Quote: 3. Apart from a single "Failed to receive options for CLF5" error message, diagnostics.exe reports good connections to all services and good reception of CLF5 data.
You won't get options on CLF5, you need to request options on the root symbol only. Thus, enter CL and you will get options on that root contract.
Quote: 5. IQWatchQuote appears to run fine - except that no data displays for CLF5, or any other symbol entered.
If you don't get data on any symbol, it most likely is a problem with your connection to the quote server, or the request itself. We do have data for CLF5. You need to have port 60000-about 60050 opened over the internet. The 5009 port is local only and usually not a firewall problem. Also make sure you enter symbols in all upper case.
Quote: I understand that the IQConnection must be running on SysTray, and a client app must be running that makes a client connection via product name, etc.
You don't need to have anything running except IQFeed (IQconnect) in order to use DDE. When you open excel wtih a DDE link to IQLink in it, it will ask if you want to start the app. It will open IQlink, and then it will ask if you want to update data. Make sure you enter yes to all prompts. You don't need to have any other apps running for DDE to work. We have sample spreadsheets available at ftp://www.dtniq.com/iq which should work out of the box as long as you have IQFeed running (use the IQLink Launcher).
Jay Froscheiser
DTN Market Access, LLC.