Hello!
I have been working with VB.NET for several years and was provided a DLL file that only works in VC++ 2008 for one reason or another (it was written in Delphi, I believe) and is not supported in recent versions. As a result, I'm being forced to move back to VC++ 2008 and it's very new for me and I'm having trouble implementing a VB.NET dll.
Below is the code I would use in VB.NET:
Public MyProgrammerBox As DigiTalk.IHardwareInterface = New DigiTalk.MCProgrammer1_8Channel
MyProgrammerBox = New DigiTalk.MCProgrammer2_1Channel
MyProgrammerBox.SerialNumber = "00001"
MyProgrammerBox.InitializeHardware()
All this is doing is creating a variable called MyProgrammerBox, which is of type IHardwareInterface as defined in my Digitalk.dll file. I am then creating a new instance of MCProgrammer1_8Channel, which is also defined in my Digitalk.dll file. I am then establishing a serial number and running the InitialHardware() function, which are defined in my Digitalk.dll file. Overall, it's pretty straightforward.
The problem I'm having is I can't seem to get even a basic command recognized in VC++ and I'm not sure if it's because of how I'm trying to implement the DLL. I was able to add my DLL to the references so it's included in the project. To get the first line working, I am trying:
DigiTalk->IHardwareInterface^ MyProgrammerBox = New DigiTalk->MCProgrammer1_8Channel;
But I'm getting the error
"error C2882: 'DigiTalk' : illegal use of namespace identifier in expression"
I assumed it's because I'm directly referring to the Digitalk file so I tried changing it to:
IHardwareInterface^ MyProgrammerBox = New MCProgrammer1_8Channel;
I didn't think it would work, it was more of a shot in the dark. I was right and it gave me this error:
"error C2065: 'IHardwareInterface' : undeclared identifier"
I need to find a way to directly reference data types, variables, and functions from my Digitalk.dll file. Does anyone know how I might go about this? Any help you can give me would be appreciated. Thanks!
