How to include ForexConnect API on Linux/MacOS

Brief

The article discusses how to use ForexConnect API in C++ on Linux or MacOS.

Details

To use ForexConnect API in your C++ application, you should:

  1. Place supporting shared libraries in the same directory where your application program is located. Alternatively, you can place supporting shared libraries in the /usr/lib directory.

  2. Add libForexConnect to the list of libraries in the linker options. For example, if you use gcc, the option will be -lForexConnect. The path to the directory containing the libraries (e.g. /ForexConnectAPI/lib) can be specified by the -L/ForexConnectAPI/lib option.

  3. Include the header file in your code using the directive #include "ForexConnect.h". The path to the directory containing the headers (e.g. /ForexConnectAPI/include) can be specified by the -I/ForexConnectAPI/include option.

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