"VIvek Thakur" <vivekthakur@rediffmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
> I m making a C# windows application which connects to excel to retrieve
> live data( stock quotes which are feeded to this excel sheet from other
> program via internet). The data in excel sheet is continuously changing
> and I want it to be reflected in my C# windows application, means i should
> get access to dynamic data all the time (like DDE, but it's earlier
> technology).
>
> So my questions are:
>
> 1. Can I use OLE with c# to maintain a permanent link to Excel so that
> data flow is there? Is OLE the right technology as speed is an important
> criteria for my application. Will .NET have any performance overhead
> compared to VB6 or VC++6.0?
>
> 2. My application will also run on these systems: Windows 98, Windows XP.
> XP is no probelm but i think i need to distribute .NET Resdistributable
> with my Application for running on Windows 98. Is this the right way? Will
> my application run flawlessly on Windows 98?
>
> Thanks for considering my query,
> Vivek