Dynamic Invocation Of Methods In DLLs / How To Change Method Signature
Dec 27, 2011
I am using some interesting code to perform dynamic unmanaged dll calling:[code]I want to be able to change the parameter signature and type of the delegate to void or to a function returning integer, string, or boolean.Basically, I want my program (interpreter) to be able to call upon any method in any unmanaged dll that the programmer has access to since I cannot predict what method the programmer will want to have access to - I'd like to enable them to have access to any useful method.[code]This raises a complaint on the line with 'Dim theResult = ' on it. The error is "Object of type 'System.Int32' cannot be converted to type 'System.Object[]'."
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Mar 5, 2009
My environment is VB6 (NOT .Net), and I have three function-similiar com+ DLLS with different GUID. For example, DLL A, DLL B and DLL C have the same function Beep(). I have a VB application, if I want to use DLL A Beep(), I should import the DLL A reference, and rebuild my application. If I want to switch to DLL B Beep(), I have to change the DLL reference and then rebuild my applicaton.. The same to do if I do with DLL C.
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Dec 26, 2011
I want to use reflection to dynamically call a dll (not an assembly, non-managed, possibly COM object model) in vb.net.I've seen several different methods of calling a method in a dll that is a .net assembly - but I have not found the way to dynamically call a method inside of a dll like user32.dll or winmm.dll. I believe this would be called late-binding?
The reason I'm asking is because I am building a language that will depend on external libraries for lots of different functionality. An example (in this language I'm building):
Declare Function mciSendStringA using "winmm.dll" (strCommand As String, strReturn As String, returnLength As Integer, blah As Integer) As Integer
Declare Function WriteConsoleA using "kernel32.dll" (hConsoleOutput As Integer, lpBuffer As String, numberofcharstowrite as Integer, lpReserved as Integer) As Boolean
When I build the interpreter for the call to mciSendString in winmm.dll, how can I use reflection to handle this? I want the user to be able to reference any dll/method they wish.Can I get some guidance in the right direction? Perhaps even some vb.net code that I can take apart and understand?
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Jan 28, 2010
When a delegate method throws an unhandled exception, that exception is usually trapped at the level of invocation (eg. Delegate.Invoke()) - you get a System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException...
However, when debugging classes utilizing a lot of threading/invoation, it would be helpful to be able trap the exception in the target method i.e. the faulty code, and since Microsofts BackgroundWorker (exceptions thrown in DoWork()) is able to do it, why can't I???
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Nov 2, 2011
Method 'Private Sub trigger_Triggered(sender As Object, e As OamsIDD.VoamsWorldIDD.OamsStateChangeEventArgs)' cannot handle event 'Public Event Triggered(sender As Object, e As OamsIDD.VoamsWorldIDD.OamsStateChangeEventArgs)' because
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Dec 20, 2011
I now have a need to dynamically load a dll into my application and I've found the reflection/assembly information and it's fairly easy to implement so I thought I was on my way. However, I quickly found out that I'm only able to use 'shared' methods. What I was originally thinking was I could have one shared method 'library.beginprocess' and then that would make all the necessary calls to the other methods, but this doesn't work unless all the other methods and class level objects are also shared.
I feel like I'm missing something or somethings just going right over my head. I've looked at many, many sites and examples, but I've only run across examples that expose 1 method,[URL]..which explain how to implement a plugin architechture, which I have not tried yet, but maybe would allow me to keep my class structure the same without having to make everything shared?
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May 15, 2011
I'm planning on using the Smart Device Framework 2.3 to use the signature control panel in a Windows Mobile 5 application using the compact framework 3.5.
The control has the option to save the signature as either a byte array of points, or as a bitmap. Now seeing as I want to store the signature in a sql compact database, I guess the byte array is going to be better. The trouble is, I'm not sure how to render that in a full WinForms application after I've transferred it back to the desktop.
I need to show the signature on a report, so it would need to be an image I could link/embed into the report.
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Jan 8, 2010
Is there anyway to add an overload "extension method" to a method that already has one or more extension methods?For example theString.Contains method has two extension methods totalling 3 separate versions.Is there anyway to add an extra extension method also called "Contains" ?By the way I have tried it but the IDE does not seem to recognise additional EXTENSION methods where a method already hasone or more extension methods.Is there anyway around this restriction?In other words I would like to be able to change the Extension method below from"Contain" to "Contains" but it seems it is not recognised.
