X C-hook/NETHook generate NCI files

[surya]

Hello all,

 

I am a newbie to C-Hooks, I read through the documentation but I could not find information on how to generate NCI files through C-Hook. I would like to generate this myself so I could add some additional information there for customization.

 

Any information pointers or sample code is helpful. I would prefer NET Hook code and if not C-hook.

 

Regards,

Surya.

[bryan314]

For chooks postOps function will generate an nci file. It'd look something like this:

code:

---

    post_dlg_settings ps;

 

/* create and save nci */

ps.save_nci_file = TRUE;

ps.overwrite_nci = TRUE;

ps.editNCI = FALSE;

 

/* don't create nc */

ps.save_nc_file = FALSE;

ps.overwrite_nc = FALSE;

ps.editNC = FALSE;

 

ps.send_to_machine = FALSE;

 

ps.export_oplist = TRUE;

ps.export_prm = TRUE;

ps.wcs_1014 = FALSE;

ps.descriptor = FALSE;

 

/* generate nci files */

postOps( &ps,

postprocessor,

destinationdir,

FALSE, /* CALL POST DIALOG */

FALSE); /* DISABLE POST BUTTON */

---

You can later call the run_post_exe_dll function to run it through a post processor.

[bryan314]

oops nci_manager with NCIMGR_POST_ALL or NCIMGR_POST_ONE should do it also.

[surya]

Thank you it works, but I cannot reset the NCI folder path. Somehow it always gets from the controller definition it looks like.

 

I can live with that but if someone can let me know how to change it that would be great.

 

Thanks,

Surya.

[markov]

I found that postOps works only if the operation has been selected. The question now is how do I select an operation from a C-hook (operation_manager with OPMGR_GET does not seem to do the trick)?

 

Thanks,

Marko

 

[ 07-26-2006, 08:55 PM: Message edited by: markov ]

[markov]

One more thing I have noticed. Try running the following simple C-hook under debugger:

code:

---

extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) int m_main(int not_used) {

post_dlg_settings p;

 

p.save_nci_file = TRUE;

p.overwrite_nci = TRUE;

p.editNCI = FALSE;

 

p.save_nc_file = TRUE;

p.overwrite_nc = TRUE;

p.editNC = FALSE;

 

p.send_to_machine = FALSE;

 

p.export_oplist = FALSE;

p.export_prm = FALSE;

p.descriptor = FALSE;

p.wcs_1014 = FALSE;

 

MessageBox(NULL, "Checkpoint 1", "CHookTest", MB_OK);

char t1[FILENAME_MAX] = "C:mcamxmillpostsMPFAN.PST", t2[FILENAME_MAX] = "C:mcamxmillnc";

postOps(&p, t1, t2, TRUE, FALSE);

MessageBox(NULL, "Checkpoint 2", "CHookTest", MB_OK);

 

return MC_NOERROR | MC_UNLOADAPP;

}

---

It reports some kind of heap corruption, although the release version executes apparently OK. Should I be concerned (I think I should)?

 

Marko

[markov]

Let me answer the first question myself. Maybe there is a beter way, but I have found the following can select the operation:

code:

---

operation_manager(&current_op, OPMGR_GET, &o_ptr, &s);

current_op.db.select_flag = TRUE;

operation_manager(&current_op, OPMGR_REWRITE, &o_ptr, &s);

---

Marko

[bryan314]

something like this will set all unselected operations to selected. I don't have my notes but for some reason I had to call operation_manager to force update something in the operation manager.

code:

---

op_list *opl;

opl = op_list_ptr;

while (opl != NULL)

{

if (opl->op.db.select_flag == FALSE)

{

MC_BOOL succf = FALSE;

DB_LIST_ENT_PTR eptr;

 

opl->op.db.select_flag = TRUE;

operation_manager( &opl->op, OPMGR_REWRITE, &eptr, &succf);

}

 

/* next operation */

opl = opl->next_ptr;

}

---

bryan