Visual C++ Version 8.0

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

"...but then it crashes with stack overflow exception after failing several assertions."

 

What are the specific assertions ?

 

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As for the "missing" DLLs in Debug mode.

 

c:mcamx2sdkdebugResourceartRes.dll

c:mcamx2sdkdebugResourceEngraveRes.dll c:mcamx2sdkdebugResourcerast2vecRes.dll c:mcamx2sdkdebugResourcetxtchainRes.dll

 

What I do is to copy these DLLs from the actual X2 installation over to the 'debug' folders and I rename the ART.FT file (in (MCAMX2CHOOKS) to ART.FTT so that is is not acted upon when X2 starts.

[markov]

The assertions in order of appearance:

.UIDialog.cpp line 482

...mfcwincore.cpp line 330

...mfcwincore.cpp line 4616

.UIDialog.cpp line 570

.UIDialog.cpp line 571

.UIDialog.cpp line 482

...mfcwincore.cpp line 330

...mfcwincore.cpp line 4616

.UIDialog.cpp line 570

.UIDialog.cpp line 571

 

and then stack overflow exception.

 

MasterShake, you are correct. I simply commented out the two lines, and it works even if the dialog still inherits from MCDialog.

 

Marko

[M. Harnad CNC Software]

If you are using XP themes, you cannot subclass the OK and Cancel buttons using DDX_Control. The underlying UI Control library does this for you. That's why the c-hook worked when those lines were commented out.

[Chad 73]

Can anyone confirm that the express VC++ 8.0 will work with Mastercam X2, or do you have to buy VC++ 8.0. I am just starting to learning and would like to start off on something affordable (free is good) but also want no problems.

[Takashi Sato from Ai Solutions.]

I already have professional edition, so I have never checked VS 2005 express edition.

but I guess you can make a dll with it. still it's ability seems limited compared with std or pro editions.

web page

if you have the express edition already, you can confirm that.

and if you downloaded the express edition on the web, I think the installer does not contain Platform SDK, so you have to download it.

 

 

I think the express edition is good enough to learn programing languages, but as you getting used to it, you may feel insufficient with its limited features.. it may be the time to buy the other better editions..

[Chad 73]

Thanks Takashi, i beginning to wonder if anyone would answer. I don't know anything about the exxpress - standard or pro versions. What benefits do each offer? If you can offer a general idea it would be nice. Are we talking ability to create a program, debug or just more wizards and gadget that make it eisier.

 

When you say platform SDK are you refering to the mastercam SDK , .net 2.0, or something i am not even aware of?

 

Thank anyone for the help provided it makes for a great community.

[Takashi Sato from Ai Solutions.]

As for free developer's environment..

Until the express editon was released,

there was a free compiler from microsoft.

it is called Visual C++ Toolkit 2003.

but it has no GUI thing and you have to edit the source codes with notepad or the other editors and compile the code and link the .exe/dll files under console command prompt.

(if you bought std or pro edition 2003, they had GUI)

 

 

and the Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 has been replaced by Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition.

it has GUI

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/visualc/aa336490.aspx

 

The platform SDK is different from chook sdk or .net framework sdk.

I think you can make nethook without platform sdk,

but you want to make chooks, you will need the platfrom sdk.

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/download/

 

HTH

[markov]

The main difference from the C-hook development perspective is the lack of MFC in the Express edition.

[Takashi Sato from Ai Solutions.]

ah,, the lack of MFC is a big deal ,

but still we can use windows api for making the windows/dialogs..

 

 

well, I just installed the express edition to my old pc and made a small chook with it.

it just works anyway.

http://ai-sols.sytes.net/download/chook_src_express.zip

 

woot, the express edition also lacks the ability of editing resources.

we have to edit the resource files with a text editor..

 

 

but I say it is good for learing c/c++ language.

 

[ 12-21-2006, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: MasterShake ]

[Takashi Sato from Ai Solutions.]

I've added a non-MFC Dialog class and a non-MFC String class to the sample code file below.

(the classes are originally from codeguru/codepoject sites,

and you will find useful codes at http://www.codeguru.com or http://www.codeproject.com/ ).

 

 

http://ai-sols.sytes.net/download/chook_src_express.zip

 

 

As far as I see the chook sdk for X2,the express edition works with X2.

but MFC dependent functions/classes are not available for the express edition.

 

code:

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//non-MFC Dependent

extern DllImpExp int OpenFile(char* filen, MC_BOOL bGetFilenameOnly=FALSE);

 

#ifdef _AFX // MFC Dependant

extern DllImpExp int OpenFile(CString& filen, MC_BOOL bGetFilenameOnly=FALSE);

 

 

#endif

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moreover, I think you can also use CLI(.NET Framework),you can make form application with it.

 

[ 12-23-2006, 10:14 AM: Message edited by: MasterShake ]

[Chad 73]

WOW, Alot more information than im ready for but i think i have the answer i am looking for. I should be able to learn with it(express edition). Hopefully i will understand what has been said here soon.

 

Thanks!!

[arenner]

Phew, I'm getting dizzy from reading this thread. I'm looking for an answer on whether any one of you has run the X2 debugger (the one in mcamxsdkdebug) from VS 2003. I am updating a project in VS 2003 for X2. I compiled it no problem, and ran it from X2. But since it has a bug, I wanted to debug as I did with X MR2. So I made sure I was debugging with this:

 

C:mcamxsdkdebugMastercam.exe

 

And my working directory was: C:mcamx

 

But I'm guessing I can't run the debug version of Mastercam with VS 2003, and must do so only with VS 2005 because as M. Harnad told me in another post there are internal changes in VS 2005. Is it true that I can't run the X2 debugger from VS 2003?

[arenner]

Has anyone gotten the X2 debugger to work with VS 2003?