Managed C++/CLI

How to Debug a Windows Service

11-Apr-06 10:49

I don't think you can create an ATL COM application with Manage Code.

sunil440010-Apr-06 4:25

sunil4400

10-Apr-06 4:25

Hello all,

I've created a Windows Service project.
But I'm not able to debug the code written in the Start() method.
As mentioned in the Microsoft web site,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbtskdebuggingserviceapplications.asp

I created a dummy Windows Service, even then I'm not able to proceed furthur.

Please help me in resolving this issue.

Thanks in Advance.

Regards
Sunil

File transfer: Client-Server Communication

Kranti12519849-Apr-06 19:46

std::string within .NET 2003

9-Apr-06 19:46

Hi,

I'm new to Visual C++.Net and I'm trying to write a client-server application in which I want to transfer an image file [JPEG/BMP/GIF] from server to client. Right now, I've written a code which just transfers "String" type of data from client to server and vice versa.
How should I move ahead with images?

Thanks,
Kranti

richiebaby9-Apr-06 13:40

richiebaby

9-Apr-06 13:40

Hi,

I would like to ask for soome general advice:

I am developiing a simple application that writes a string directly to the form in a .NET 2003 form application.

I HAVE to use std::string within the paint event so that I can make use of the standard template library.

I would like to step through each character in the string and copy them to a vector if possible.

I would like them within something like a vector so that I can easily access each element, which I cannot efficiently do with the string.

Here is a small bit of example code:

<br />
std::string text_string = "The text to use";<br />
<br />
//Is it possible to do this in C++ .NET 2003?<br />
for_each(text_string.begin(), text_string.end(), someFunction);<br />

I have tried writing a function

<br />
void someFunction(string &atempstring)<br />
{<br />
}<br />

But I get the compiler error
error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function taking 1 arguments

I do not know what this error means, can anybody help?

Re: std::string within .NET 2003

PJ Arends9-Apr-06 15:52

PJ Arends

9-Apr-06 15:52

richiebaby wrote:
void someFunction(string &atempstring)

The only problem I see is that someFunction should not take a string reference, but rather a reference to a single character.

void someFunction(string::value_type &parameter)

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I may be crazy
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Re: std::string within .NET 2003

Michael Dunn9-Apr-06 18:56

Michael Dunn

9-Apr-06 18:56

richiebaby wrote:
I would like them within something like a vector so that I can easily access each element, which I cannot efficiently do with the string.

A basic_string is an STL collection, you can step through it with iterators.

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Re: std::string within .NET 2003

George L. Jackson11-Apr-06 10:44

Re: for opinion.. using wut type of c++ can solved tis problem ? urgent...thk

11-Apr-06 10:44

std::string text_string = "The text to use";

//Is it possible to do this in C++ .NET 2003?
for_each(text_string.begin(), text_string.end(), someFunction);

Yes.

#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <string>

using namespace System;

using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::string;
using std::for_each;

void PrintChar(const char & ch)
{
cout << ch << std::endl;
}

void Foo()
{
string greeting = "Hello!";

for_each(greeting.begin(), greeting.end(), PrintChar);
}

George L. Jackson7-Apr-06 11:33

Re: i done it...thk u all..let me share tis to u all

7-Apr-06 11:33

This post belongs in the Visual C++ forum.

// The user enters the string

char romanNumerals[32];
cin >> romanNumerals;

// Get the length of the string
size_t length = strlen(romanNumerals);

// Now translate the string
int value = 0;

for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
// romanNumerals[i] will have a Roman Numeral
// Remember Roman Numeral Syntax!
}

-- modified at 17:35 Friday 7th April, 2006

George L. Jackson8-Apr-06 1:25

Re: i done it...thk u all..let me share tis to u all

8-Apr-06 1:25

What happens when you type in: MCMXLIV

cusack8-Apr-06 19:26

cusack

8-Apr-06 19:26

wut is tat ?
nvm...whatever i also solved my problem,thk u guy all !!

Invoke to dynamic library with custom object

dawei.code7-Apr-06 4:28

dawei.code

7-Apr-06 4:28

Hello,

I have a special question on the Invoke Method of the MethodInfo class and maybe it will show to be a general question on assembly techniques. I am using Managed C++ bytheway.

My goal is to load a library dynamically (as a plugin) and just get a specific function. This is all working well as long as I keep it simple.

- I defined an interface class and all plugin classes derive from that one.
- Now, the function that I want to invoke needs 4 parameters of which 3 are standard .NET objects. The fourth however is my own type.
- If I invoke that function with the parameter array, I get an exception as soon as my type object is not NULL saying the typical "Object cannot be converted to target type".

At first, I had my data class definitions in the main applications and additionally made a library with the same classes, which was linked by the plugin, as the plugin needs the same data classes, of course. I figured, he might have trouble realizing that these are really the same types. So I put the classes into a separate library. Now, the main application AND the plugin link the SAME library. But seperately at different times, I guess.
Could this already be the problem? Or where else is the problem?
I also found something about "copylocal" related to similar problems, which should be set to "false". But I have no idea in which area this setting is to be made and if it will really solve the problem.

Further thought: in the common plugin-samples the thisObject for
mi->Invoke (thisObject,...) is created by
thisObject = Activator::CreateInstance (type);

This doesn't work for me either, as the class information I have is only the Interface which cannot be instanziated. The specific class definition is in the plugin. Is that related to my problem? If the invoke works anyway, I'm fine as it is.
Again: Invoking methods of the same plugin, that do not use my own classes cause no problems.

