Transfer Interfaces From Delphi Dll?
Apr 22, 2011
I have a Delphi written DLL that exposes some interfaces to a vb.net application.
The interfaces inherit from IUnknown (but this could be changed if required), simplified example:
IWindow = interface(IUnknown)
['{E9A11D0B-8A05-4CBA-83FA-C5CC6818DF6E}']
function GetCaption(var Caption: PChar): HRESULT; stdcall;
end;
[Code]....
Now I want to transfer a collection of IWindow to vb.net, and in the vb.net application I want to be able to loop through it with a for in loop.
I read that it's possible using IEnumerable/IEnumerator but I don't quite understand how to implement them. Are there any good tutorials about this, specifically showing the declarations on both side? Example code would be great.
Please note that I prefer not create a com dll that should be registered and imported. Currently I export a function that enabled me to obtain an interface.
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Mar 20, 2012
I will use the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to transfer files from a client (laptop) to a shared folder on a server within our local network.The problem is a very slow network bandwith, if we transfer a file, the other clients canīt work, all requests to other clients (application) or viewing internet pages needs a long time.My idea is to use BITS in my tool to copy/transfer a file from client to server, also I hope to get more performance for the internet requests.
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Jan 25, 2010
I am using Delphi 7 to try to use a .DLL created by VB.net. When I run TDUMP.EXE on the .DLL, it reports no exported data available. The VB.Net .DLL uses "RaiseEvent" to return data.[code]
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Sep 4, 2010
.NET converter (either C# or VB.NET)? I've inherited a bunch of Delphi code, never seen Pascal before and rather than learn it, I'd rather just try to use an automated converter, if available, and clean up the code after that. Can't seem to find this kind of tool anyway I search
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Mar 9, 2011
I'm using server.transfer to transfer execution of a URL to a dummy page which fetches information from the database. The trouble is that the master page interacts with the session.
global.asax:
Sub Application_BeginRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
' Fires at the beginning of each request
If Not (System.IO.File.Exists(Server.MapPath(Request.Url.LocalPath))) And Request.Url.LocalPath.ToLower
[CODE]...
Master page:
If String.IsNullOrEmpty(CStr(Session("SessionId"))) Then
Session.Add("SessionId", Guid.NewGuid().ToString)
End If
Page declaration: <%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeBehind="utilityCMS.aspx.vb" Inherits="utilityCMS" MasterPageFile="~/MasterPages/main.master" EnableSessionState="True" %>
Web.config snippet:
<httpModules>
<add name="ScriptModule" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptModule, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
<add name="HttpModuleAggregator" type="XPIdea.Web.HttpModuleAggregator,xpidea.web.common" />
</httpModules>
I'm getting an error :
Session state can only be used when enableSessionState is set to true, either in a configuration file or in the Page directive. Please also make sure that System.Web.SessionStateModule or a custom session state module is included in the <configuration><system.web><httpModules> section in the application configuration.
I should also mention that this same master page works elsewhere in the site. Session is used throughout the site as well (not just in the master page).
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Sep 27, 2011
I've designed a Windows Service in Visual Basic 2005 that needs to call some functions from a DLL written in Delphi 5. If I try to add this DLL as a reference, I get this error:
"A reference to 'C:ProjectsServiceProMDPUpdateServiceMessageStubApplicationSPHost.dll' could not be added. Please make sure that the file is accessible, and that it is a valid assembly or COM component."
I assume that it is just not possible to add this DLL as a reference to my VB2005 project, since the DLL was written in an old version of Delphi, correct? This isn't a big deal, as I can just use the DllImport function from System.Runtime.InteropServices, but if it is possible, adding it as a reference would be preferred.
My other question is, how would you be able to call a function from the DLL using DllImport, if the function you are trying to call takes a Delphi record data type as a parameter (if this is possible)? If possible, would I need to pass each field in the record separately or would I be able to define a structure in my VB app that mirrors the record definition in the Delphi DLL and pass that? Or, would it be best if I just created another function in the Delphi DLL that took various string/integer/boolean/etc. parameters that I could call from VB that would then call the original function in Delphi? I tried searching the internet for this specific question, but I couldn't find anything that looked useful.
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Jun 10, 2010
I've gotten a DLL from a supplier. Most functions I can call just fine, but some crash (System.ExecutionEngineException, doesn't even do with a try-catch...). The thing is that the ones that work are called with simply types, and the ones that crash have a type/class/structure in it.The documentation states how to call with "Visual Basic" without stating version. Here's how it looks..[code]I did figure out to use "Integer" in stead of "Long" and the strings needed some work but are fine now.Now... The "Type" doesn't exist in VB.NET so what should I do. Tried a class but that didn't work.I can call the DLL with "bad" data and get a good reply, eg "this and that is wrong with the input", but when I set that straight it crashes. I suspect that it's when it starts to write in the memory allocated by me and that does not match what the DLL expect.
