IDE Tool: Display MS PlatformSDK help for API commands

[El_Choni]

Hi,

I've found a way to use the original code in Windows 98 almost unchanged.

These are the needed changes:

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*Buffer = AllocateMemory(0, 1000)

;change with:

  *Buffer = VirtualAllocEx_(ProcessHandle, #NULL, 4096, #MEM_COMMIT, #PAGE_READWRITE)

;and, some lines after:

FreeMemory(0)

;change with:

    VirtualFreeEx_(ProcessHandle, *Buffer, 0, #MEM_RELEASE)

And make ProcessHandle global at the begining of the code, that's all, it works here (don't know if this would work in XP, but you only would need to check OSVersion instead of using an entire different version). Sorry for not finding out this before your 2nd code.

[freak]

This is indeed interesting.

I've added this now to the PureBasicIDE for the next version. And
there are no such hacks needed, as it's all the same app.
This test was just intended to check, if the main function works with
other PCs than mine. (And of course as a workaround till the next version)

In the future, the ide will try Win32.hlp, and if that is not avaiable, try the
PSDK. This way, everybody can choose which to use.

Timo

[NoahPhense]

You won't regret installing it, unless you have little HD room left. Apart from the huge help docs, it includes some tiny but useful tools and all the C headers you may need:

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Ok, you're making me drool.. I used to have MSDN Library installed, but
sold that with my old language.

Very kewl, thanks.. Will be installing. So, does it do API as well? Because
I currently have 2 win32.hlp files.. one is older than the other, but I keep
them both around in the event one has data that the other might not.

- np

[El_Choni]

You mean, API functions, apart from flags? Yes, it's mostly that, and C examples, and info on each issue (looks like I'm selling it or what? )

[NoahPhense]

You mean, API functions, apart from flags? Yes, it's mostly that, and C examples, and info on each issue (looks like I'm selling it or what? )

lol.. yeah i'll buy it..

Yeah API functions..

I think a lot of people could use/need it. I appreciate all the info and this
thread will probably assist others in making their decisions on wether or
not to install it.

- np

[spongehammer]

Hi,

I tried this tool, which works fine with the original PB editor, but i got an error message (about not finding the PB editor window) when i tried it with jaPBe. I changed the line to detect whether it was the PureBasic Window to look for the jaPBe window. Now i dont get the message but it doesnt work.
I am sure its something very simple, but as u probably guessed by now my skills are a bit weak at the moment.

Thanks

[freak]

This tool only works with the ide, because of the way, the selected word is received.
Get the newest jaPBe update, it is allready in there.

Timo

[spongehammer]

Hi Freak,

Thanks for that. Great tool too

Chris

[NoahPhense]

Do you care to release the source for this tool? Se I can make it work
with 3.94 .. I thought this feature was supposed to be in 3.94 built in?


- np

[freak]

Sorry, i know i promised you to make it work for 3.94, but then got cought up
in all the other stuff i am working on right now and forgot again.

here is the source:
http://freak.purearea.net/tools/PSDKHelp.zip

It should actually be quite simple. The 3.94 IDE has the %WORD token for tools,
which is replaced with the word under the cursor, so you can cut all the
code that gets the text from the RichEdit and extracts the word, and just use the
commandline for that instead.

This is probably also the reason why it no longer works. Now it is Scintilla
and no longer RichEdit.

If you make it work with 3.94, please post the code somewhere for others
to use it too.

[NoahPhense]

Sure thing, thanks Timo..

I'll create a new announcement, once it is finished.

- np