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Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

«_Superman_»1-Aug-11 4:12

1-Aug-11 4:12

What data is needed by the DLL?
You should export a function from the DLL that the EXE can call to pass in the data using function parameters.

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Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

Arris741-Aug-11 6:20

Arris74

1-Aug-11 6:20

Data is contained in arrays which objects are instances of classes of the application. I have tried to pass a reference of the object in the exported function but the parameter type is not known by the DLL.

I also tried to make the header file visible to the DLL and set a #include "myfile.h" in the DLL but this does not work.

Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

«_Superman_»1-Aug-11 6:32

«_Superman_»

1-Aug-11 6:32

I'm assuming you're getting compile time errors when compiling the DLL.
Please post the error messages and the relevant code.

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Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

Arris742-Aug-11 1:43

Arris74

2-Aug-11 1:43

Superman,
Please see the code posted to Albert Thread.

kind regards.

Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

Albert Holguin1-Aug-11 18:00

Albert Holguin

1-Aug-11 18:00

If you're going to pass by reference, your recipient (the DLL) needs the definition of what's enclosed, so it'll need the header file anyway. Just make sure it gets included into the DLL project as well.

Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

Arris742-Aug-11 1:38

Arris74

2-Aug-11 1:38

Hello Albert,

Many thanks for your help.
Actually my problem is a linking issue.
with this message:
error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: double __thiscall TestRef::unDouble(double)" (?unDouble@TestRef@@QAENN@Z) referenced in function "public: void __thiscall ClassRef::setval(int)" (?setval@ClassRef@@QAEXH@Z) MYDLL.obj
fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals Debug/MYDLL.dll

My Dll function has a pointer as parameter and the pointer calls the function member of the application's class and that function uses an object of another class of the application.
Could you please tell me how to solve it?

Below is the sample source of the DLL function

C++

#include "classref.h" // file header of  the application using the DLL 
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) int MainEntry( ClassRef* pRef )
{ 
     // entier is a public attribute of the application that uses the DLL
     int XX = pRef->entier; // This works

 
    //getval is a public member function of the application that uses the DLL
    XX = pRef->setval(5); // compile but does not build. unresolved external symbol errors
 
  return 0;
}

And below is definition of setval(int )

C++

void setval( int val)
{
     double dbl = m_ref->unDouble(16.45);// This is a member function of another class of the application
     entier = val * dbl ;
}

Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

Albert Holguin2-Aug-11 4:02

Albert Holguin

2-Aug-11 4:02

Your error is telling you that that code was never compiled, did you add the header and cpp of "classref.h" to your DLL project?

Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

Arris742-Aug-11 5:02

Arris74

2-Aug-11 5:02

Sure I tried the header alone and the cpp. with the header but linking message is still here.

I noticed a curious behavior as following:

1. If I put a comment on the function setval from within my Dll. Then it builds correctly

2. if I remove the comment and I just compile. This works fine as well.

3. Finally if I rebuild the DLL I get the linking errors.

Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

Arris742-Aug-11 5:48

Arris74

2-Aug-11 5:48

I have got the reason of the problem.

Implementation and definition must be in the same file. I.e in the header.
But this brings to another problem that is the source code will be disclosed if the application is distributed.

Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

Albert Holguin2-Aug-11 6:05

Albert Holguin

2-Aug-11 6:05

It doesn't have to be in the same file, you just have to include both in your DLL project. As far as the source requiring to be disclosed.... well, don't pass an entire class to your DLL and you won't have to disclose the code. You should probably only pass data along. Make use of data structures instead of passing classes.

Re: How a to expose data of an application (.EXE) to a DLL on runtime?

jschell1-Aug-11 8:13

jschell

1-Aug-11 8:13

Presumably this is data that the dll does in fact know about.

If so the dll should provide a way to specify that data. So you use that.

If the dll doesn't provide such a way, then you must modify the dll to do that.

how to avoid dead-lock if you write multi-thread programming

yu-jian1-Aug-11 2:50

yu-jian

1-Aug-11 2:50

test all cases to check if can dead-lock?
But some case does not re-happen.
Is anyother quick way to do it ?