BTW when I look at the class I made, I can see that - at least VS - lists the members in an alfabetical order. Is that how it's arranged in memory and could that be the problem if the order is different from the one expected by the DLL. I would epect that the total size was the same irrespective of order, so the problem would arise when I try to read the data and I would get junk.
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Nov 10, 2009
I get to convert a Delphi application to VB.Net.My last project i had to convert a Java app to VB.Net.Anyway I have most of the application converted however there are a few items that i have been unable to find the .Net equivalent. Most are from the Delphi. Sysutils class.
TSearchRec
FindFirst/FindNext/FindClose
faAnyfile[code].....
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May 8, 2011
Dim ThisModule As IntPtr
Dim Proc As Process() = Process.GetProcessesByName("Sol")
For i = 0 To Proc(0).Modules.Count - 1
[code]....
I have made this code, and works perfectly, but now... i want to make it in Delphi, the problem is... i have not the enough knowledge for make it, and... in google, i haven't found the information i need.
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Jan 24, 2012
I've got some functions I need to call that are in some DLL files that have been written in Delphi 5 in a VB.NET 2005 application. I'm able to use the DllImport function to access the functions just fine; however, I'm having an issue with the Delphi string data type and passing it to and from the .NET application.
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It takes two string parameters and one double. I can call this function from VB.NET just fine, but it will error as soon as it tries to use one of the string variables (so in this case, when it passes them to another function) and I've found that the string values in Delphi are junk when they've been passed to .NET. I'm guessing that the string objects behave and/or are encoded differently between .NET & Delphi 5, and that I have to apply some sort of Marshaling to the function parameters in .NET, but I've tried all of the different types of marshaling and nothing has worked. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find anything about this issue on the internet.
Does anyone know how I can call this Delphi function from .NET and have it pass the string values in a manner so that they won't be corrupted when stored in Delphi?
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Sep 23, 2011
I have a Delphi program that communicates with a vb.net dll that I created. The vb.net dll communicates with a Fluke scope meter via an RS232 connection. I have created a program that communicates correctly via RS232, giving me the anticipated value. Though, when I package this up as a dll and access the dll from my Delphi program I always receive a value of "1", rather than the value I was expecting (most cases a value in and around 240).I know that my delphi program is definitely communicating correctly with the dll and that my dll is definitely communicating with the scope meter
Here is my vb.net code:
Public Interface IFlukeComm
Function GetReading(ByVal Command As String, ByVal PortNum As Integer) As String
[code].....
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Jan 3, 2012
This is the Delphi code I'm trying to convert to .net:
s1 := Copy ( s1 , 1,x - 1) + Copy(s1, x + 1,Length(s1));
I tried:
s1 = s1.Substring(x - 1, 1) + s1.Substring(s1.Length, x + 1)
But I get error's when the index is out of range. in Delphi it works fine.
Added one line to convert..
s2 := s2 + chr(3);
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Apr 15, 2012
I have an old program from 2002, which was coded in Delphi 7. Now i would like to rewrite the whole program, and expand in Visual Basic. how to convert my old code to VB2010? The code is very simple. I fill a database with Comboboxes and TextBoxes .Text. [Code]
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Aug 11, 2011
in Delphi I have:
type osVer = (
osVerUnknown,
osVerWin95,
[code]....
I need to translate to VB...
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May 31, 2009
In Delphi when we needed to allow the system to finish painting an object or something like that we could add a processmessages that would then let the system finish what it was doing before going on with the code.This was always handy when we wanted to show a message like "Please wait"before the start of a lengthy process.So then. What is the equivalent way of doing this in VB.
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Jul 12, 2010
I have generated a component in Delphi 2007 Code Gear and I need to migrate it to .NET to be used by VB.NET platform.I generated an ActiveX dll but I have been told that only the declaration of the class is visible in .NET.Actually the component I have generated is inherited by another component of which I have only the .dcu files. My new component is exactly similar as the parent one except from that I have overridden the constructor create.I wonder why the .NET, although it accepted the component, it did not provide the inherited properties, methods etc.
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Apr 5, 2011
) I am trying to send a short text from a VB app to Delphi app.. here is the VB Code: Sender Program "Sender"
Public Class SendData
Const WM_COPYDATA = &H4A
Public Structure CopyDataStruct
[code]....
It is possible to send strings from VB to Delphi programs using WM_COPYDATA command, and SendMessage function?
