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Delphi and Tuxedo

I have a C++ headerfile containing the C prototypes for calling functions in a DLL (fml32.dll of Tuxedo). How do I convert these to be used with Delphi?

robert_marquardt

Send the headers to me (robert_marquardt@gmx.de).
I will give it a try. If the DLL is not too big then add it also.
I am member of Project JEDI (http://delphi-jedi.org). Director to be precise :-)
Please consider donating the conversion.

zebada

This might help you get started... you get the idea - it's fairly easy to add more FML32 functions.

The following is extracted from my FML32/ATMI wrapper objects that I have developed for Delphi. Let me know if you need anymore info/examples.

const
LIBFML32_DLL = 'libfml32.dll';
LIBWSC_DLL = 'wtuxws32.dll';

BADFLDID = 0;
FIRSTFLDID = 0;

FMINVAL = 0; // bottom of error message codes
FALIGNERR = 1; // fielded buffer not aligned
FNOTFLD = 2; // buffer not fielded
FNOSPACE = 3; // no space in fielded buffer
FNOTPRES = 4; // field not present
FBADFLD = 5; // unknown field number or type
FTYPERR = 6; // illegal field type
FEUNIX = 7; // unix system call error
FBADNAME = 8; // unknown field name
FMALLOC = 9; // malloc failed
FSYNTAX = 10; // bad syntax in boolean expression
FFTOPEN = 11; // cannot find or open field table
FFTSYNTAX = 12; // syntax error in field table
FEINVAL = 13; // invalid argument to function
FBADTBL = 14; // destructive concurrent access to field table
FBADVIEW = 15; // cannot find or get view
FVFSYNTAX = 16; // bad viewfile
FVFOPEN = 17; // cannot find or open viewfile
FBADACM = 18; // ACM contains negative value
FNOCNAME = 19; // cname not found
FEBADOP = 20; // operation invalid for field type
FMAXVAL = 21; // top of error message codes

FLD_SHORT = 0; // Short integer
FLD_LONG = 1; // Long integer
FLD_CHAR = 2; // Character
FLD_FLOAT = 3; // single-precision
FLD_DOUBLE = 4; // double precision
FLD_STRING = 5; // null terminated string
FLD_CARRAY = 6; // Binary
// 7 reserved for FLD_INT
// 8 reserved for FLD_DECIMAL
FLD_PTR = 9; // Pointer
FLD_FML32 = 10; // Embedded FML32
FLD_VIEW32 = 11; // Embedded VIEW32

type
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
FLDID = longword;
PFLDID = ^longword;
FLDLEN = longword;
PFLDLEN = ^longword;
FLDOCC = longint;
PFLDOCC = ^longint;

function fml_getFerror: integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'getFerror32';
function fml_Fstrerror(err: integer): Pointer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fstrerror32';

function fml_Flen(fbfr: Pointer; fieldid: FLDID; occ: FLDOCC): FLDLEN; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Flen32';
function fml_Ftypcvt(tolen: PFLDLEN; totype: integer; fromval: Pointer; fromtype: integer; fromlen: FLDLEN): Pointer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Ftypcvt32';
function fml_Fadd(fbfr: Pointer; fieldid: FLDID; value: Pointer; len: FLDLEN): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fadd32';
function fml_Fget(fbfr: Pointer; fieldid: FLDID; occ: FLDOCC; value: Pointer; len: PFLDLEN): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fget32';
function fml_Fchg(fbfr: Pointer; fieldid: FLDID; occ: FLDOCC; value: Pointer; len: FLDLEN): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fchg32';

function fml_Finit(fbfr: Pointer; len: FLDLEN): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Finit32';
function fml_Fsizeof(fbfr: Pointer): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fsizeof32';
function fml_Fused(fbfr: Pointer): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fused32';
function fml_Funused(fbfr: Pointer): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Funused32';
function fml_Fnum(fbfr: Pointer): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fnum32';
function fml_Fidxused(fbfr: Pointer): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fidxused32';

function fml_Foccur(fbfr: Pointer; fieldid: FLDID): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Foccur32';
function fml_FNext(fbfr: Pointer; fieldid: PFLDID; occ: PFLDOCC; value: Pointer; len: PFLDLEN): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fnext32';

function fml_Fname(fieldid: FLDID): PChar; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fname32';
function fml_Ftype(fieldid: FLDID): PChar; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Ftype32';
function fml_Fldtype(fieldid: FLDID): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fldtype32';
function fml_Fldid(fieldname: PChar): integer; stdcall; external LIBFML32_DLL name 'Fldid32';

Paul Sinnema

ASKER

How do I implement your code. I've tried to create a Unit with it, but the functions are not know outside the unit. Do I need to import them or something?

robert_marquardt

Please send me the headers. I am a conversion specialist.

Paul Sinnema

ASKER

I believe the problem is bit bigger then I expected. I now know how to implement the code above, but I'm not able to connect to Tuxedo. I think this is because I'm unable to us the 'buildclient' process of Tuxedo. How did you implement the connection?

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Paul Sinnema

ASKER

zebada,

Thanks for the effort.

Paul.