Re: how to avoid dead-lock if you write multi-thread programming

Albert Holguin1-Aug-11 3:20

Albert Holguin

1-Aug-11 3:20

Ensure you have proper synchronization between threads when you need it, if it happened once and you did nothing to address the problem, odds are it'll show up again later on. Thread problems can show up differently from processor to processor, since the timing allocated to each thread can be different (on top of different speed/architecture), so make sure you synchronize properly.

I don't think there's any easy or quick way to check for race conditions.

SOCKET : How to gracfully stop application when recv() function is blocking

pandit841-Aug-11 1:05

pandit84

1-Aug-11 1:05

Hi ,
I am working on an application which involves socket communication. Current in my read () function 'recv()' method is blocking, i.e. does not allow execution until it gets some data.
Here at this point I want to gracfully stop application . Is there any API for this ?

Re: SOCKET : How to gracfully stop application when recv() function is blocking

Peter_in_27801-Aug-11 1:25

Peter_in_2780

1-Aug-11 1:25

You have two obvious choices (and maybe a few more esoteric ones).
1. Google "non-blocking socket" and see how you can get to read what data is available, when you want to get it.
2. Fire up another thread which can block on the recv() call, but doesn't block your whole app. Another thread can then take control and shut down or whatever you need to do.

Cheers,
Peter

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Re: SOCKET : How to gracfully stop application when recv() function is blocking

Code-o-mat1-Aug-11 5:57

Code-o-mat

1-Aug-11 5:57

I remember way back when me and my buddy were at the university and had a class about networking. The class got an assignment to make a simple chat program with 2 participants using sockets. At that point we never heard of non-blocking sockets before (not sure about threads). So most people made chat programs in which the two sides could talk alternately, A sending something, then B sending, then A again, then B and so on. We on the other hand, created a "ping-pong" mechanism, a kind of "token" packet would be sent here and there between the two clients constantly, if one had something to say, it would send its content along with the token to the other client, if it had nothing to say then it would just send the token alone back. This way the clients didn't seem to block waiting for the other side to say something. Ah, the good old naive young days... Smile | :)

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Re: SOCKET : How to gracfully stop application when recv() function is blocking

jschell1-Aug-11 8:17

jschell

1-Aug-11 8:17

recv() is acting on Socket S.

Keep S in a list (or some other available source).
On shutdown spin up a thread. Grab S. Close S.

Then recv() will return. Modify the code that uses that to behave correctly.

Re: SOCKET : How to gracfully stop application when recv() function is blocking

pandit841-Aug-11 19:34

pandit84

1-Aug-11 19:34

Thanks all. I have implemented closesocket()option successfully

CRichEditCtrl Font Formating

yurii_leorda30-Jul-11 15:11

yurii_leorda

30-Jul-11 15:11

Hi!

how i can disable font formating in CRichEditCtrl?
I want set only one default font with left alignment, like in CEdit!
From CRichEditCtrl i only need Drag & Drop features, all other must be like in CEdit!

Thanks!

Re: CRichEditCtrl Font Formating

Code-o-mat30-Jul-11 22:21

Code-o-mat

30-Jul-11 22:21

What exactly do you mean by "disable font formatting"? You can set the default by using SetDefaultCharFormat[^] and -i guess- you "disable" any other formatting by not doing any other formatting (like, not using SetSelectionCharFormat[^]).

> The problem with computers is that they do what you tell them to do and not what you want them to do. <
> //TODO: Implement signature here<

Re: CRichEditCtrl Font Formating

yurii_leorda31-Jul-11 0:21

yurii_leorda

31-Jul-11 0:21

key combination like "ctrl+e", "ctrl+r" make the alignment in CRichEditCtrl!
perhaps there are other hotkeys that you can use to make editing!

How i can disable it?

i found some solution:

SendMessage(EM_SETTEXTMODE, TM_PLAINTEXT, 0);

if you have any information about this, please give me link

Re: CRichEditCtrl Font Formating

Code-o-mat31-Jul-11 0:37

Code-o-mat

31-Jul-11 0:37

No info, just what MSDN would give you, hope it works as expected.

