Call a Function in compiled EXE or in AU3 script from outside

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It' s a pitty, because there is lot's of potential going down the drain this way !!

why?

What's the difference between your "syntax" (call(_PV,20,1,2)) and the way valik suggested? In both cases you need to know the function name and the parameters, so if you think you can do it your way, you can also do it the "valik way"... Regarding the return value of your function, you will get into trouble. As JPM told you, you can only get the exit status of the script this way. So this is kind of limited, as you can only return numerical values of a limited range.

Cheers

Kurt

[ptrex]

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(call(_PV,20,1,2)) and the way valik suggested? In both cases you need to know the

The difference is that the CALL function works only for NON compiled scripts, in the same script process.

The method of Valik works for compiled EXE scripts. This was needed in case you make a UDF lib which you compile to an EXE.

And want to call idividual functions in the compiled UDF lib.

This is the only workable solution so far.

only return numerical values of a limited range

Not only numerical values. But all are Alfanumerical values.

Indead it will be the return values But this will do for most UDF's.

Most UDF's have return values, don't they ?

So that is not a problem.

regards,

ptrex

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The difference is that the CALL function works only for NON compiled scripts, in the same script process.

The method of Valik works for compiled EXE scripts. This was needed in case you make a UDF lib which you compile to an EXE.

And want to call idividual functions in the compiled UDF lib.

This is the only workable solution so far.

?? I think we are talking about different things... ??

Not only numerical values. But all are Alfanumerical values.

you cannot have alphanumerical values as an EXIT value!

Cheers

Kurt

[ptrex]

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ConsoleWrite(today()&@CR)

Func today()  ;Return the current date in mm/dd/yyyy form
    return (@MON & "/" & @MDAY & "/" & @YEAR)
EndFunc

This seems AlfaNum to me

Up till now i can return anything I need. I don' t see a problem (yet ?!)

Anything that is returned to the console I/O I can return to the COM object as a return value.

I don't see your point ?

regards,

ptrex

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ConsoleWrite(today()&@CR)

Func today()  ;Return the current date in mm/dd/yyyy form
    return (@MON & "/" & @MDAY & "/" & @YEAR)
EndFunc

This seems AlfaNum to me

Erm... ptrex, do we talk about function return codes or AutoIT script EXIT codes (exit())???

I do talk about exit codes as that is the only thing that makes sense with your request!!

Cheers

Kurt

[ptrex]

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Seems that we talk about 2 different things as it seems.

I only know functions EXIT (or RESULT codes).

Sorry to have kept you going.

regards

ptrex

[sohfeyr]

If you got something going, keep us up to date.

Gladly, but I should tell you that because of the complexity of what I'm doing, I will probably end up doing most of my own COM objects in VB.Net 2. I hope to do some of the simpler items in WSC like you demonstrated but have yet to figure to how to force multiple instances to refer to the same COM object. (It can't be as simple as implementing a Singleton pattern like in Java, can it? I need to learn a lot more about vbscript constructors...) If someone wants to volunteer knowledge of how to implement an object to do that with WSC (as Valik described), it sounds like we'd all be interested.

[CreativeMind]

@ptrex Hello, so it's been 15 years. Any news on the progress on how to call a custom function in compiled exe or au3 script?

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10 minutes ago, CreativeMind said:

it's been 15 years. Any news on the progress on how to call a custom function in compiled exe or au3 script?

Not very "@CreativeMind" to ask such silly question. If you need help with a script of yours, make a post in the help area.

[Melba23]

CreativeMind,

What he said!

M23