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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Header files in DBPro

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HZence
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2003 07:15
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Ok, I've heard this is possible, but if not, don't shoot me.

How would I include a header file in a DBPro program? (Not necessarily a header file like .h, instead one containing functions that I've written, yada-yada-yada). I tried the searching for the obvious "include" command in help, not there. So...how would I do it? Sample code would be great. Thanks.

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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2003 07:53 Edited at: 2nd Nov 2003 07:53
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You can use INCLUDE, or the append sources through the IDE..




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Posted: 2nd Nov 2003 09:24
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goto????

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2003 13:13
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#include is the command ... and you must include the file using the current folder as a base.
In addition U5.x no-longer appears to support this feature.

It is safer codewise and time saving to add the files in using the include button without your IDE for dbp.
However I do think that U6 should allow us to use the #include command as the include button allows us too rather than how it is used legacy wise.
As personally I prefer being able to declare my included programs at any given point. Particularly like PureBasic's IncludeX feature which means if the file is already included it is ignored however if it isn't then its included which can be good as there is currently no way to check such things.


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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2003 15:27
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'goto' gezz don't faint, labels are evil . Anyway since include pulls the file in 'as is', you'd be running whatevers in the include(s) headers. Could be nothing, could be something.

If DB had contional complation, it wouldn't be an issue, or just wedge the includes at the base of the parent source.

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Duffer
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@ Raven,

Please tell me that I can still #include my .dba source files with the nice lines of functions in the main program under v.5.1b???

#include still works yes? does it work if the files containing functions, arrays and/or types are in the same folder?

pls explain in simple terms for simpleton (me)
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Duffer
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@ Raven,

is #include still working in any way form of manner?
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Yes it does, but I find that I can only get it working with full pathnames, so I prefer to use the IDE interface instead.
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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 4th Nov 2003 15:38
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yeah as Ian says... it changed from context paths to absolute

so say you're game is in c:\games\doom ... and your include files are in another subdirectory called include.

rather than writing

#include "include\bsp.dba"
you have to write
#include "c:\games\doom\include\bsp.dba"

frustrating at best


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Posted: 4th Nov 2003 17:12 Edited at: 4th Nov 2003 17:13
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It's no big deal having to explicitly define the include path. You only have to do it once. There are many bigger issues with the compiler that need much more attention.

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