> The problem with computers is that they do what you tell them to do and not what you want them to do. <
> //TODO: Implement signature here<

Runtime Error in Visual Studio [modified]

AndrewG123129-Jul-11 12:09

AndrewG1231

29-Jul-11 12:09

I am trying to debug a program that is having a problem loading bitmaps. The program compiles fine, but it crashes whenever I open a bitmap file and try to manipulate it. This is a program I inherited from someone else and it is multi-threaded and fairly large. It has been difficult to track the problem (which seems to be a runtime error), but I have done so with the usual debugging methods (breakpoints, etc) and I am lost with what to look for in the code for the problem. The program was originally built on a much older framework and this has been part of a transition from windows xp to windows 7. However, this transition has not been so easy...and I am not a professional programmer and have been learning as I encounter problems. The program always seems to crash right at this line.

CWinSTMDoc *pDoc = CreateNewDoc(GetDocument());

I step into it and get lost in a world of windows messages...

Here is the output window around where the program crashes:
WinSTM.exe': Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\wpdshext.dll', Symbols loaded (source information stripped).
'WinSTM.exe': Loaded 'C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.7600.16385_none_72fc7cbf861225ca\GdiPlus.dll', Symbols loaded (source information stripped).
WinSTM.exe has triggered a breakpoint
First-chance exception at 0x75c99617 (KernelBase.dll) in WinSTM.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: CInvalidArgException at memory location 0x001af0a4..
Warning: Uncaught exception in WindowProc (returning 1).
'WinSTM.exe': Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\wpdshext.dll'
'WinSTM.exe': Unloaded 'C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.7600.16385_none_72fc7cbf861225ca\GdiPlus.dll'
'WinSTM.exe': Unloaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ExplorerFrame.dll'
'WinSTM.exe': Unloaded 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\tiptsf.dll'
The thread 'Win32 Thread' (0x884) has exited with code 0 (0x0).

Here is the code immediately before the program aborts and the debugger yells at me:

void CDocument::SetPathName(LPCTSTR lpszPathName, BOOL bAddToMRU)
{
	// store the path fully qualified
	TCHAR szFullPath[_MAX_PATH];
	ENSURE(lpszPathName);
	if ( lstrlen(lpszPathName) >= _MAX_PATH )
	{
		ASSERT(FALSE);
		// MFC requires paths with length < _MAX_PATH
		// No other way to handle the error from a void function
		AfxThrowFileException(CFileException::badPath);
	}
	if( AfxFullPath(szFullPath, lpszPathName) == FALSE )
	{
		ASSERT(FALSE);
		// MFC requires paths with length < _MAX_PATH
		// No other way to handle the error from a void function
		AfxThrowFileException(CFileException::badPath);
	}
	m_strPathName = szFullPath;
	ASSERT(!m_strPathName.IsEmpty());       // must be set to something
	m_bEmbedded = FALSE;
	ASSERT_VALID(this);
	// set the document title based on path name
	TCHAR szTitle[_MAX_FNAME];
	if (AfxGetFileTitle(szFullPath, szTitle, _MAX_FNAME) == 0)
		SetTitle(szTitle);
	// add it to the file MRU list
	if (bAddToMRU)
		AfxGetApp()->AddToRecentFileList(m_strPathName);
	ASSERT_VALID(this);
}

My gut is telling me that I have a pointer that is not returning the correct value, but I am having trouble tracking it down. Thanks for any and all help!

Best,

Andrew

Re: Runtime Error in Visual Studio

Richard Andrew x6429-Jul-11 13:07

Richard Andrew x64

29-Jul-11 13:07

Well, the first thing that's needed is to identify the exact error that's causing the crash.

When it crashes, look in the "Output" window, and find the exact error message wording, and show it here.

The Output window should be in the lower part of the Visual Studio main window, below where it shows the code.

The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.

Re: Runtime Error in Visual Studio

AndrewG123129-Jul-11 13:20

AndrewG1231

29-Jul-11 13:20

Found the output window, I hope the additional information helps.

Use Ctrl+Left/Right to switch messages, Ctrl+Up/Down to switch threads, Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right to switch pages.