Create-Letters function

[Jure Klemencic from Camincam]

Is it possible to use Create-Letters function in a CHook or in VBS?

 

Recently I wrote my first CHook (that draws a point and displays its pointer). I used C# since I found it easier than C++. Then I wanted to use the Mastercam's function Create-Letters, but didn't succeed. Is it possible to use Create-Letters in C#, C++ or VBS?

 

And some additional questions:

 

After I test my CHook.dll in Mastercam I have to close Mastercam, otherwise I can't rebuild (don't have access to) the CHook.dll file. Then I restart Mastercam and run the CHook.dll again. In order to solve this issue, I put MC_UNLOADAPP in the return line, but it didn't help:

code:

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public override MC_RETURN Run (int param)

{

...code...

return MC_RETURN.MC_UNLOADAPP;

}

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How to change the code to provide for access to the CHook.dll file?

 

Is it possible to test the rebuilt CHook.dll file directly from Visual Studio? Why are there different Mastercam.exe for debug and release?

 

Thanks!

[bryan314]

Try changing your return to:

 

return MC_UNLOADAPP;

 

That should unload the dll. Having the MC_RETURN in your return is probably confusing MC.

 

Also MC won't unload a dll if you're using loading it via a function table. If you don't know what that means then you're probably not using one.

[Jure Klemencic from Camincam]

Thank you, but I am afraid

code:

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 return MC_UNLOADAPP; 

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doesn't work.

 

Please, I really need help on Create-Letters function. I still couldn't figure out if it is possible to use it with any of C-hook or NET-hook programming languages. The only thing I found is

quote:

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#define TP_LETTERS 23 ///< letters

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on line 452 of file AssocVar_CH.h. I need to know it to start programming in the appropriate language. But as far as I know by now, C++ is the best and the most powerful choice.

 

Bye!