Option Strict On
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
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Jun 1, 2010
Code:
Public Class SendPings
Shared Sub New()
AddHandler Post.Saved, AddressOf Post_Saved[code].....
I get a error" Method 'Private Shared Sub Ping(item As BlogEngine.Core.IPublishable, itemUrl As System.Uri)' does not have a signature compatible with delegate 'Delegate Sub WaitCallback(state As Object)'.
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Apr 6, 2010
I am trying to understand how to interact with external DLLs written in C++ for use in my VB.NET application. I have some DLLs that a client wrote that do some math functions. Everything was working on a 32-bit machine. Because we were taxing the 32-bit machine we moved to 64-bit. Now we can't get the same functions to work. The DLLs were re-compiled as 64-bit DLLs and they still don't work. So my client wrote some dummy DLLs to see if we could figure out the problem. Here are the "signatures" of the DLL calls that I am making:[code]....Ultimately I would like to get to calling initialize_quiet and I am guessing at the format of the marshalling, const size etc.
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Aug 27, 2010
I have a simple vb.net project that outputs a dll. In order to build this project, I have to reference some 3 3rd party dlls by manually adding them to the project and then building.
What I want to do now is auto build this using a app called CruiseControl. . . I have been told that in order to use the 3 3rd party dlls, I have to modify the .proj file to include the .dlls. The thing is, where in the proj file do I include this
and how do I do this? I think I may know where the section is and I have included it here:
[code...]
When I run the auto build program it fails (it runs through but fails at compile time); when I build this manually it works when i refer the dlls. What am I missing to make this work?
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Jan 13, 2012
I have the following
Private Structure FadeLabel
Dim Alpha As Byte
Dim Color As Color
[CODE]...
Which I picked up from this thread: [URL]
What I'd like to do is 'implement' the BringToFront method so that when I use the 'FadeLabel' structure I can also call it's method 'BringToFront'.
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Apr 16, 2009
how can i capture a signature from an Electronic Signature Pad and store it in database. is there any particular api or it can be captured just like capturing an image from a WebCam. Is it manufacturer specific?
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Apr 19, 2012
I've been watching the ASP.NET MVC Storefront video series again and saw something that I've never noticed or payed any attention to before. I noticed there were a lot of references to this in the signature lists of various methods. Here is an example of one:
public static Category WithCategoryName(this IList<Category> list, string categoryName) {
return (from s in list
where s.Name.Equals(categoryName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)
[code]....
First of all, I'm not totally sure why <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension> _ was included, maybe it's just the converter, nevertheless, as you can see, this wasn't converted into anything that I can tell unless it has to do with the aforementioned <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension> _.What does this actually refer to and/or do in the C# method signature?Is there a VB.NET equivalent?
So we've definitely clarified that this does in fact denote an extension method and that from the answers given, it seems there's no inline VB equivalent. I would like to add that since I mentioned the ASP.NET MVC Storefront video, the C# example above was pulled from his CategoryFilters class. I assume this is how you implement what was referenced as a pipes and filters or pipeline methodology.I assume VB.NET's way of handling extension methods is something like this for example:
Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Public Module StringExtensions
<Extension()> _
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Jul 11, 2010
I was trying to use a GetAsyncKeyState code but each time I run the program an error occers where
[Code]....
'A call to PInvoke function 'WindowsApplication1!WindowsApplication1.Form1::GetAsyncKeyState' has unbalanced the stack. This is likely because the managed PInvoke signature does not match the unmanaged target signature. Check that the calling convention and parameters of the PInvoke signature match the target unmanaged signature.' The full code is in timer with (1) time interval
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May 3, 2011
I'm trying to implement multicolumn filtering using LINQ expressions in a class that extends BindingList(Of T). Here is the relevant code:
Public Function GetFilterPredicate() As Func(Of T, Boolean)
Dim expressionList As List(Of Expression) = New List(Of Expression)
For Each item as FilterInfo in _FilterList
[code]....
However, an exception is thrown at the Expression.Call statement. I can't quite figure out the right arguments to supply. As it is now, I am getting this error when I run the code:
InvalidOperationException was unhandled:No generic method 'Equal' on type 'System.Linq.Expressions.Expression' is compatible with the supplied type arguments and arguments. No type arguments should be provided if the method is non-generic.
