COM: Starting an instance on NET from Clarion using COM 2003-05-14 -- Jim Kane Newsgroups: softvelocity.products.c55ee
You need to start an instance of the .net run time. the only way I know to
do this is via com and using IDispatch. Here is some sample code where I
called the system.collection.arraylist class from clarion. The problem is I
do not know of a place where the prototypes and data types for each method
in runtime are listed. Some of what I did was trial by error until I
figured out how some .net data types like object are passed. the stdcom2
class is from clarion mag and dotnetlib.inc and dotnetcore.inc are obtained
by running my interface generator from Clarion Magazine on the .net dlls of
similar name. There is a good book on .Net and COM by Adam Nathan of
microsoft that would be a big help if you want to do more with this.
Jim Kane
program
_abcdllmode_ equate(0)
_abclinkmode_ equate(1)
map
module('api')
variantinit(long),pascal,proc,Raw
variantClear(long),long,pascal,proc,raw
end
end
include('STDCOM2.inc')
include('dotnetlib.inc')
include('dotnetcore.inc')
return:benign equate(0)
return:notify equate(5)
return:fatal equate(3)
stdcom2 class(stdcom2cltype)
Idisp &IDispatchType
dispid long
CallType long
ParamArray &string
paramcount long
varresult like(varianttype)
varSecondary like(varianttype)
InvokeSetup procedure(long lpDispatch, |
string pMethodname, |
long pParamCount, |
string pCallType),byte
InvokeCall procedure(),byte
InvokeCleanUp procedure()
AddParamLong procedure(long pParamIdx, |
ushort pVarType, |
long pVarValue),byte
AddParamString procedure(long pParamIdx, string pCWStr),byte
AddParamVariant procedure(long pParamIdx, |
ushort pVarType, |
long pVarValue),byte !variant by ref
AddParamVariantStr procedure(long pParamIdx, |
string pVarValue),byte !variant by ref
GetParamString procedure(long pParamIdx,<*byte pres>),*string
GetParamLong procedure(long pParamIdx, |
*ushort pVarType, |
*long pVarValue),byte
end
ICorRunTimeHost &ICorRuntimeHosttype
IAppDomain &_AppDomaintype
IUnk &IUnknowntype
IDotNet &IDispatchType
_objectHandle &_ObjectHandleType
varObj like(VariantType)
DotNetStarted byte(False)
lpInterface long
lpbstr1 long
lpbstr2 long
Idisp &IDispatchtype
vt ushort
thelong long
CwStr &string
code
DotNetStarted=false
stdcom2.initcom(1)
ICorRunTimeHost &= stdcom2.getinterface(address(CLSID:CorRuntimeHost), |
address(IID:ICorRuntimeHost))
If ICorRunTimeHost&=NULL then
StdCom2.TakeError('Cannot create an instance of the .NET runtime.','DotNet prj')
return
end
if StdCom2.TakeHR(ICorRunTimeHost.StartIt(),'Start Runtime') then
do procret Else DotNetStarted=true.
Message('DotNet is running')
if stdcom2.takehr(ICorRunTimeHost.GetDefaultDomain(lpInterface),|
'GetDefaultDomain') or ~lpInterface then do procret.
Iunk &= (lpInterface)
if stdcom2.TakeHR(Iunk.QueryInterface(address(iid:_AppDomain),lpInterface),|
'QI for appdomain') then Iunk.release();do procret.
Iunk.release
IAppDomain&=(lpInterface)
if StdCom2.ToBstr('mscorlib',lpbstr1) or |
StdCom2.ToBstr('System.Collections.ArrayList',lpbstr2) then do procret.
if
StdCom2.takehr(IAppDomain.CreateInstance(lpbstr1,lpbstr2,lpInterface),'CreateInstance') or
|
~lpInterface then do procret.
