Sharing array() between exe

[Kwai chang caine]

Hello at all

Today it's not christmas but nearly
KCC dare to show to you, his code for sharing arrays between exe
Little KCC need your MASTER advice for know if it's a good way for do that (Do not strike too hard on the head )

My goal ?? create a little library, the more simple possible, for do the job

Thanks to BISONTE i have learning the FileMapping
And Thanks to LUNASOLE, i have a magical MACRO for simplify the sending of the array to the procedure

KCC advice before read.....take an aspirin

Code: Select all

; Array Shared by KCC
; Thanks to BISONTE for the FileMapping solution and LUNASOLE for his splendid MACRO

Structure Arrays
 Name.s
 Value.l
 Size.l
EndStructure

Global Var.Arrays

Macro DQuote
 "
EndMacro

Macro ShareArray_Init(v)
 Var\Name = DQuote#@v#DQuote
 Var\Value = @v
 Var\Size = ArraySize(v)
EndMacro

Procedure ShareArray_Write()
  
 If FindString(Var\Name, "$") Or FindString(Var\Name, ".s", #PB_String_NoCase)
  
  Dim ArrayTemp.s(Var\Size)
  CopyMemory(Var\Value, @ArrayTemp(), (Var\Size + 1) * SizeOf(Long))
 
  For i = 1 To Var\Size
   SentenceArray$ + ArrayTemp(i) + "|"
  Next

  LenData = Len(SentenceArray$)
  Type = #PB_String
  
 Else
  
  LenData = (Var\Size + 1) * SizeOf(Long) 
  Type = #PB_Long
  
 EndIf
  
 hFileMap = CreateFileMapping_(#INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE ,#Null, #PAGE_READWRITE, 0, LenData, Var\Name)
 
 If Not hFileMap
  MessageRequester("Error", "Impossible to create shared memory")
  ProcedureReturn #False
 EndIf
 
 If GetLastError_() <> #ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
 
  hFileMap = OpenFileMapping_(#FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, Var\Name)
 
  If hFileMap
  
   *PtrDatas = MapViewOfFile_(hFileMap, #FILE_MAP_WRITE, 0, 0, 0)
   
   Select Type
    Case #PB_String
     PokeS(*PtrDatas, SentenceArray$)
     FreeArray(ArrayTemp())
    Case #PB_Long
     CopyMemory(Var\Value, *PtrDatas, LenData)
   EndSelect
   
  EndIf
  
 EndIf 
 
 ProcedureReturn hFileMap
 
EndProcedure

Procedure ShareArray_Read()
  
 hFileMap = OpenFileMapping_(#FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, Var\Name)
  
 If hFileMap
 
  *PtrDatas = MapViewOfFile_(hFileMap, #FILE_MAP_WRITE, 0, 0, 0)
  
  If *PtrDatas
   ProcedureReturn *PtrDatas
  EndIf 
 
 EndIf 

EndProcedure

Procedure ShareArray_Close(hFileMap)

 CloseHandle_(hFileMap)
 Var\Name = ""
 Var\Value = 0
 Var\Size = 0
 
EndProcedure

; ******************************************************************
;      TEST (Run one time...or two time for have another EXE)
; ******************************************************************

; Loading array of string
Dim ArrayString.s(10)

For i = 1 To 10
 ArrayString(i) = "Kcc n° " + Trim(Str(i))
Next

; Manage of sharing
ShareArray_Init(ArrayString.s())
hFileMap = ShareArray_Write()
*PtrArray = ShareArray_Read()
SentenceArray$ = PeekS(*PtrArray)

; Read return of sharing
For i = 1 To Var\Size
 Debug StringField(SentenceArray$, i, "|")
Next

ShareArray_Close(hFileMap)

; Loading array of Long
Dim TabloLong.l(10)

For i = 1 To 10
 TabloLong(i) = i
Next

; Manage sharing of array long
ShareArray_Init(TabloLong.l())
hFileMap = ShareArray_Write()
*PtrArray = ShareArray_Read()

; Read return of sharing
Dim ArrayTemp.l(Var\Size)
CopyMemory(*PtrArray, @ArrayTemp(), (Var\Size + 1) * SizeOf(Long))

For i = 1 To Var\Size
 Debug ArrayTemp(i)
Next

ShareArray_Close(hFileMap)
FreeArray(ArrayTemp())

Repeat : Delay(1) :Until GetAsyncKeyState_(#VK_ESCAPE)

Have a good day