Active X support

Chipp Walters chipp at chipp.com
Sun Jun 1 20:02:01 EDT 2003


Dar,

I was just intimating the fact there IS a way to call code outside RR/MC in
the Windows platform...i.e. roll your own DLL.

-Chipp

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> [mailto:use-revolution-admin at lists.runrev.com]On Behalf Of Dar Scott
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 4:31 PM
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> Subject: Re: Active X support
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>
> On Sunday, June 1, 2003, at 03:13 PM, Chipp Walters wrote:
>
> > Just in case you forgot, MC/RR does support the standard Windows code
> > library -- the DLL.
>
> Did I miss something?
>
> MC/RR supports the creation and use of an external which is implemented
> as a DLL in Windows.  I assume such a DLL can call functions in other
> pre-built DLLs.
>
> Now being able to call functions in arbitrary DLLs would be cool, but I
> haven't heard this announced.  I enjoyed this when I used LabView.  I
> just filled out a little form and in my code was a call to a DLL.  In
> both environments there will probably be limitations.
>
> Now only if we could get the calling parameter types and other info.
> And get them to make callbacks.  And Handle complex data.  And call
> across networks.  And...  Oh, yeah, if only COM, DCOM, Automation,
> Active X.
>
> Dar Scott
>
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