From: Park Heesob <phasis68@...>
Date: 2006-12-04T19:00:58+09:00
Subject: Re: utilizing dlls in windows programming?


Hi,

>From: "warhero" <beingthexemplarylists@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
>To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org (ruby-talk ML)
>Subject: utilizing dlls in windows programming?
>Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 14:55:07 +0900
>
>This is a two part question:
>
>I have been reading the pick-axe book and was reading the chapter on
>ruby and windows. I was reading documentation on the DL library. (is
>library the correct term for that?), but my question: what is the
>difference in the Win32API and using say DL.dlopen? Also in reading the
>documentation on the Win32API in the back of the book, it said that
>Win32API is more than likely going to be phased out.
>

Refer to
http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2004/12/30/disappointments-in-ruby-land
and
http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/win32utils-devel/2005-February/000294.html

>
>My second question:
>
>I am trying to utilize a DLL that is for phidgets (phidgets.com). They
>have a dll (phidget21.dll) that is supposed to be used to gain access
>to controlling their hardware. I've looked at their documentation for
>the C language. Is that usually what a dll is written in? C? You can
>download what I am looking at from the documentation section. (The C
>API Manual ). I've tried a couple of different ways to try and use the
>dll. Nothing as succeeded. I've tried the Win32API and the DL.dlopen.
>It's probably just the way i'm trying to use it. here is what im
>trying:
>
>require "dl"
>Phidget21 = DL.dlopen("phidget21");
>f = Phidget21["CPhidgetRFID_create", "S"]
>handle = f.call()
>open = Phidget21["CPhidget_open", "II"]
>open.call( 25807 )
>
>The first problem is that handle = nil. Besides that, I don't
>understand fully how to be passing back and forth parameters to the
>dlls. This example cause the interactive ruby to crash (terminates in
>an unusual way). I know this isn't all that's needed to work with the
>phidgets, but i'm just trying to go step by step and even get it setup
>correctly.
>
>download the phidget21.dll
>(http://www.smithaaronlee.net/downloads/phidget21.dll), i've posted the
>dll online. Also, here is a direct link to the C API
>:http://www.phidgets.com/documentation/C_API_Manual_Phidget21.pdf
>
>any help, hints or tips would be much appreciated.
>
The following code will work for you:

require 'dl'
Phidget21 = DL.dlopen('phidget21')
CPhidgetRFID_create = Phidget21['CPhidgetRFID_create', 'LP']
handleptr = [0].pack('L').to_ptr
CPhidgetRFID_create.call(handleptr)
handle = handleptr.to_i
CPhidget_open = Phidget21['CPhidget_open', 'ILI']
CPhidget_open.call( handle,-1 )

Or

require 'Win32API'
CPhidgetRFID_create = 
Win32API.new('phidget21.dll','CPhidgetRFID_create','P','I')
CPhidget_open = Win32API.new('phidget21.dll','CPhidget_open','LI','I')
handleptr = [0].pack('L')
CPhidgetRFID_create.call(handleptr)
handle = handleptr.unpack('L')[0]
CPhidget_open.call(handle,-1)


Regards,

Park Heesob

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