Embedding a 3rd party .dll

[gkuhnert]

Hello,

for new SEPA transactions I want to embed a 3rd party .dll.
Like in this topic: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19703&p=103913&hilit=Struct+DLL#p103913 there are functions with a STRUCT as parameter.
Functions calls like:

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int SepaTools_SetOptions(XMLOptionStruct *OptionStruct)

with

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struct XMLInfoStruct
{
    int FullNameSpace
    char ConvertFile[255+1]
    int ConvertFlag
    int UebwSicht
    int EilUebw
    int NumsMsgID
    char Reserve[992]
} 

Also, I have to call some functions with parameter per reference as the parameter gets changed and I need the newly changed parameter.

The DLL comes from this site: http://www.sepa-tools.de/download-dll-version.html
And the documentation can be downloaded here: http://www.sepa-tools.de/files/API-Doku ... LL-Eng.pdf

As recommended in the linked topic on this forum I tried to import the dll with implib, but the outcome is, that the dll, size 2mb, gets reduced to a 7kb lib-file. When including this lib I get an 'unresolved external' message about the dll/lib-contained functions while compiling.

[Antonio Linares]

Gilbert,

I get an 'unresolved external' message about the dll/lib-contained functions while compiling

Surely you meant when linking. Please write here the exact message that you get, thanks

Have you already implemented some C code for it ? Could you post it here ? thanks

[gkuhnert]

Antonio,

Surely you meant when linking. Please write here the exact message that you get, thanks

of course I meant while linking, this is the message I get:

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    \prog\bcc582\BIN\ilink32 -L\prog\xharbour1201\lib;\prog\fwh1202\lib;\prog\bcc582\LIB\PSDK /Gn/aa/Tpe/s @objs1202.bc,eho.exe,eho.map, FiveHx.lib  FiveHC.lib  rtl.lib  vm.lib  gtGUI.lib  lang.lib  macro.lib  rdd.lib  dbfcdx.lib  dbffpt.lib  debug.lib  common.lib  pp.lib  codepage.lib  cw32.lib  import32.lib  nddeapi.lib  iphlpapi.lib  rasapi32.lib  pcrepos.lib  hbsix.lib  dbfntx.lib  hbzip.lib  zlib.lib  ct.lib  uuid.lib  psapi.lib  SepaTools.lib  libnf.lib  ct.lib,, eho.res
Turbo Incremental Link 5.69 Copyright (c) 1997-2005 Borland
Error: Unresolved external '_SepaTools_Init' referenced from D:\PROG\PRGS\EHO32\PRG\SEPATOOL.OBJ

Have you already implemented some C code for it ? Could you post it here ? thanks

my code is (at the moment only for the function sepatools_init):

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#pragma BEGINDUMP
    #include <windows.h>
    #include <hbapi.h>

    HB_FUNC(SEPATOOLS_INIT)
    {
        hb_retni( SepaTools_Init( ( char * ) hb_parc( 1 ), ( char * ) hb_parc( 2 ), ( char * ) hb_parc( 3 ), ( char * ) hb_parc( 4 ), ( char * ) hb_parc( 5 ) ) );
    }

#pragma ENDDUMP

SepaTools_init is defined:

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int SepaTools_Init(const char *DataPath, const char *TempPath, const char *UserPath, const char *Lizenz, int Netz)

[Antonio Linares]

Gilbert,

Please try it this way:

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#pragma BEGINDUMP
    #include <windows.h>
    #include <hbapi.h>

   int pascal SepaTools_Init(const char *DataPath, const char *TempPath, const char *UserPath, const char *Lizenz, int Netz);

    HB_FUNC( SEPATOOLS_INIT )
    {
        hb_retni( SepaTools_Init( hb_parc( 1 ), hb_parc( 2 ), hb_parc( 3 ), hb_parc( 4 ), hb_parni( 5 ) ) );
    }

#pragma ENDDUMP

[gkuhnert]

Antonio,

great, now it works fine. I'll test with the functions needing a struct and if necessary I'll post upcoming questions in this thread.
Thanks a lot for your quick and good working response!

[Antonio Linares]

Gilbert,

You are welcome

Surely other FWH users will benefit from this

[gkuhnert]

Now I try to use the following function from the dll as referred to above:

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int SepaTools_SetOptions(XMLOptionStruct *OptionStruct)

with

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struct XMLInfoStruct
{
    int FullNameSpace
    char ConvertFile[255+1]
    int ConvertFlag
    int UebwSicht
    int EilUebw
    int NumsMsgID
    char Reserve[992]
}

my code is

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    typedef struct
    {
        int FullNameSpace;
        char    ConvertFile[255+1];
        int ConvertFlag;
        int UebwSicht;
        int EilUebw;
        int NumMsgID;
        char    Reserve[992];
    } XMLInfoStruct;

    int pascal SepaTools_SetOptions(XMLInfoStruct *OptionStruct);

    HB_FUNC( SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS )
    {
        XMLInfoStruct aXMLInfoStruct;
        aXMLInfoStruct.FullNameSpace =  hb_parni( 1, 1 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFile =        hb_parc( 1, 2 ); // Line 33, 1 Error
        aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFlag =        hb_parni( 1, 3 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.UebwSicht =      hb_parni( 1, 4 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.EilUebw =            hb_parni( 1, 5 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.NumMsgID =           hb_parni( 1, 6 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.Reserve =            hb_parc( 1, 7 ); // Line 38, 1 Error
        hb_retni( SepaTools_SetOptions( &aXMLInfoStruct ) );
    }
 

the error I get here is:

sepatool.c:
Error E2277 sepatool.prg 33: Lvalue required in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
Error E2277 sepatool.prg 38: Lvalue required in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
*** 2 errors in Compile ***

thanks in advance for your help

[Antonio Linares]

