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dononeton
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Posted: 12th Apr 2007 01:27
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Not sure what this does but does it make a dll out of functions you write in DBPro?

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Alquerian
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Posted: 12th Apr 2007 03:29
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My understanding of it is that it allows you to easily create DBP Plugins with the use of the PureBasic Language. - Correct me if I am wrong.

Cash or Freddix might have more info on that one.

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dononeton
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Posted: 12th Apr 2007 05:11
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I went back and searched it and it seams to be you write the plugin in PureBasic. By use of PurePlugin you could call DBPro commands in your plugin. So you could make dll version of the functions you would had wrote in DBPro. Does that some it up?

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Posted: 12th Apr 2007 06:42
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Right.

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Freddix
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Posted: 12th Apr 2007 12:03
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Exactly.

PurePLUGIN is a full package with all needed files (+samples) to create TPC Plugin for DarkBASIC Professional using PureBASIC language.
More to this, PurePLUGIN contain all definitions to allow you to directly use the DarkBASIC Professional commands directly inside your Plugin using special Commands/Functions.
PurePLUGIN bring DarkBASIC Professional plugin creation to another level. It's now really easy and fast to create a plugin for DarkBASIC Professional. It's also easy to migrate a function you've created in DarkBASIC Professional to PureBASIC source code format to use in your TPC Plugin.

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Posted: 12th Apr 2007 16:05
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ok that sounds great. I also had read that some folks was gaining fps converting there DBPro function into a dll. I am going to buy purebasic and pureplugin this weekend!

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Posted: 13th Apr 2007 00:37
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Yes For example, in the PureSCROLLING demo, I get a 16% Performances up using PureBASIC DLL :p

Take a look at here:
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=100668&b=5

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Posted: 13th Apr 2007 02:59
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@Freddix

Thanks for that link. DBPro mode I got 444 fps and in TCP mode I got 520 thats a 76 fps increase! This going to be worth it!

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Posted: 14th Apr 2007 03:35
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Just bought PureBasic and PurePlugin just waiting for email for PurePlugin

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dononeton
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Posted: 15th Apr 2007 00:15
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Hi I am just tring to make a dll from the sample dll.pb file. In this file it says

I replace whats in the quotes with my info I got from you in my e-mail. Then I go to complier-create executable. I open up PurePLUGIN-SampleDLL.res in ResHacker. It already shows the stringtables so I exit. Ok I open up my dll in XVI32 and replaced AConstructor00YAXXZ with ?Constructor@@YAXXZ. I put my dll along with pureplugin.dll in user plugins in DBPro. I typed the command part of each command line in the string tables. DBPro says it does not uderstand the command. It is apparent I am missing something,so please help!!

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Posted: 15th Apr 2007 00:25
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Compile your DLL from PureBASIC into DLL format.
Open your DLL with Resource HACKER
Add new resource and add the SampleDLL.res
save the DLL
Open XVI32
Open your DLL into XVI32
Replace the Constructor name like described
Save your DLL
Copy it in the PlugIN-USER
Copy also PurePLUGIN.dll in the PlugIN-USER
Run the DBPro sample

It may work.

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Posted: 15th Apr 2007 00:49
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Thank you Freddix. Everything is working now. Very cool stuff

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