StdCom2.strcl.BstrFree(lpbstr1);StdCom2.strcl.BstrFree(lpbstr2)
_ObjectHandle&=(lpInterface)
if StdCom2.takehr(_ObjectHandle.Unwrap(VarObj),'Unwrap') then do procret.
if varobj.vt<>VT_Dispatch then
variantclear(address(varobj))
StdCom2.TakeHR('unvalid dispatch pointer','')
do procret
end
lpInterface=VarObj.value
Idotnet&=(lpInterface) !released in kill
!get the count
if Stdcom2.InvokeSetup(lpInterface,'COUNT',0,'GET') or |
StdCom2.InvokeCall() then
StdCom2.InvokeCleanup()
else
if stdcom2.GetParamLong(0,vt,TheLong) then do procret.
message('The count before is ' & theLong)
StdCom2.InvokeCleanup()
end
!get dispid for capacity
if Stdcom2.InvokeSetup(lpInterface,'CAPACITY',0,'GET') or |
StdCom2.InvokeCall() then
StdCom2.InvokeCleanup()
do procret
else
if stdcom2.GetParamLong(0,vt,TheLong) then do procret.
message('The capacity is ' & theLong)
StdCom2.InvokeCleanup()
end
!Call the add method
if StdCom2.InvokeSetup(lpInterface,'ADD',1,'METHOD') or |
StdCom2.AddParamVariantStr(1, 'Hello there unmanaged world. I''m from planet .NET!')
or |
StdCom2.InvokeCall() then
Stdcom2.InvokeCleanup()
do procret
else
Message('add worked. Added at index 0 the string: Hello there unmanaged world. I''m
from planet .NET!')
StdCom2.InvokeCleanup()
end
!get the count
if Stdcom2.InvokeSetup(lpInterface,'COUNT',0,'GET') or |
StdCom2.InvokeCall() then
StdCom2.InvokeCleanup()
else
if stdcom2.GetParamLong(0,vt,TheLong) then do procret.
message('The count after is ' & theLong)
StdCom2.InvokeCleanup()
end
!call the item get method
if StdCom2.InvokeSetup(lpInterface, 'ITEM', 1, 'GET') or |
StdCom2.AddParamlong(1,VT_I4,0) or | !set an integer index of 0
StdCom2.InvokeCall() then
StdCom2.InvokeCleanUp()
else
cwstr&=StdCom2.GetParamString(0) !get the returned string
message(cwstr,'Item[0]')
dispose(cwstr)
end
do procret
Message('back after procret!')
procret routine
StdCom2.strcl.BstrFree(lpbstr1);StdCom2.strcl.BstrFree(lpbstr2)
if ~IDotNet&=null then
IDotNet.release()
IDotNet&=NULL
end
if ~_ObjectHandle&=NULL then
_ObjectHandle.Release()
_ObjectHandle&=NULL
end
if ~IAppDomain &= NULL then
IAppDomain.Release()
IAppDomain&=NULL
end
if ~ICorRuntimeHost&=NULL then
if DotNetStarted then
StdCom2.TakeHR(ICorRunTimeHost.StopIt(),'Stop Runtime')
clear(DotNetStarted)
Message('Stopped runtime')
end
ICorRunTimeHost.Release()
ICorRunTimeHost&=NULL
end
stdcom2.killcom()
message('Experiment done')
return
StdCom2.GetParamLong procedure(long pParamIdx, |
*ushort pVarType, |
*long pVarValue)!, byte
v &variantType
code
if pParamidx=0 then
pVarType=SELF.VarResult.VT
pVarValue=SELF.VarResult.Value
Return return:benign
end
if pParamIdx<1 or pParamIdx>SELF.ParamCount then
SELF.TakeError('AddParamLong called with an out of range paramidx.','')
return Return:Fatal
end
v &=(Address(SELF.paramArray) + (SELF.ParamCount-pParamIdx)*size(varianttype))
pVarType=SELF.VarResult.VT
pVarValue=SELF.VarResult.Value
return Return:Benign
StdCom2.GetParamString procedure(long pParamIdx,<*byte pRes>)
cwstrdummy &string
v &variantType
code
if pParamidx=0 then
if SELF.VarResult.Vt<>VT_Bstr then
if ~omitted(3) then pRes=return:notify.
return cwStrDummy
end
cwStrDummy&=SELF.FromBstrAlloc(SELF.VarResult.Value,1)
if ~omitted(3) then pRes=Return:benign.