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Nov 18, 2009
Is there any code conversion tool for converting Delphi to Visual Basic?
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Feb 8, 2011
I was surfing the next to get some of the powerful elements that .NET has over other langauges when it comes to VB.NET and I was told to learn delphi.
Since this is a VB.NET forum I was hoping you guys could tell me why I should stick with VB.NET over a language like delphi.
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Nov 21, 2010
I am working on Some USB reader device..i got only delphi 7.0 example code...i can able to understand some code remaining cant so below is that code.
function ReadCard(fUSB:Byte;Buffer:PChar):Integer; stdcall;
external 'proRFL.DLL';
function GetDLLVersion(sDllVer:PChar):Integer; stdcall;
external 'proRFL.DLL';
[CODE]...
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Nov 23, 2011
I've been given this simple VB application and library which I'm told can open a door/turnstyle attached to the printer port at 0x378 base address.'Inp and Out declarations for port I/O using inpout32.dll.
Public Declare Function Inp Lib "inpout32.dll" Alias "Inp32" _
(ByVal PortAddress As Integer) _
As Integer
[code]....
how to declare the library functions and what to declare the variables as (&H378 is obviously not an integer)
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Oct 16, 2009
Are Interfaces used often? Need opinions.
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Mar 13, 2009
I have the following problem with MEF: Interface definition to be used by host:
Public Interface IExecuteDoSomething
Inherits IAddinSettings
Event DataReceived As EventHandler(Of DataReceivedEventArgs)
Function DoSomething() As Boolean
End Interface
[Code]...
Everything seems to work fine until the Button2_Click routine is executed, then an InvalidCastException is thrown with the info:Unable to cast object of type 'System.Collections.Generic.List1[SharedLibrary.IExecuteDoSomething]' to type 'System.Collections.Generic.List1[SharedLibrary.IAddinSettings]'.
How can i solve this problem, because the imported object implements both of the interfaces?
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Dec 30, 2011
In this discussion let us discuss every usage of interfaces in .NET. Any real time examples and difficulties in using interfaces can also be discussed here.
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Aug 6, 2009
Im building a game with VB.NET I designed the core of the game in form1 window But now I need menus. How can I implement this without having 5 or so windows that I show() and hide() ? Doing that slows it down a lot and uses lots of memory. I tried tabs, but I don't want the tabs to appear, just switch. Whats the best way to implement multiple interfaces?
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Jul 14, 2011
Has someone a hint what I'm doing wrong in VB.Net?
Module Module1
Interface ISearch(Of T As ISearchResult)
Function ids() As List(Of T)
End Interface
[CODE]...
The third cast isn't working. Why? did I miss a oop lesson?
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Sep 12, 2009
What I would like to do is make an abstract class that will hold objects in a dictionary and manage the adding/deleting/key changes of those items in the dictionary. My problem is that in order to make the class as generic as possible I declared the dictionary as dictionary(of long, of SomeInterface).The problem is when I try to pass a strongly typed dictionary in the constructor using dictionary( of long, ClassThatImplementsSomeInterface) I get a compiler error because it cannot convert to that type.
The reason I want to pass the dictionary in the abstract class's constructor is so that I can use the strongly typed dictionary in the subclass and have the abstract class manage the keys when it needs to. So how can I do something like this? Also- If there is a much better way to manage keys than what I am doing feel free to let me know, but I am much more interested in how to make this work since I have encountered this type of problem a few times before.
Here's the abstract class:
Public MustInherit Class HasChildrenKeys
Protected m_childItems As Dictionary(Of Long, IHasKey)
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Oct 20, 2011
I have a solution with multiple projects, some of the projects are written in VB, some in C#. I am wondering if there's a way to use interfaces and/or enums written in VB in C# classes? My C# code below doesn't compile, however I am able to see the interface in intellisense.
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P.S It's a console/service application, not ASP.Net (where I know it's doable).UPD: Sorry guys, was missing a reference to the project with the interface. It's fixed now. I think the thing that in VB projects references are done slightly different than in C# confused me.
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May 1, 2009
I have a program written in Visual Studio to me 3 values ( 0-255, 0-255, 0-255) to send the serial interfaces, and While assigned to the 3 values of 3 sliders together.[code...]
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Nov 14, 2010
Say I have a interface called IProperties and I have a collection called colMyProperties that is a collection of IProperties. Then I have an object called clsProperty that implements the IProperty interface. Now, in my code where I add objects to the colMyProperties collection I add a bunch of clsProperty objects. so far so good.
Now when I try to access an object in the collection I can only access properties and methods of the IProperties interface, not the clsProperty object. What am I doing wrong? Do I need to cast the object?
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