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About PTC Mathcad Prime and Automation API Integration
The PTC Mathcad Prime Application Programming Interface (API) is an automation interface that provides a mechanism for communicating with PTC Mathcad Prime from within another Windows application, including a custom stand-alone application that users write.
You can use the API with PTC Mathcad Prime 3.1 or higher.
User Guide
The user guide describes the hierarchy of automation classes, their properties, methods, and events. These classes allow you to:
Open or close PTC Mathcad Prime
Control the appearance of windows
Open, recalculate, save, or print worksheets
Retrieve information about regions
Assign and retrieve variables, matrices, or strings
It also describes the use of automation commands to perform the following tasks:
Send data or assign variable values to PTC Mathcad Prime from another application
Open, execute, or close PTC Mathcad Prime worksheets
Send results back to the original application
Software Development Kit
The software development kit (SDK) includes a User Guide and API application examples. The SDK is designed to aid users in writing their custom applications.
For more information, please visit http://www.ptc.com.