Return CWStrDummy
end
if pParamIdx<1 or pParamIdx>SELF.ParamCount then
SELF.TakeError('AddParamLong called with an out of range paramidx.','')
if ~omitted(3) then pRes=Return:fatal.
return cwstrdummy
end
v &=(Address(SELF.paramArray) + (SELF.ParamCount-pParamIdx)*size(varianttype))
if v.vt<>vt_bstr then
if ~omitted(3) then pRes=return:notify.
return CwStrDummy
end
CWStrDummy&=SELF.FromBstrAlloc(v.Value,1)
if ~omitted(3) then pRes=Return:benign.
return cwstrdummy
StdCom2.AddParamString procedure(long pParamIdx, string pCWStr)!,byte
v &VariantType
res byte(return:fatal)
lpbstr long
code
if pParamIdx<1 or pParamIdx>SELF.ParamCount then
SELF.TakeError('AddParamLong called with an out of range paramidx.','')
return res
end
v &=(Address(SELF.paramArray) + (SELF.ParamCount-pParamIdx)*size(varianttype))
if SELF.ToBstr(pCWStr,lpbstr) then return res.
v.vt=vt_bstr
v.value=lpbstr
return return:benign
StdCom2.AddParamLong procedure(long pParamIdx, ushort pVarType, long
pVarValue) !,byte
v &varianttype
res byte(return:Fatal)
code
if pParamIdx<1 or pParamIdx>SELF.ParamCount then
SELF.TakeError('AddParamLong called with an out of range paramidx.','')
return res
end
v &=(Address(SELF.paramArray) + (SELF.ParamCount-pParamIdx)*size(varianttype))
v.Vt=pVarType
v.Value=pVarValue
return return:benign
StdCom2.AddParamVariant procedure(long pParamIdx, ushort pVarType, long
pVarValue) !,byte !variant by ref
v &varianttype
code
VariantInit(Address(SELF.VarSecondary))
if pParamIdx<1 or pParamIdx>SELF.ParamCount then
SELF.TakeError('AddParamvariant called with an out of range paramidx.','')
return return:fatal
end
v &=(Address(SELF.paramArray) + (SELF.ParamCount-pParamIdx)*size(varianttype))
v.Vt=VT_Variant + VT_ByRef
v.Value=Address(SELF.VarSecondary)
SELF.VarSecondary.Vt=pVarType
SELF.VarSecondary.Value=pVarValue
return return:benign
StdCom2.AddParamVariantStr procedure(long pParamIdx, string pVarValue)
!,byte !variant by ref
v &varianttype
code
VariantInit(Address(SELF.VarSecondary))
if pParamIdx<1 or pParamIdx>SELF.ParamCount then
SELF.TakeError('AddParamVariantStr called with an out of range paramidx.','')
return return:fatal
end
v &=(Address(SELF.paramArray) + (SELF.ParamCount-pParamIdx)*size(varianttype))
v.Vt=VT_Variant + VT_ByRef
v.Value=Address(SELF.VarSecondary)
SELF.VarSecondary.Vt=vt_bstr
if SELF.ToBstr(pVarValue, SELF.VarSecondary.Value) then return return:fatal.
