Support for .NET

[DutchDak]

Pete,

.Net is becoming a serious platform.

The free downloadable express editions enable a lot of people to start on programming or pick-up programming again.

The .Net "common language runtime" provides a foundation for language interoperability. Because all .Net languages can follow the common type system rules, the usage of types can be consistent across languages.

Would you consider to make a .NET DLL containing FSUIPC_Open, FSUIPC_Read, FSUIPC_Write, FSUIPC_WriteS, FSUIPC_Process, FSUIPC_Close ?

You can write and maitain it in "C" but every one who wants to use an other .Net language can also use it.

For you this probably is not a major step, but it would be a giant leap for us .Net "hobby" programmers :D

Regards, Herman.

[Pete Dowson]

.Net is becoming a serious platform.

MS Visual Studio? I use 2003 .Net, not got around to upgrading to 2005 yet. Of course I only use the C and ASM compiler parts of it.

Would you consider to make a .NET DLL containing FSUIPC_Open, FSUIPC_Read, FSUIPC_Write, FSUIPC_WriteS, FSUIPC_Process, FSUIPC_Close ?

I supply all the source for the interface to FSUIPC. That's all free public domain stuff. I only deal with the inside of the interface, FSUIPC itself. If anyone wants to make an interface DLL they are quite welcome, and I'll add it to the SDK if they like -- most of it is from contributions already. But the code is so small it always seemed to me more efficient to build it directly into the object program.

Regards

Pete

[webbm]

The SDK supplies pretty good implemetations of those methods. Look in the C# example.

You have to do a bit of research on the C# types that are returned, since nearly everything is return as an int. I'm happy to give examples of a clean way to process them.

Cheers,

Matt.

[scruffyduck]

I have a dll which contains all my interfacing to FSUIPC - it is for VS2005 (written in VB but should be fine for other .NET languages.) The DLL contains other stuff like navigational maths and provides properties to most of the common FS variables for reading. It is not well documented but if you would be interested in looking at it then let me know. It would only be available for freeware or personal use. You can contact me at jon [AT] scruffyduck.co.uk

[Graham Pollitt]

I'd like a copy of this dll please, if that is at all possible

thanks

Graham

[scruffyduck]

Hi Graham

Did you get my email? I am putting together some documentation for the dll then I will send it to you

[Graham Pollitt]

Hi Graham

Did you get my email? I am putting together some documentation for the dll then I will send it to you

Hi Jon

No I havent unfortunately, I wasnt sure if you had recieved mine.

If you can send again please that would be much appreciated

thanks

Graham

[scruffyduck]

No problem The email just said that I am trying to get some documentation together and once I have it I will send you the dll :D

[Graham Pollitt]

Just a polite enquiry to see if you have completed the docs yet :)

Thought Id ask in case you have emailed me already and I havent received email again !

Thanks

Graham

[scruffyduck]

Sorry No - I have been on vacation and just got back :D

[scruffyduck]

I have emailed the dll to those who requested it

[rhys3]

I too have my own custom dll built on the vb.net sdk. Ive added some additional routines to handle more data types among other things.

One particular feature added in .Net 2 is full unsigned integer support which was desperatly required.

.Net is a easy language that works very well, my program 3wire is written in .net and has been quite successful.