X C-hook Wizard

[mikeod]

I've been trying to use the C-Hook wizard supplied with the SDK and having limited success. The dll created by the wizard in release mode works fine, but the dll created in debug mode crashes. I tried both the Dialog based application and the Modeless dialog based application with no changes. They both crash as soon as the DoModal or Create calls are made. Has anyone else seen this, or know how to fix it?

[Bullines]

Are you calling the AFX_MANAGE_STATE() macro prior to creating the dialog?

[mikeod]

AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState()); is being called before creating the dialog. (In case it helps, this is straight wizard code, I haven't touched it.)

[Bullines]

Does it crash on the computer that you compiled the C-Hook on?

[mikeod]

Yes, I'm compiling, linking and running on the same computer.

[Bullines]

Hmmm, I notice the debug crashes regardless of whether you have a modal or modeless dialog. Are you using the debug version of the Mastercam EXE to test? Maybe some one from CNC Software will chime in on this.

[MLewis]

Could either of you help me with some "Chook Wizard for Dummies" setup instructions? I seem to be getting dumber by the minute.

[crazy^millman]

I tired to do the Chook and could not find the .dll that needed to be registered in the zip and unzipped file.

 

I got this from the .DOC:

quote:

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1. Copy the CHookWizard.dll and CHookWizard.vsz files to your SDK folder.

2. Copy the Scripts and Templates folders under your SDK folder.

3. Copy the CHookWizard.ico and CHookWizard.vsz files from the vc7vcprojects folder to the .Net vc7vcprojects folder.

4. Register the CHookWizard.dll file.

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I just said ?uck it no time ot figure out why whta I need is not where I need it and no time to spend trying to find it.

 

And in case you are wondering where that it is look here in the C:mcamxsdkchookwizarddoc

[mikeod]

That's it. I didn't realize there was a debug mastercam.exe in the sdk. Thanks!

[mikeod]

Here's what I did to get the c-hook wizard projects working.

 

1) Unzip the sdk

2) Install the c-hook wizard using the steps in the doc file (stated above) but ignore the CHookWizard.dll stuff.

3) Run the c-hook wizard (Menu: File->Project->New) to create a project in VC++ .NET

4) If you want to run the project from within the VS IDE, set the project debug command and command arguments properties.

a) For release configuration set the command to the main mastercam program (C:mcamxmastercam.exe)

For debug configuration set the command to the debugmastercam program (C:mcamxsdkdebugmastercam.exe)

5) At this point it won't run in debug mode because it won't be able to find some required dll's, resource dll's, and fonts. You can copy the required files and directories to the debug directory. VS will tell you what its missing when you try to run it. To avoid multiple copies of all the files, I added the main mastercam directory to my path environment variable and created a link from the 'resources' and 'common' directories from the main mastercam directory to the debug directory using a tool (junction.exe) that I found on the web.

 

I still get some minor assertions in debug mode, but I believe they are issues with the debug dll's and they can be ignored until we get new dll's.

 

There must be a better way to do this, but its what I did to get going.

[MLewis]

Many Thanks!!

[Jure Klemencic from Camincam]

I can't run the CHookWizard.

 

I have installed the SDK, done all the steps in dotNet_CHookWizard_Install.doc file, registered CHookWizard.dll file and read all the posts on this forum. But I still don't understand how to use the CHookWizard. All I managed to do is open CHookWizard.dll file in VisualStudio and see its contents. I am very new to programming, please help me.

 

Is CHookWizard to be used only with C++, or also with C#?

 

Thank you!

[Clay Walnum from CNC Software]

After you install the C-Hook Wizard, you should have a ChookWizard template in Visual Studio's New Project dialog box. You should choose this template when starting a new project. The Wizard only works for C++ C-Hook projects. It cannot generate a NET-Hook.

 

--Clay

[Clay Walnum from CNC Software]

BTW, I should also mention that the latest version of the SDK should install fine by just running its setup.exe program. You shouldn't have to do anything else. The setup instructions I've seen in this thread are no longer needed (although I believe they still work).

 

--Clay

[Jure Klemencic from Camincam]

Thank you!

 

I have done compiling the C++ project from the Wizard and it works fine when I run it from Mastercam.