How to Feed Excel File With RT Data From MultiCharts (Use RTD Server)?

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In order to feed an Excel file with real time data from MultiCharts you should use an RTD Server on this PC. Please see the instructions below:

  1. Download the RTD Server installer corresponding to your version of MultiCharts:
  2. Close MultiCharts and all its applications. Run Task Manager and make sure that all MC processes are shut down.
    Note: The list of processes your MultiCharts is currently running can be extended depending on the data feed and broker you are currently using.
  3. Run RTD Server.exe that you downloaded and follow the instalaltion wizard.
  4. Run MultiCharts and create a chart with streaming real time data.
  5. Make a right click on the chart, click Insert Study, select Indicator tab, or just hit F7, and select the indicator called Symbol Data. Click OK button to apply it to the chart.
  6. Open up the Excel file, select Add-Ins Toolbar, then select MultiCharts:InsertSymbolData from the custom Toolbars section.
  7. Choose required data from a pop-up window and click OK.

Now real-time data should be streaming into the excel file.


Note: The combination of MultiCharts, RTD, Windows and MS Office bit you are using is very important.

Please make sure that one of the following combinations is used:

1. MS Office 32 + RTD32 + MultiCharts/.NET 32-bit using any 32-bit Operation System.

2. Windows XP x64, Windows Vista x64:

MS Office 32 + RTD32 + MultiCharts/.NET 32-bit.
MS Office 32 + RTD64 + MultiCharts/.NET 64-bit.
MS Office 64 + RTD64 + MultiCharts/.NET 64-bit.

3. Windows 7 x64

MS Office 32 + RTD32 + MultiCharts/.NET 32-bit
MS Office 64 + RTD64 + MultiCharts/.NET 64-bit.

4. Windows 8.1

MS Office 2013 (x64) + RTD64 + MultiCharts/.NET 64-bit.

5. Windows 2012 Server Standard

MS Office 2013 (x64) + RTD64 + MultiCharts/.NET 64-bit.

6. Windows 10

MS Office 32 + RTD32 + MultiCharts/.NET 32-bit
MS Office 64 + RTD64 + MultiCharts/.NET 64-bit.


RTD is provided only for MultiCharts and MultiCharts .NET, will not work in MultiCharts .NET Special Edition/MultiCharts .NET64 Special Edition.




The following chart types are not supported:

  1. Volume Delta;
  2. Cumulative Delta;


To get indicator values from a chart in Excel it is necessary to add the SendPlotsValues command to your indicator code. Then apply this indicator to a chart in MultiCharts and select MultiCharts:InsertIndicatorData in Excel under Add-Ins tab.