE_MC_ADC_POWERLINK)
    msg = "Waiting after MyDex2Mgr.Initialize"
    Sleep_DoEvents msg, Milliseconds:=SLEEP_LENGTH
    Set MyRData = MyDex2Mgr.CreateRData(MyDex2Cookie)
    msg = "Waiting after MyDex2Mgr.MyDex2Mgr.CreateRData"
    Sleep_DoEvents msg, Milliseconds:=SLEEP_LENGTH
    MyRData.FieldList = MyFieldList
    MyRData.InstrumentIDList = MyItemList
    MyRData.DisplayParam = "RH:In CH:Fd"
    MyRData.RequestParam = MyRequestParamList
    MyRData.Subscribe
    msg = "Waiting after MyRData.Subscribe"
    Sleep_DoEvents msg, Milliseconds:=SLEEP_LENGTH
    If MyRData Is Nothing Then
    Else
        Value_Returned = MyRData.Data(1, 1)
        ' ?err.Description
        ' Method 'Data' of object 'IRData' failed
        MsgBox Value_Returned
    End If
End Sub

Alex Putkov.1

See the answer on this thread.