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DLL Talk / Can you access DB commands from a plugin?

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BatVink
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Posted: 18th Oct 2004 01:48
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Just wondered if you can do this? For example, if your DLL dealt with object movement, can the DLL move the objects, or would you have to return the values, and then use the commands from the main DB program?

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Posted: 18th Oct 2004 02:02
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look at IanM's interface lib

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Yes you can do that. Using two api's, GetModuleHandle first, then you use GetProcAddress. Once you get the proc address you can use that to call whatever function you need.
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Posted: 18th Oct 2004 08:26 Edited at: 18th Oct 2004 08:27
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but, is there somewhere, the list of all available functions ?

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Posted: 18th Oct 2004 16:01
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You can do this the easy way, by using my interface library, or the hard way, by getting function pointers yourself as Torrey suggested.

The list of commands available is pretty much what is in the manual, with the exception of arrays, and the CALL DLL interface.

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Posted: 18th Oct 2004 16:58
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Using those two API's is the hard way? It's the same thing your interface library does.
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Sounds interesting. Looks like I may be tryingto port my skills to Pure Basic, or C++.

I guess Pure basic will be the easiest, unless someone knows otherwise? I'm a mainframe/VB/Java/asp programmer if anyone has any advice.

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Java?
Java's based off of C, so the syntax isn't quite the same, but the layout, program structure, and basics of code ( ie, the ';' at the end of the lines etc ) is all the same

Other than that, I can't suggest anything to do with PureBASIC, as I've never used it

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Posted: 18th Oct 2004 19:02 Edited at: 18th Oct 2004 19:04
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Cheers Jess. I would be simply manipulating arrays and values, and interacting with DB. So it would be all mathematics, strings and arrays.

Would I get away with using C++ under these circumstances, without a huge learning curve, based on my experience of Java?

To be honest, I've never had an issue with learning new syntax. My concern would be the development environment, and successful compiling, testing and debugging.

The other issue for me, I suppose, is keeping the run-time instance alive, and returning values. Patrallel processes are not something you have to worry about in my world.

I'm not looking for a "how-to" as an answer, just advice on whether I could acheive this level of knowledge in a relatively small amount of time. I've programmed for a living for 14 years, the question is about C++, not whether I can actually program!

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Posted: 18th Oct 2004 22:33
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It's the hard way, because as well as using the API, you have to correctly set up your function pointer variable and its type as well.

The easy way:




The hard way:




That was one command that is now hopefully set up correctly ... now what about the other 1224 commands that are already in existance within the interface library?

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