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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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