Mathcad's SDK for new COM Components |
PTC provides an SDK for developing new Components. These components allow users to access external applications within a Mathcad worksheet. The SDK is intended for experienced C++ developers who wish to make third-party applications available within Mathcad worksheets. The interface is Windows COM-based, and the interoperability is dependent on the COM interface of the external app.
Mathcad comes with pre-built components for accessing Excel Worksheets, MATLAB® script files, ODBC databases, and SmartSketch drawings, as well as a file component to access static data files in various formats and a scriptable component to communicate with other applications via their automation interface.
The SDK is available to registered users of Mathcad online at http://www.ptc.com/go/mathsoft/mathcad_download. The most recent release is .NET compliant, and is intended for use with Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET (version 7). An older version of the SDK for Mathcad 11 and earlier supports Microsoft® Visual C++ 6.0.