Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type

Dirk Ho

When I implement the RtGet function by CSharp (by using Interop.EikonDesktopDataAPI and Interop.RTX), I meet an exception "Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'ThomsonReuters.Interop.RTX.IAdxRtList'". What's happened?

public List<RicItem> Get(List<RicItem> ricData)

{

this.ricData = ricData; this.ricData.ForEach(ric => {this.adxRtList.RegisterItems(ric.Ric, ric.Field); });

this.adxRtList.StartUpdates(RT_RunMode.RT_MODE_ONUPDATE); syncMgr.WaitOne();

return this.ricData;

}

Zhenya Kovalyov

It is difficult to say without the full code, and it can be more than one issue. However, a good start will be to check if you are accessing and controlling adxRtList from the same thread it was created in. The COM objects should be created in a thread that runs in the single-threaded apartment mode (STA).

On a separate note, is there a reason why you are not using the native .NET Data API? Check out the tutorial.

Dirk Ho

thanks very much!!! we want to make the API synchronized, so we use ManualResetEvent. maybe it's the problem for being multi-thread. for the second question, we want implement not only RtGet but RData & RHistory. the native .NET Data API can only meet the RtGet requirement, so...

Zhenya Kovalyov

.NET Data API supports real-time and time series, but not the reference data. Also, if you want to use the intraday time series intervals (tick, 1 minute, etc), your only option is .NET.

Zhenya Kovalyov

On a second thought, are you trying to use it in the console application?

Dirk Ho

I have send you a mail with my sample code, I just have the problems in the console application.

Zhenya Kovalyov

comapiusageexampledexmultithreading.zip

Attached is the sample for the ManualResetEvent in a Console application with EikonDesktopData API. Let me know if this helps!

Dirk Ho

I want to make this ACCEPT, thanks!!!

Dirk Ho

.NET APIs for use in custom applications

I have seen the sample of reference data, it means the .NET Data API already supports reference data? but I have also checked NuGet, the API is not updated, I'm confused...

Zhenya Kovalyov

@dirkho not really, as this service provides only symbology conversion functionality.

Dirk Ho

Thanks!!! Will the .NET API support reference data in the future?

Zhenya Kovalyov

We do not have any plans to introduce this functionality.

Dirk Ho

thanks. just a little bit disturbing that we have to use both com API and .Net API, anyway, thank you very much~~~