return return:benign
StdCom2.InvokeSetup procedure(long lpDispatch, string pmethodname,long
pParamCount, string pCallType)
!purpose setup for a IDispatch.Invoke call - save the interface, dispid,
paramcount, make a blank list of variants
lpMethodname long(0)
Locale_system_default equate(0)
res byte(return:fatal)
DISPATCH_METHOD equate(1)
DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET equate(2)
DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT equate(4)
DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUTREF equate(8)
I long,auto
code
SELF.IDisp&=NULL
clear(SELF.dispid)
Clear(SELF.ParamCount)
CLEAR(SELF.CallType)
!SETUP DISPATCH INTERFACE
if ~lpDispatch then
SELF.TakeError('GetDispID called with a null interface pointer','Fatal Error')
return res
end
SELF.IDisp&=(lpDispatch)
SELF.paramCount=pParamCount
!save call type
case upper(pCallType)
of 'G'
orof 'GET'
SELF.CallType=DISPATCH_PROPERTYGET
of 'P'
orof 'PUT'
SELF.CallType=DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUT
of 'M'
orof 'METHOD'
SELF.CallType=DISPATCH_METHOD
of 'R'
orof 'PUTREF'
SELF.CallType=DISPATCH_PROPERTYPUTREF
else
SELF.TakeError('Unknown call type calling ' & clip(pMethodname),'Fatal Error')
return res
end
!GET THE DISPID
if SELF.StrCl.cWToBstrAlloc(pmethodname,lpMethodname) then
return res
end
res=SELF.TakeHr(SELF.IDisp.GetIdsOfNames(address(iid:null), |
address(lpMethodname),1, locale_system_default, SELF.dispid),|
'GetIdOfNames')
SELF.StrCl.Bstrfree(lpMethodname)
if SELF.ParamCount>0 then
SELF.ParamArray&=New string(size(variantType)*SELF.ParamCount)
if SELF.ParamArray &=NULL then
SELF.TakeError('Out of memory','Fatal Error')
return res
end
loop i=0 to SELF.paramcount-1
variantinit(address(SELF.paramArray) + Size(VariantType)*I )
end
else
dispose(SELF.paramArray)
end
VariantInit(address(SELF.VarResult))
res = Return:Benign
return res
StdCom2.InvokeCall procedure() !,byte
dispparms group !used to pass parameters to a Idispatch invoke
method
lparrOfargs long
lpdispofargs long !0
NumArgs long
numNamedArgs long !0
end
ExcepInfo group
wCode ushort
wReserved ushort
lpBstrSource long
lpBstrDescription long
lpBstrHelpFile long
dwHelpContext long
pvReserved long
pFnDeferredFillin long
Scode long
end
disp_E_Exception equate(80020009H)
paramindex long
loc:cwstr &string
Res byte(Return:Fatal)
Disp_E_TypeMismatch equate(80020005H)
Disp_E_ParamNotFound equate(80020004H)
code
dispparms.lparrofargs=address(SELF.paramArray)
dispparms.numArgs=SELF.ParamCount
if SELF.Takehr(SELF.IDisp.Invoke(SELF.DispID, address(iid:null), 0,|
SELF.CallType,address(dispparms), address(Self.VarResult), |
address(excepinfo), paramindex),'getcount') then
if ExcepInfo.lpBstrDescription then
loc:cwstr&=SELF.FromBstrAlloc(ExcepInfo.lpBstrDescription,1)
SELF.TakeError(loc:CWStr,'')
dispose(loc:cwstr)
elsif ExcepInfo.pfnDeferredFillIn then
if SELF.calldllcl.callbyAddress(ExcepInfo.pfnDeferredFillIn,|
address(ExcepInfo))>=0 then
loc:cwstr&=SELF.FromBstrAlloc(ExcepInfo.lpBstrDescription,1)
SELF.TakeError(loc:CWStr,'')
dispose(loc:cwstr)
end
end
SELF.StrCl.bstrFree(ExcepInfo.lpBstrSource)
SELF.StrCl.BstrFree(ExcepInfo.lpBstrHelpfile)
if SELF.Lasthr=Disp_E_TypeMismatch or SELF.LastHr=Disp_E_ParamNotFound then
SELF.TakeError(choose(SELF.LastHR=Disp_E_Typemismatch,|
'Parameter type mismatch. ',|
'Parameter not found. ') & |
' Error is with parameter number ' & |
SELF.ParamCount - paramindex,'Parameter Error')
end
else
res=return:benign
end
return res
StdCom2.InvokeCleanUp procedure()
I long,auto
res byte(return:benign)
code
if SELF.ParamCount>0 and ~SELF.ParamArray&=NULL then
loop i=0 to SELF.paramcount-1
variantclear(address(SELF.paramArray) + Size(VariantType)*I )
end
end
VariantClear(Address(SELF.varResult))
variantClear(Address(SELF.VarSecondary))
Dispose(SELF.ParamArray)
return
> I've written a Windows DLL in C# (Visual Studio .NET 2002). Now I want to
> link this DLL to an existing Clarion C55ee project so I can call the methods
> in the DLL from my Clarion application.
>
> I opened this - rather tried - in LibMaker in order to produce a Topspeed
> .LIB, but apparently LibMaker finds nothing.
>
> Help!
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