Chook - Dialog Box Manager Sample

[CAM Disciple]

I am trying to run the sample from the Chook SDK on chapter 22 page 19-24.

 

I had copy the scr file, create the sample.c file and also the sample.txt file.

 

I am running Win2000, MC 9.1 SP2, MS-VC 6.0.

 

When I execute the sample.dll chook, I got two errors:

 

a) DBM Alert: Invalid control type

DBM Alert: Internal fatal error... cannot run dialog.

 

The SDK scr file says it's a Version 7.0 scrversion. Do I need to change anything in the script file?

Did anybody try this sample dialog before?

What did I do wrong here?

 

Please help. Thanks

[bryan314]

Never got the shapes to work but try these directions from Bullines.

http://www.emastercam.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...t=008423#000011

 

I just used them to start a new mfc/c++/chook project and they worked fine.

 

Bryan

[Bullines]

I have never used the DBM in the C-Hooks SDK. MFC dialogs seem more "natural" to me. Anybody ever try wxWidgets before?

[CAM Disciple]

Bryan,

 

I can compile the shapes example but I couldn't execute it in MasterCAM.

 

It always said program entry not found no matter what I change in my settings.

 

I am using VC++ 6.0. Can you show me what you did?

 

I can write program in plain C without any MFC linking. When I have my file in .cpp, I cannot make it work. Which is the reason I wanna try the dbm from the chook library.

 

also, sometime MC will say incompatible script version when execute the chook w/dbm. Anybody knows what should be done?

 

Thanks

[bryan314]

CAM Disciple,

 

Sorry, I'm an idiot, I didn't read your post well enough. I haven't tried that example. Like Bullines I've found it simpler to use MFC and it cousins.

 

Bryan

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I've wanted to create a dialog box for one of my C-Hooks but can't ever seem to get it. Is there a sample I'm missing in the SDK? MFC, DBM, etc... don't really care which, just want to learn it.

[CAM Disciple]

James,

There's a sample from the Chook SDK on chapter 22 page 19-24 that shows you how to create a chook dialog without any MFC. However, I haven't make it to work. Hope you get a better luck than me.

 

You can always create your own C++ dialog in MFC too. The first chapter of the SDK shows a pretty good example. Again, I am just not smart enough to make it work.

 

Please let me know if you can make both sample work.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

quote:

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...I am just not smart enough to make it work...

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I'm in that boat right now so I guess I'm in good company.

 

Guess I'll just have to keep trying, then again, I've put less than a half-hearted effort into it so what should I expect?

 

 

James teh coder wannabe

[CAM Disciple]

Bryan,

 

quote:

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I just used them to start a new mfc/c++/chook project and they worked fine.

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Did you change anything to make it work?

 

I did exactly what Bulliness said and I still get that anoying Fatal Error: Program Entry Not found error.

 

The only thing that I change is commented out the #UNDEF export line. If I have those lines, I will have three compiler errors.

 

Please help. Thanks

[bryan314]

program entry not found sounds like your missing the

code:

---

 extern "C" void CH_ENTRY m_main (long *ptrs)

{

if (open_app (ptrs))

if (product_level_1_or_design_enabled())

{

AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState());

/* put your function here */

your_function();

}

close_app (ptrs);

}

---

Sounds like MC is looking for the m_main and can't find it.

 

Bryan

[CAM Disciple]

code:

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extern "C" void CH_ENTRY m_main (long *ptrs)

{

if (open_app (ptrs)) // open interface to Mastercam

{

// Enable use of the MFC dynamically linked libraries

AFX_MANAGE_STATE(AfxGetStaticModuleState());

 

// call our main function

main_whatever();

}

close_app (ptrs); // close interface to Mastercam

}

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I do have these lines of code and it still gimme the same error message.

 

Any clue? Thanks

[bryan314]

Linking to the two obj files? Are they included in your project?

 

Haven't a clue.

 

Bryan

[CAM Disciple]

I got the following message when I compile my program.

 

--------------------Configuration: whatever - Win32 Release--------------------

Compiling resources...

Compiling...

StdAfx.cpp

Compiling...

whatever.cpp

WhateverDlg.cpp

Generating Code...

Linking...

Creating library Release/whatever.lib and object Release/whatever.exp

 

whatever.dll - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)

 

Am I suppose to see some kind of message indicating that the two critical object file have been link to the project?

 

How can I be sure that those two files have been compiled?

 

Do I need to change any setting in the link tab of the project setting?

 

Please help. Thanks

[Bullines]

quote:

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Am I suppose to see some kind of message indicating that the two critical object file have been link to the project?

 

How can I be sure that those two files have been compiled?

 

Do I need to change any setting in the link tab of the project setting?

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During compilation/linking, you won't see that the DLL is linked to the OBJ files. As long as the OBJ files are part of the project, you'll be fine:

 

[Jure Klemencic from Camincam]

In this post some document about Chook SDK is mentioned several times ("sample from the Chook SDK on chapter 22 page 19-24"). What document is it and how is it possible to obtain it?

 

Thank you.

[bryan314]

Back in the version 9 sdk the documentation files were in a sub folder of the sdk Chdocs9. You can find them there.

 

In version X the files were rewritten and they are now in one chm file.

[Jure Klemencic from Camincam]

OK thanks, but it seems like the samples have not been included in the new chm file. Maybe the Chdocs9 would be useful to me. Unfortunately I don't have SDK version 9. I tried www.mastercamextranet.com and www.mastercam.com, but couldn't find it.

 

Therefore, would someone please give me advice, where I could find SDK 9 or upload it to ftp.mastercam.com?

[bryan314]

You can install it off any v9 installation disk.

[Jure Klemencic from Camincam]

OK. Thank you very much!