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DLL Talk / DirectX and BlueIDE

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Monzi
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 20:02
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I'm just curious. I've written some nice little apps usinge BlueIDE and DB Pro. Now i want to put them out for free download. But it wouldnt really be cool if the user had to "install newest directx" just to run those little apps (that doesnt do anything graphical at all).

Is DirectX necessary with BlueIDE apps that doesnt use any graphics, only BlueIDE gadgets?
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IanG
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2005 23:11 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2005 23:11
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can you please use the right names

blueIDE - a free open source ide(intergrated development environment)
blueGUI - a winapi graphical gadget system

from what i remember as long as you don't call any dbpro stuff, ie no set display mode, no print stuff, then you can run it on a machine without dx9 - but i can't check as i've already installed dx9 on every machine in my possesion


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David R
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2005 17:24
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Check out 'NoDX' on this site

http://www.hybridmechanics.com/unchained/

as long as you use *no* DX9 commands what-so-ever (display etc.) your OK. I think the only commands that don't init DX9 are VectorMath and core commands - so be careful


See details at http://lightningstudios.95mb.com/sig/buildDetails.txt
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Monzi
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Posted: 10th Nov 2005 17:41
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OK. Anyone who knows if BlueIDE _only_ uses calls to windows api and doesnt do any directx stuff?
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IanG
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Posted: 10th Nov 2005 21:32
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

IT'S BlueGUI

and yes it does only make calls to the windows api afaik, no directx commands involved at all


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Rob K
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Posted: 11th Nov 2005 19:43
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Quote: "OK. Anyone who knows if BlueIDE _only_ uses calls to windows api and doesnt do any directx stuff?"


The acronyms were a poor choice on my part. BlueGUI (stands for Blue Graphical User Interface) is the plugin, BlueIDE (stands for Blue Integrated Development Environment) is the editor.

BlueGUI does not use or require DirectX. However, the DBProSetup plugin which is built into all DarkBASIC Pro applications does check for the presence of DirectX. The only way to remove the DirectX requirement is to use the tool DavidR mentioned several posts previously.


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Monzi
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Posted: 15th Nov 2005 15:24
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OK. Thanks alot all Now i just need to know if the filecommands in DB Pro requires DirectX (like Delete File and Find First, Find Next and so on). Anyone who knows?
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Benjamin
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Quote: "Now i just need to know if the filecommands in DB Pro requires DirectX"

Nej.

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Monzi
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Posted: 19th Nov 2005 20:23
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Hehe okay
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