Share Prices 4 Desktop

Share Prices 4 Desktop

Note about the online/offline mode: In order to get the latest data, you need to remove the tick from the offline menu option on the file menu, and then restart the application. To go offline,you need to do add a tick to the offline menu option, if you what to go offline, but you will still have to restart the application. RSS News feeds will download in online mode, but won't work in offline mode (if no internet connection.)You must register your IP address, if you intend to use one of the desktop applications. This can be done just before downloading. It is free to register, and we only need your IP address. This must be a fixed IP address. All front-ends will use one of the share price web services - Share Prices 4 Desktop (NET1.1) | Share Prices 4 Desktop (64-bit) | Share Prices 4 Desktop (Scrolling) | Share Prices 4 Desktop (NET3) | Share Prices 4 Desktop (JAVA) | Share Prices 4 Desktop (WPF)

Share Prices 4 Desktop (NET1.1) - to see the service in action you can download the desktop client from the free downloads section (its labelled 'Share Prices 4 Desktop(NET1.1)'). It now allows you to type in part of company name and search list for you, and the option to change the web service url via the user settings screen. New version now comes with RSS News Control, 2 data export options (i) all data (ii) current index, and a online/offline mode.

Screenshot of main screen
Share Prices 4 Desktop (64-bit) - is a 64-bit .net v2 windows client for the Share Prices XML Web service, which can be downloaded from the free downloads section, and is labelled 'Share Prices 4 Desktop(64bit)'. With the latest version you can change the grid colours via the new user settings screen. Also, you can order data by an individual grid column, or search the index data for a specific company. New version available in 32bit/64bit with the RSSNews control, and improved data retreival from the web service (less connections to server.) Plus can export all company share prices, for all indices. Both the 64bit/32bit now include 2 data export options (all data/grid data), autocomplete for the company search, and a new offline/online mode.

Screenshot showing main screen (64-bit)

Screenshot of user settings screen (64-bit)

Screenshot showing company search and highlighted result in grid (64-bit)

Screenshot showing main screen of 32-bit version - running on windows 7 home premium (hosted in sun virtual box)
Share Prices 4 Desktop (Scrolling) - to see the service in action you can download the desktop client from the free downloads section (its labelled 'Share Prices 4 Desktop(Scrolling)'). New version includes price change to company info displayed, and last trade date below main display. Plus you can change the scrolling text colours via the user settings screen. New version includes RSS News Control, 2 data export options (i) all data (ii) current index, and a online/offline mode.

Screenshot of main screen - running on windows 7 home premium (hosted in sun virtual box)

Screenshot of user settings screen
Share Prices 4 Desktop (NET3) - to see the service in action you can download the desktop client from the free downloads section (its labelled 'Share Prices 4 Desktop(NET3)'). You can order data by an individual grid column.

Screenshot of main screen
Share Prices 4 Desktop (WPF) - to see the service in action you can download the desktop client from the free downloads section (its labelled 'Share Prices 4 Desktop(WPF)'). Requires WPF/.NET 3.5. You can order data by an individual grid column. Also, you can filter an index by companys beginning with a user search criteria. New version includes new user settings screen with option to change the datagrid colours, 2 data export options (i) all data (ii) current index, and a online/offline mode.

Share Prices 4 Desktop (WPF) on windows xp pro

Screenshot of Share Prices 4 Desktop (WPF) on windows 7 home premium (running in sun virtual box)
Share Prices 4 Desktop (JAVA) - requires jre 1.6.0_05 installed on a windows pc/linux machine/unix machine/macintosh machine, plus internet access to connect to the web service. The download is in the free downloads section and its labelled 'Share Prices 4 Desktop(JAVA)'. New version allows column ordering, basic data export to xml (no schema), and the ability to search the market data for a single company. Now with alternating row colours, and user option to change the colour. On macintosh make sure in java preferences to select a 32 bit version of java for java applications (preferably the latest version.). Otherwise it will not work.

Screenshot of all the companies/prices listed on the FTSE100 index (displayed on windows pc.)

Screenshot of all the companies/prices listed on the FTSE100 index (displayed on opensuse linux 11.)

Support:

When you are using any front-end for the share price web service, and you get an error saying unable to connect to the share price web service. Then if its a .NET desktop application, you should check the web service url is pointing to http://www.webspecdevit.co.uk/WebServices3/NETSharePriceWS.asmx. However, if its a JAVA desktop application you need to check the web service url is pointing to http://www.webspecdevit.co.uk/JAVASPServ/JAVASharePriceWs.asmx.

System requirements for window clients:

Disk space required for installation: ?
Processor: That required by a windows pc/mac/linux.
Memory: That required by a windows pc/mac/linux .
Operating System: Windows 2000/XP(32/64)/2003(32/64)/Vista(32/64)/2008(32/64)/Windows 7 (32/64 - Wpf/32-bit/64-bit apps tested on both 32/64 bit editions)/Linux(Java app only)/Mac((Java app only).
.NET framework 1.1/2/3/3.5/jdk 1.6.0_05+
Windows Screen viewing: Best viewed at 1024*768 with medium size fonts installed.
Internet access, so as to connect to the Share Price Web Service/RSS News Feed.

Downloads:

Downloads are now in the free Share Price downloads section. The wpf application is not available for download.

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