Index
Copyright Notice
Release Notes
Licensing Howto
Software License
Technical Specifications
Contact Information
About RTW
System Requirements
Licensing
Rtconfig Editor
Interface Preferences
Subscribe
Quote Wizard
Quick Quote
Quote Table
Publish
RTW Functions
Status Window
Show/Hide Status Window
Status Messages
Cell Status Messages
Stop/Restart Engines
Pause/Resume Data
Refresh Data Now
Updates
Rate
Manual Updates Only
Update Rate (n Second Interval)
Update Rate (Custom Interval)
Monitor Watch List
Record Info
RTW RMDS (RFA) Engine
Subscribe (RMDS RFA)
Chain (RMDS RFA)
Publish (RMDS RFA)
Favorites (RMDS RFA)
Modify Favorites (RMDS RFA)
RTW RMDS (SFC) Engine
Subscribe (RMDS SFC)
Chain (RMDS SFC)
Publish (RMDS SFC)
Favorites (RMDS SFC)
Modify Favorites (RMDS SFC)
RTW Bloomberg Engine
Subscribe (Bloomberg)
Chain (Bloomberg)
PARSE_BULK Function
Favorites (Bloomberg)
Modify Favorites (Bloomberg)
Version 4.4.174.00 October 3, 2011
This document contains important information about the Vistasource RTW 4.4 release. Please read these release notes before installing RTW.
The following list provides an overview of new or updated features in Vistasource RTW, Version 4.4 since the Vistasource RTW 4.3 release:
The following list provides an overview of new or updated features in Vistasource RTW, Version 4.3 since the Vistasource RealTime for Windows 4.0.1 release:
Additionally, the following list provides an overview of added or updated features since the RealTime for Windows 3.5 release:
Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, and Microsoft Excel 2002 or higher (32-bit). If using Microsoft Excel 2010, the 32-bit version must be installed. If using Microsoft Excel 2007, SP2 must be installed. If using Microsoft Excel 2003, SP3 must be installed.
Approximately 60 MB of available hard disk space for a full install with all engines. Installing a single engine requires up to 30 MB of disk space.
This product was compiled with the following Data Provider Libraries:
Bloomberg | Bloomberg V 1.9 |
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RMDS | Reuters SFC C++ API 4.6 (L1) RFA C++ API 7 |
Netfeed | Netfeed version 5.81 |
RTW RMDS (RFA) and (SFC) Engines: Prior to using the RTW RMDS (RFA) or (SFC) engines, you must have all the required DDS (Data Distribution System) software licensed and installed on the client for proper DDS connectivity before installing Vistasource RTW.
RTW Bloomberg Engine: Prior to using the RTW Bloomberg engine, you must have all the required DDS (Data Distribution System) software licensed and installed on the client for proper DDS connectivity before installing Vistasource RTW.
RTW Netfeed Engine: Prior to using the RTW WebData engine, you must have a login into the Netfeed DDS (Data Distribution System) by Datacode, Inc. You can purchase a Marketfeed Data Subscription at http://www.marketfeed.com
RTW WebData Engine: Prior to using the RTW WebData engine, you must have access to a web-based data source that supports the downloading of data in CSV format over the Internet, e.g. Yahoo Finance Service(R).
RTW Pre-Recorded Playback Engine: Does not require any DDS (Data Distribution System) software installed.
The following installation instructions assume that Microsoft Excel is installed and that your data distribution system connectivity is set up before proceeding with the Vistasource RTW installation.
