Include some lines of code using compiler statement

Is this what you are after?

{$DEFINE do5LinesOfCode} // Remove this line if you don't want 5 lines of code...

{$IFDEF do5LinesOfCode}
  // your lines of code...
{$ENDIF}

can I pass a Parameter to my lines of code ?

The waek point id idef ...  I need these point 2000 x in my code   (profiler)
therfore only want I line for a piease of code to insert ...

ok... so you want it like a macro then... I know one way to do that is using Include-files... You can then type  {$I 'C:\MyCode.pas'} and the compiler will replace all those statement with the lines that are in that file. I'll have a look if there is any other ways aswell that don't require you to put the lines in a separate file.

for instance, MyCode.Pas could contain the following line:
TButton(Sender).Caption := 'Test';

and then if you have a button event like this:
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  {$I 'C:\MyCode.pas'}
end;

The code will compile and the text on the button will change to Test when pressed.

regards
Hypo

I've looked around some but didn't find any other way to do this, so to me it seems that the include files are the way to do what you want. Some extra info: You don't have to quote the filename if it doesn't contain spaces in it, and the compiler assumes that the default extension for includes are .pas, so {$I My5LinesOfCode} is equivalent to {$I 'My5LinesOfCode.pas'}.

Just by curiosity, may I ask why you want to include the lines using a compilerdirective? It isn't possible for you to put the code you want to execute in a simple function?

/Hypo

{ifdef PROFILER}

   {$I 'C:\InitProfiler.pas'}
{endif}

     testCode

{$ifdef PROFILER}
 
        {$I 'C:\StopProfiler.pas'}
 {endif}

any better / shorter way in the source code ?

PS:  I know http://www.prodelphi.de/indexpd.htm   but not invented here  :-)  

var
  debugflag:boolean;


procedure profiler(whocalledme:string);
begin
if debugflag then
  begin
 
  logging routine storing date time and whocalledme

  end;
end;


procedure main;
begin
debugflag:=(paramstr(1)='mysecretdebugswitch');
profiler('program started');
.
.
.

here comes a sample with prodelphi , they include the lines of code in the $ifdef statement ...

procedure TForm1.Button3Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
{$IFDEF PROFILE}asm DW 310FH; call Profint.ProfStop; end; Try; asm mov edx,79 or $99EA0000; mov eax,self; call Profint.ProfEnter; mov ecx,eax; DW 310FH; add[ecx].0,eax; adc[ecx].4,edx; end; {$ENDIF}
 
     ACheck.Filename := edit2.Text;
 
     ACheck.Name  := ' Bla Bla';
     
     ACheck.StoreResults;
{$IFDEF PROFILE}finally; asm DW 310FH; mov ecx,79; call Profint.ProfExit; mov ecx,eax; DW 310FH; add[ecx].0,eax; adc[ecx].4,edx; end; end; {$ENDIF}
end;

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@ Hypo :  just working on that solution,   :-))

Nice, I just tried it, putting those lines you have at the start and at the end in two seperate files, compiles... well I had to remove some of your asm-code since i don't have all the global variables you have defined... but I tried it with other code, so it should work with your code as well... :)

Btw:  did you see my new question , because now I need to init the profiler  var in the begin end block of my unit    http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Pascal/Delphi/Q_24416082.html

when you use the profiler, it parses all your units and adds the entry and exit procs to the beginning resp end of each function or procedure.
Why do you have to do this manually ?