Gilbert,

You could store those values in the array elements that you are supplying or as in this code, I return a new array:

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HB_FUNC( SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS )
    {
        XMLInfoStruct aXMLInfoStruct;

        aXMLInfoStruct.FullNameSpace =  hb_parni( 1, 1 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFile =  ( char* ) hb_parc( 1, 2 ); // Line 33, 1 Error
        aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFlag =        hb_parni( 1, 3 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.UebwSicht =      hb_parni( 1, 4 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.EilUebw =            hb_parni( 1, 5 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.NumMsgID =           hb_parni( 1, 6 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.Reserve =       ( char * ) hb_parc( 1, 7 ); // Line 38, 1 Error

        SepaTools_SetOptions( &aXMLInfoStruct );

        hb_reta( 7 );
        hb_storvni( aXMLInfoStruct.FullNameSPace, -1, 1 );
        hb_storvc( aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFile, -1, 2 );
        ...
    }

[gkuhnert]

Antonio,

now I got some more errors:

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    HB_FUNC( SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS )
    {
        XMLInfoStruct aXMLInfoStruct;
        aXMLInfoStruct.FullNameSpace =  hb_parni( 1, 1 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFile =        ( char* ) hb_parc( 1, 2 ); // Line 33
        aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFlag =        hb_parni( 1, 3 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.UebwSicht =      hb_parni( 1, 4 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.EilUebw =            hb_parni( 1, 5 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.NumMsgID =           hb_parni( 1, 6 );
        aXMLInfoStruct.Reserve =            ( char * ) hb_parc( 1, 7 );
        //hb_retni( SepaTools_SetOptions( &aXMLInfoStruct ) );
        SepaTools_SetOptions( &aXMLInfoStruct ) ;

        hb_reta( 7 );
        hb_storvni( aXMLInfoStruct.FullNameSpace, -1, 1 ); // Line 43
        hb_storvc( aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFile, -1, 2 );
        hb_storvni( aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFlag, -1, 3 );
        hb_storvni( aXMLInfoStruct.UebwSicht, -1, 4 );
        hb_storvni( aXMLInfoStruct.EilUebw, -1, 5 );
        hb_storvni( aXMLInfoStruct.NumMsgID, -1, 6 );
        hb_storvc( aXMLInfoStruct.Reserve, -1, 7 );
    }
 

Error E2277 sepatool.prg 33: Lvalue required in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
Error E2277 sepatool.prg 38: Lvalue required in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
Warning W8065 sepatool.prg 43: Call to function 'hb_storvni' with no prototype in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
Warning W8065 sepatool.prg 44: Call to function 'hb_storvc' with no prototype in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
Warning W8065 sepatool.prg 45: Call to function 'hb_storvni' with no prototype in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
Warning W8065 sepatool.prg 46: Call to function 'hb_storvni' with no prototype in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
Warning W8065 sepatool.prg 47: Call to function 'hb_storvni' with no prototype in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
Warning W8065 sepatool.prg 48: Call to function 'hb_storvni' with no prototype in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS
Warning W8065 sepatool.prg 49: Call to function 'hb_storvc' with no prototype in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_SETOPTIONS

[Antonio Linares]

Gilbert,

This line:

aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFile = ( char * ) hb_parc( 1, 2 );

has to be changed this way:

strcpy( aXMLInfoStruct.ConvertFile, ( char * ) hb_parc( 1, 2 ) );

[Antonio Linares]

Gilbert,

Are you using Harbour or xHarbour ?

If you are using xHarbour please remove the "v" from the hb_stor... calls

[gkuhnert]

Antonio,

Are you using Harbour or xHarbour ?
If you are using xHarbour please remove the "v" from the hb_stor... calls

I'm using xHarbour. I'll try it first thing in the morning tomorrow. Thanks a lot again

[gkuhnert]

Antonio,

your suggestions work fine, thanks a lot

1) Warning
After implementing a call to a simple function without return value I get a warning. I don't know if it is my code or a problem with the lib/dll:

Definition:

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void SepaTools_Free()

My code:

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    void pascal SepaTools_Free();

    HB_FUNC( SEPATOOLS_FREE )
    {
        SepaTools_Free(); // Line 23
        //hb_ret();
    }
 

the warning I get:

Warning W8065 sepatool.prg 23: Call to function 'SepaTools_Free' with no prototype in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_FREE

Maybe you've got an idea?

2) error
With the defined function

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int SepaTools_XMLGetData( char *Data, int *Size )

andy my code

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    int pascal SepaTools_XMLGetData( char *Data, int *Size );

    HB_FUNC( SEPATOOLS_XMLGETDATA )
    {
        hb_retni( SepaTools_XMLGetData( hb_parc( 1 ), hb_parni( 2 ) ) );
    }
 

I get following error:

Warning W8075 sepatool.prg 92: Suspicious pointer conversion in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_XMLGETDATA
Error E2342 sepatool.prg 92: Type mismatch in parameter 'Size' (wanted 'int *', got 'int') in function HB_FUN_SEPATOOLS_XMLGETDATA

Maybe you can tell me the right solution here too?

[Antonio Linares]

Gilbert,

If there are no parameters, then void has to be used or the compiler may default to int:

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void pascal SepaTools_Free( void );

    HB_FUNC( SEPATOOLS_FREE )
    {
        SepaTools_Free(); // Line 23
        //hb_ret();
    }
 

[gkuhnert]

Antonio,

thanks, that works too.
Do you have an idea on my 2nd error I posted in my previous post? I don't know how to handle a given parameter int *Param (yet). I guess you've got the right solution here too

When everything works fine, I'd like to give a résumé so others don't have to read every single post.