The RTW product is available as a self-extracting package (.exe) or an archive file (.zip). To install the product on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, follow these steps:
To install the product using an .exe file
To install the product using a .zip file:
When upgrading from RTW 4.2 to RTW 4.3 or higher and installing the RTW RMDS (RFA) engine, references to RFA libraries in the RFA configuration file must be updated to version 7, which is the RFA version used by RTW 4.3 and higher. Please see Configuration in the RTW RMDS (RFA) guide for more information about migration. (7005521)
When configuring the RTW RMDS (RFA) engine, please note that Vistasource provides two RFA sample files, a sample registry file called RFA-example.reg and a sample flat file called RFA-example.cfg. These files contain various settings typical for both SSL and TIB infrastructures. Depending on your specific configuration, you may need to edit these files. Please see Configuration in the RTW RMDS (RFA) guide for more details on how to edit these files. (7005451)
When configuring the RTW RMDS (SFC) engine, please note that Vistasource provides a sample file called sfcapi.conf in the installation directory. This file contains various settings typical for both SSL and TIB infrastructures. Depending on your specific configuration, you may need to merge this sfcapi.conf file with an already existing file on your system. Please see Configuration in the RTW RMDS (SFC) guide for more details on how to edit these files. Furthermore, we strongly recommend that you consult the Reuters manual for more information regarding the Reuters file sslapi.cnf. (5013420 and 5013402)
When using the RFA Configuration Editor with flat files, the Message Box parameters are saved to the registry, not the flat file (as per RFA rules). (7005646)
In the Vistasource RTW Installer, if you toggle everything off, the required space is still listed at 716k. This is not a bug, but a feature of InstallShield, which keeps track of all the files that must be installed to enable maintenance setups and uninstallation. Even if all application components are de-selected, the size of this file is still displayed. (5012145)
If you uninstall any third-party software that provides an RTD server, you may need to run the Microsoft Excel install program again and select Repair, otherwise RTW will not function properly. (7005162)
Vistasource RTW installs only for the current user. If other users log into the same machine and want to use RTW, they will need to install our Add-Ins manually. (7005292)
For PARSE_DATA to work properly, the “Decimal separator” in Microsoft Excel needs to be set to “.” (period), and the “Thousands separator” needs to be set to “,” (comma). (7005212)
When choosing to use array formulas in the Quick Quote or Quote Wizard, the orientation “vertical” is not available. (7005283)
The maximum number of Services available in the “Service” control in the dialog boxes is set to 64 for the Reuters and custom engines. (7005293)
For the RTW RMDS (SFC) Engine, when creating an ipcroute file using an ASCII text editor with one line: triarch_sink.sinklib:<your machine>:<your server>, make sure that you hit Return after <your server>, so that you have two lines, otherwise the SSL connection will be refused. (5012624)
Bloomberg bulk data is currently not supported for return strings greater than 255 characters. (7005187)
When using Quote Table as an array function, the selected fields must be valid, otherwise the whole quote table fills in as #VALUE (all engines). (5012845)
When running the License Manager on Windows 2003, the license server may not start, giving the error: System Error: 10035 “WinSock: Operation would block” In addition, attempts to access the System Settings tab in LMTOOLS would cause the utility to crash. The cause of the issue was related to the DEP feature in Windows 2003, which prevents the applications from functioning correctly. By adding all FLEXlm executables (lmgrd.exe, lmtools.exe, lmutil.exe, and the license daemon vistasrc.exe) to the DEP exception list, the problem was resolved. To do this:
Other causes of the Winsock 10035 error may be related to ports being blocked by the system firewall, or an incorrect license file (server name/host ID do not match). (7005113)
If the RTW Netfeed engine is not configured for automatic login, the engine will fail when it is stopped and restarted. To configure the engine for automatic login, either set the user name and password on the Netfeed tab of the RTW Rtconfig Editor dialog, or manually set the “nf_User” and “nf_Password” options in the rtconfig file. See Configuration in the RTW Netfeed guide for more information. (7005306)
When migrating from Reuters PowerPlus Pro to RTW RMDS RFA, you need to do one of the following steps: Add a line in the RFA-sample.cfg file: \Sessions\RTWSession\connectionList = “Connection_XTRA_SSLED”
, or alternatively, edit the RMDS (RFA) default session in the rtconfig file: rmds2_DefaultSession:XtraSession
. For more information regarding migration, see Configuration in the RTW RMDS (RFA) guide. (7005378)
When configuring RTW RMDS RFA, the serverList value cannot be empty. If empty or improperly set, an “RFA Internal Failure” error will occur. See Configuration in the RTW RMDS (RFA) guide for more information. (7005380, 7005383)
When using RTW RMDS RFA engine with SASS3, the SubscriberRV, PublisherRV and ContributerRV settings must have a value if they exist in the registry or in the flat file for RMDS RFA configuration. (7005468)
The Favorites dialog box should re-sort file when user closes this dialog box. Currently it only re-sorts file when user clicks UPDATE button. (7005288)
Excel Spreadsheet stops update when in VBA design mode. If the breakpoint is in a macro which is called by DDE, then the update will stop. A work around exists by unloading the add-in and reloading them during the same session or exit MS Excel and restart. (7005289)
In RTW RMDS (SFC and RFA), the Favorites dialog box has the Field List button grayed out. (7005290)
In the RTW RMDS (SFC and RFA) Quote Wizard dialog box, Step 4, the Record selection is gray, because RMDS does not list all FIDs for a specific Record. (7005284)
If you publish and subscribe in a sheet, change the Update Rate to 30 sec (or any other value), and then change the data value for publishing, the software waits 30 seconds (or other selected value) while publish cell displays #N/A before it published and the cell changes to OK. (7005291)