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Jun 4, 2011
I'm wondering what will actually change a class, in the sense that serialized objects of this class will no longer be recognized. If the class has reference to shared methods of another class. Will changing such shared methods also change the classes that reference them?
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Jan 30, 2011
I have a method which I need to call which accepts a ParamArray
Method(ByVal ParamArray elements() As Object)
I need to pass it two known strings, and an unknown number of strings, based on a variable number of XmlNodes in an XmlDocument[code]...
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Aug 25, 2011
I have a class like this:
[Code]...
It works, when I make getBar methods public, but I don't want to expose these unneccessarily. Why I can't call private shared methods from a public one in the same class is over my head. I'm using .net framework 4.0 in a web application.
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Aug 29, 2011
This is the original code in c#
public class CategoryRepository: RepositoryBase<Category>, ICategoryRepository
{
public CategoryRepository(IDatabaseFactory databaseFactory)
: base(databaseFactory)
[Code]...
Does anyone has an idea what i should change to let it work and let my UserRepository use the methods in RepositoryBase while implementing the IUserRepository?
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May 8, 2011
I have read plenty websites and i can not find the solution...I dont know why, i have tried many algorithms and none of them work for me. Anyone knows where can i found some dynamic programming algorithm to solve the problem of the coin change?
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Jul 3, 2010
I have read plenty websites and i can not find the solution...I dont know why, i have tried many algorithms and none of them work for me.Anyone knows where can i found some dynamic programming algorithm to solve the problem of the coin change?
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Nov 17, 2009
I have an MS access database with some .dbf files linked to it. One of the dbf file is a sales file. I am trying to generate a report for each of the month's sales. For that the sales dbf file will be different for each of the month. I want to give an option to the user to specify the file name from which he wants to use to generate the report. After accepting the input from the user, i need to link to that table in MSACCESS. Is there a way to achieve this from vb.net
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Feb 12, 2011
How would I change this code to make the factory dynamic. I believe I was close with remoting. I don't want any hardcoding of the factory, nor do I want to have to recompile. The database drives it.
Dim genericRule As Rule
Dim factoryObject As String
factoryObject = _dal.GetFactoryObject(ruleId)
[code]....
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Aug 15, 2011
how can i select these buttons in the program ?I can change the propertiies inside the click event because i know wicht button i pressed thru the sender of the event but i don't find a way to adress the other buttons outside the event.
please note that i am a beginner in programming in vb.net
For i 0To 1
For y = 5
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Apr 26, 2011
I am working on a little project and am having some issues with a checkbox. I am adding a number of checkboxes to an ASP table via code by adding rows and columns dynamically. This all works fine except for when I go to check them based on loading a preexisting record. For some reason some of the checkboxes are getting set to TRUE when the new row is added to the table. [Code]
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Sep 3, 2010
We have an asp.net 3.5 web application calling a WCF service. Originally the app used a "Web Reference" to register the service however after having some trouble and burning an incident with Microsoft their solution was to replace the "Web Reference" with a "Service Reference" to the WCF service.
This is great except the problem is that when we create a Service Reference, the method signatures are different than they were when a Web Reference was used.
From what I've read this may be expected, however in our case this would mean some significant changes to the application and of course it was due yesterday...so...
...I'm wondering two things:
Is it normal/expected that method signatures will change based on the reference type? Is there a way to create the Service Reference that will generate method signatures identical to the original Web Reference?
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Jun 24, 2011
I am working with a vb program, but there is something strange on one of my .vb code pagewhen i put the "dot" afther the object name its dont show the methods availables for this objectbut on other vb code pages i can see it. but in this one no.for exmaplethis is a piece of code: Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
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Mar 29, 2010
I am not sure how clear my question is by the title, but I am trying to make Class methods instead of Instance methods in Visual Basic that way I don't have to waste memory and code creating temporary objects to execute methods that don't need instance variables.
I am not sure if you can do that in VB but I know you can in Objective-C by using either a "+" or "-" sign in front of the method declaration. And in C++ (at least I think, I can't remember) you put the static keyword or const keyword in front of the function.How would I do this in VB if it is possible? Or should I just make a separate set of functions that are not members of a class?
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Mar 27, 2011
I've been tinkering with Delegates, and now Multicast delegates. Every time I invoke two delegates It only displays one of the two delegates per invocation.
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