Using the data_seg #pragma

[JRowe]

I discovered this in the hunt for a method of IPC I could use between a dll and an AutoIt script.

It's essentially a way to share variables between instances of a dll. I was wondering if someone might guide me in the right direction to using this, because I'm encountering some unexpected behavior.

The linker settings are correct:

/SECTION:.myseg,R,W,S

I created a variable to be shared

#pragma data_seg (".myseg")
 double sharedTestVar = 0;
#pragma data_seg()

I then load the dll into the application. Once loaded, I run a simple script:

$myDLL = DllOpen("AutoItRelay.dll")
$result = DllCall($myDll, "double:cdecl", "test_interact", "double", 10)
ConsoleWrite($result[0] & @CRLF)
DllClose($myDll)

test_interact is an exported function that increments sharedTestVar by the parameter.

Inside the application that's loaded the dll, sharedTestVar doesn't seem to change. However, when I run the script, it shows sharedTestVar incrementing as I expected, up by 10 for every time I run the script.

What am I missing?

[Valik]

First thing I see is you only need to use the S flag.

I've used the following with success:

#pragma data_seg (".shared")
    // Variables
#pragma data_seg()

/SECTION:.shared,S

Edited October 23, 2009 by Valik
Typo

[JRowe]

Fixed that part, thanks for pointing that out. I'm still getting the same problem from inside the application, though. Do I need to compile the data_seg to the application as well, in order to have the communication open both ways?

[Valik]

How are you accessing the variable in your application? You do realize you have to use the same interface the DLL provides, right?

[JRowe]

Ahh, k, I think I got it. I'd just added the new function without thought for what the application was expecting. I'll figure out how to fit it in correctly.

Thanks very much.