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Posted: 29th Jun 2005 18:33 Edited at: 29th Jun 2005 18:39

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This is still a work in progress but there is a download to a working program so I think it belongs here insted of wip.

Basically together with dll_tool it allows you to create tpc dlls with .net languages (c# vb.net) that call dbpro functions.

You select the dlls that contain the functions you want to use. The program then uses the dlls string tables to build a .cs file with a list of functions which you can call in your tpc dll.

For example the dbprospritesdebug.dll will produce a .cs file like this.

//.net interface builder output file

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

public class DbPro
{

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Sprite@@YAXHHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void sprite(int a, int b, int c, int d);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetSprite@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Size@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void size_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Scale@@YAXHM@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void scale_sprite(int a, float b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Stretch@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void stretch_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Offset@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void offset_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Mirror@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void mirror_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Flip@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void flip_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Delete@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void delete_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Paste@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void paste_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Hide@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void hide_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Show@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void show_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?HideAllSprites@@YAXXZ", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void hide_all_sprites();

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?ShowAllSprites@@YAXXZ", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void show_all_sprites();

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetExist@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_exist(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetX@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_x(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetY@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_y(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetXOffset@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_offset_x(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetYOffset@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_offset_y(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetWidth@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_width(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetHeight@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_height(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetImage@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_image(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetXScale@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_scale_x(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetYScale@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_scale_y(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetMirrored@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_mirrored(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetFlipped@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_flipped(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetHit@@YAHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_hit(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetCollision@@YAHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_collision(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Rotate@@YAXHM@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void rotate_sprite(int a, float b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetAlpha@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_alpha(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetDiffuse@@YAXHHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_diffuse(int a, int b, int c, int d);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?CreateAnimatedSprite@@YAXHPADHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void create_animated_sprite(int a, string b, int c, int d, int e);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetTextureCoordinates@@YAXHHMM@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_texture_coord(int a, int b, float c, float d);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Play@@YAXHHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void play_sprite(int a, int b, int c, int d);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetFrame@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_frame(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetImage@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_image(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Clone@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void clone_sprite(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetAngle@@YAKH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern float sprite_angle(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetAlpha@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_alpha(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetRed@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_red(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetGreen@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_green(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetBlue@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_blue(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetFrame@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_frame(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Move@@YAXHM@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void move_sprite(int a, float b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetPriority@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_priority(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetVisible@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_visible(int a);

}

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//.net interface builder output file

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

public class DbPro
{

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Sprite@@YAXHHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void sprite(int a, int b, int c, int d);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetSprite@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Size@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void size_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Scale@@YAXHM@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void scale_sprite(int a, float b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Stretch@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void stretch_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Offset@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void offset_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Mirror@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void mirror_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Flip@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void flip_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Delete@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void delete_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Paste@@YAXHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void paste_sprite(int a, int b, int c);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Hide@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void hide_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Show@@YAXH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void show_sprite(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?HideAllSprites@@YAXXZ", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void hide_all_sprites();

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?ShowAllSprites@@YAXXZ", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void show_all_sprites();

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetExist@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_exist(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetX@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_x(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetY@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_y(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetXOffset@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_offset_x(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetYOffset@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_offset_y(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetWidth@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_width(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetHeight@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_height(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetImage@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_image(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetXScale@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_scale_x(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetYScale@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_scale_y(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetMirrored@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_mirrored(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetFlipped@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_flipped(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetHit@@YAHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_hit(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetCollision@@YAHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_collision(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Rotate@@YAXHM@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void rotate_sprite(int a, float b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetAlpha@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_alpha(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetDiffuse@@YAXHHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_diffuse(int a, int b, int c, int d);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?CreateAnimatedSprite@@YAXHPADHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void create_animated_sprite(int a, string b, int c, int d, int e);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetTextureCoordinates@@YAXHHMM@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_texture_coord(int a, int b, float c, float d);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Play@@YAXHHHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void play_sprite(int a, int b, int c, int d);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetFrame@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_frame(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetImage@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_image(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Clone@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void clone_sprite(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetAngle@@YAKH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern float sprite_angle(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetAlpha@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_alpha(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetRed@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_red(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetGreen@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_green(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetBlue@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_blue(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetFrame@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_frame(int a);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?Move@@YAXHM@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void move_sprite(int a, float b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?SetPriority@@YAXHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern void set_sprite_priority(int a, int b);

[DllImport("DBProSpritesDebug.dll", EntryPoint="?GetVisible@@YAHH@Z", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
public static extern int sprite_visible(int a);

}

You can then use those functions in your .net dll.

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public class Class1
{
	public static void Do_It()
	{
		//move sprite 1 across and down by its width and height
		DbPro.sprite(1,DbPro.sprite_x(1) + DbPro.sprite_width(1),DbPro.sprite_y(1) + DbPro.sprite_height(1),1);
	}
}

Compile as a dll and use dll_tool to turn it into a dbpro tpc dll.
Stick it in plugins-user and use from dbpro.

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box 0,0,32,32
get image 1,0,0,32,32,1
sprite 1,0,0,1

do
  wait 1500
  do_it : `the tpc funtion
loop

The dll is attached to this post.

It's still a bit rough around the edges and sometimes the produced file will need a bit of cleaning up by hand.

You can get it here
http://winch.pinkbile.com/net_int.php

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Posted: 2nd Jul 2005 06:22

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v0.2 released.

Added vb.net code export.
Added a search so you can find which dll a dbpro command is in.

Download from
http://winch.pinkbile.com/net_int.php

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Posted: 6th Jul 2005 11:37

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v0.3 released.

Added net_tool. net_tool is a little helper app to make developing dlls easier.
Basically it watches the location that your .net compiler outputs to. When it sees a dll it;
Uses dll_tool to export a function called Do_It()
Takes the dll dll_tool outputs and replaces a dll in a precompiled dbpro exe.
Runs the dbpro exe.

This means you can be write code in c# or vb.net, click the build button and seconds later the code is running in a dbpro exe as this image shows.

I also started a step by step tutorial you can view here
http://winch.pinkbile.com/net_int_doc/

As allways the latest version can be downloaded from
http://winch.pinkbile.com/net_int.php

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hrm....I'll look at it

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Posted: 13th Jul 2005 20:26 Edited at: 13th Jul 2005 20:27

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@ the_winch.

I must say these applications you have made a absolutly brillant. Would it be ok if i was to incorporate them into an IDE im making called Fuse?

You would obviously be seriously accredited. The IDE will be freeware but I wondered if I could include them into the IDE?

Regards,
Rich

[not just this but perhaps your exetool etc?]

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Posted: 14th Jul 2005 07:11 Edited at: 14th Jul 2005 16:45

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Quote: "I must say these applications you have made a absolutly brillant. Would it be ok if i was to incorporate them into an IDE im making called Fuse?

You would obviously be seriously accredited. The IDE will be freeware but I wondered if I could include them into the IDE?"

That would be fine, you can incorporate any of my current applications (dark_explorer, patch_tool exe_shrinker, dll_tool, net interface) into your freeware ide.

If you need any help doing it or a more concrete license Email me.

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