Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
I know a vc++ example ships with IDL5.5 although it might not install by default. Another option if you are using 5.5 would be using COM objects. The only documentation I have found is in the What's New in 5.5 .pdf file and although it is lacking it will help get you started. I have only used the widget_activex function and ran into a wall trying to pass arrays of data from my activeX object to IDL. I have been informed that this is possible, but I haven't been able to get it to work. The poor documentation and lack of examples is a problem. -Rick ------------------------------------------------------------ README file: <RSI_Directory> <IDL_Directory> external activex vc ------------------------------------------------------------ This directory contains an example application using IDL's ActiveX control, illustrating the passing of data between IDL and Microsoft Visual C++. This application contains an active command line, an object graphics window, a log window, and buttons to control the data transfer. To build the application, load the workspace "DrawXCpp.dsw" into Microsoft Visual C++, and select "Rebuild All" from the developer studio "Build" menu. You can then select "Execute" from the "Build" menu to execute the application. "NSTSMT" <nstsmt@aol.com> wrote in message news:20020725140339.22526.00000003@mb-mc.aol.com... > Hi, > First let me describe what I am trying to do, and then the way that I am > trying to do it to see if there are any other suggestions, before getting to my > immediate questions. > > I have written a IDL Gui application that opens a file, processes the data, and > then displays the results. It works nicely as a stand-alone application. Now I > have to tie that into by Corba based distributed system. So instead of the user > opening a file to initiate things, the file is sent through corba. Right now, > all of the corba code is written in c++. So currently I have 2 separate > applications. One that shows the receiving of messages (written in c++ and > outputs to console), and one that analyzes the data and graphically displays > results (IDL). I need to tie these together. > > The only way that I can figure out how to do this, is to use the activeX > features of IDL, and embed IDL into my c++ code. Does anyone have any examples > of how to do this? The documentation uses Visual Basic, but I dont have visual > basic, I have visual c++. So I am looking for examples based on visual c++. > > Thanks > Neil >