I would appreciate any help and hint. Maybe I am close or I am far off. I just don't know. My samples were all C# and too simple, so finally, I am lost.

Thank you very much in advance! If you need some code, I can provide that on Monday, when I'm back on my PC.

Thank you and have a nice weekend,

dawei

Re: Invoke to dynamic library with custom object

S. Senthil Kumar8-Apr-06 13:50

S. Senthil Kumar

8-Apr-06 13:50

Does the directory containing the plugin assembly also contain the assembly in which your type is defined? Does it work if the main assembly, the plugin assembly and the library are in the same directory?

Regards
Senthil
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Re: Invoke to dynamic library with custom object

dawei.code8-Apr-06 15:12

dawei.code

8-Apr-06 15:12

In fact, although I set the reference to the same dll within the project settings, a copy of the linked library is created in the plugin folder, which is different from the main applications folder. But the versioning of the libraries should be recognized as the same, shouldn't it?
(stupid question: 'assembly' stands for DLLs and EXEs in .NET, right?)

I will try putting everything into one folder, and I will tell you if it worked or not. The target of my project however was to keep the plugins in an extra folder. Would there be a way to achieve this?
You see I'm coming from the pure C++ originally and I did not yet fully absorbe the assembly management details, although I see it has many benefits.

Thank you and thanks again,

dawei

Re: Invoke to dynamic library with custom object

S. Senthil Kumar8-Apr-06 18:50

S. Senthil Kumar

8-Apr-06 18:50

dawei.code wrote:
But the versioning of the libraries should be recognized as the same, shouldn't it?

Yes, unless you don't build the main application and the plugin project together. A "Build Solution" command (assuming both of them are in the same solution) should take of this problem, if it is the reason.

dawei.code wrote:
I will try putting everything into one folder, and I will tell you if it worked or not. The target of my project however was to keep the plugins in an extra folder. Would there be a way to achieve this?

Yes, there are plenty of articles in the internet, just Google for "C# Plugins", you can easily translate the idea to C++/CLI.

dawei.code wrote:
'assembly' stands for DLLs and EXEs in .NET, right?

Yes, but assemblies need not be .dll or .exes. .NET supports multifile assemblies (although VS .NET doesn't), which means you could have code and resources for a single assembly spread across modules.

Regards
Senthil
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That will do for now

dawei.code9-Apr-06 15:14

dawei.code

9-Apr-06 15:14

Hi again,

keeping the DLLs together made it (of course I might say). So thank you very much. Fort the moment I can continue. Let's see what else will happen in that course. I also tried the copylocal=false advice, but this brought more problems than I want to take now.

Thank you again and best regards,

dawei

'System.NullReferenceException'

Kranti12519846-Apr-06 23:31

6-Apr-06 23:31

i've created one DLL (testlib) and i want to use it in my application as an array of its instances ...

i'm getting an exception as
'System.NullReferenceException'

plz consider the following code ..

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
testlib::testlibControl *tmp1 __gc[];

for(int i = 0; i < strength; i++)
{
tmp1[i] = new testlib::testlibControl;
tmp1[i]->Location = System::Drawing::Point(x,y); //exception

tmp1[i]->Size = System::Drawing::Size(24, 29);
x += 30;

this->Controls->Add(tmp1[i]);

}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Why does this code cause exception?

Thanks,
Kranti

2bee 7-Apr-06 1:01

2bee

7-Apr-06 1:01

Hi,

I might be wrong but most likely you forgot to initialize your array.

testlib::testlibControl *tmp1 __gc[];

// add the following
tmp1 = __gc new testlib::testlibControl*[strength];

for(int i = 0; i < strength; i++)
{
...

However with the new Syntax it should be something like this:

array<testlib::testlibControl^>^ tmp1 = gcnew array<testlib::testlibControl^>(strength);

Furthermore i do strongly recommend to use the new syntax, because it is far more easy to read.

best regards Tobias

Kranti12519847-Apr-06 1:47

7-Apr-06 1:47

ok .. i've made required changes as follows but still i'm getting the
same exception

testlib::testlibControl *tmp1 __gc [];

tmp1 = new testlib::testlibControl* __gc [10];

for(int i = 0; i < strength; i++)
{
tmp1[i]->Location = System::Drawing::Point(x,y); //exception

....
...

}

Thanks,
Kranti

2bee 7-Apr-06 2:08

2bee

7-Apr-06 2:08

Hmm,

is it correct that your testlibcontrol class is unmanaged?
I mean, as far as i know it should be like this if it's a managed one:

testlib::testlibControl __gc* tmp1 __gc [];

Though i suppose you have created a managed array of unmanaged testlibcontrol pointers? However you said that it is crashing on this line:

tmp1[i]->Location = System::Drawing::Point(x,y); //exception

Therefore it can be only one of the two things, either x or y have not been initialized (which is very unlikely) or your array is not properly initialized. IMHO it is related to the second one. Therefore I would suggest that you'll have a close look into your testlibcontrol class (constructor etc.) and the initialization of that array again. Furthermore you should step through your code with the debugger and check if it has really initialized an object of the type testlibcontrol here:

tmp1[i] = new testlib::testlibControl;

regards Tobias

Kranti12519849-Apr-06 20:15