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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Making your own commands, help needed with dll or with Functions ?

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DemonHill
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Posted: 26th Oct 2010 01:41 Edited at: 26th Oct 2010 02:20
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I have built up several "commands" that I want to use again and again. I know I can #include them as .dba files, but I want to use them like this..

Screenclear() but without the ()

I understand I have to use the () for a function, would creating a dll allow me to create "Real" commands ?

i.e

Screenclear
ActiveButton

BTW If dll requires C++ skill, then I will stick with Functions
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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 26th Oct 2010 02:56
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In order to make a plugin, then you'd need to write this in something other than DBpro. C/C++ , Delphi & PureBasic come to mind.


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revenant chaos
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Posted: 26th Oct 2010 14:36
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Quote: "I understand I have to use the () for a function, would creating a dll allow me to create "Real" commands ?"

Yes.

Quote: "I want to use them like this..
Screenclear() but without the ()"

You can achieve this by using constants to trick the compiler.

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baxslash
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Posted: 26th Oct 2010 14:48
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Quote: "You can achieve this by using constants to trick the compiler."

Nice, I didn't know that

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French gui
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Posted: 26th Oct 2010 20:46
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Nice indeed. But I don't understand why this:



isn't read as: PT()"THIS ACTUALLY WORKS!"
but instead: PT("THIS ACTUALLY WORKS!")
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IanM
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Posted: 26th Oct 2010 21:48
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Quote: "isn't read as: PT()"THIS ACTUALLY WORKS!""

But it is.

It's the only useful bug that I'm aware of that is in the compiler - See?:


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French gui
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Posted: 26th Oct 2010 23:14
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Please Lee, don't fix this bug...
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