Oxygen Flexi Parameter Passing

[Charles Pegge]

Hi Zak,

I hope the zip file below satisfies most of your questions. I will include something similar in future Oxygen releases

Charles

1-how to print to a console instead a msgbox?

Set up a console using Windows kernel functions

2-how to make the above program to a dll to be called from other programming language such as thinbasic or vb6 as an example ?

Create functions with Aliases and `export` word. Also provide a `finish` procedure.

3-is it possible to attach an icon to the generated exe ?

Not yet. I have further work to do on this.

4-is it neccessary to use terminate, the code can run without using terminate but does it have unseen function?

"Terminate" is automatic unless the binary needs to be persistent such a DLL or a function provider in a thinBasic script. Terminate frees libraries and memory blocks used by Oxygen.

6 Heat!

If there was a law against cruelty to computers, this recursive fibo function would surely be illegal. It requires a huge amount of processing power and when you raise the agony to 50 I think the stack overflows.

[zak]

thank you Charles for the explanations and the valuable and rich example.
indeed there is a gems inside the examples.
regarding the heat, you may set internaly a temporary limitation to the recursivity levels, until you find a solution to prevent the program from floating in the memory without ending.
i was not aware about the heat until the "pc probe 2" utility for the asus motherboards have warned me loudly after 3 minutes of running fibonacci(60) while i am in another room.
thanks and best wishes

[Charles Pegge]

Glad you like it Zak,

I should also mention the thinBasic Oxygen dependency. The compile exe or dll can be deployed on systems without thinBasic if you include thinBasic_Oxygen.dll with the application.

This file may be located in the same folder as the application or in a child folder called lib or in a sister folder (of the application folder) called lib.

These are currently the fixed locations where the dll will look for its Oxygen.

This is how the Oxygen hunt is internally implemented:
[code=thinbasic]
const as string hostdll=""+_
"`.\thinBasic_oxygen.dll` : call fwd libpath : cmp eax,0 : jnz fwd ndll"+crlf+_
"`lib\thinBasic_oxygen.dll` : call fwd libpath : cmp eax,0 : jnz fwd ndll"+crlf+_
"`..\lib\thinBasic_Oxygen.dll` : push eax : call [ebx] : cmp eax,0 : jnz fwd ndll"+crlf+_
"`\thinbasic\lib\thinBasic_Oxygen.dll` : push eax : call [ebx] : cmp eax,0 : jnz fwd ndll"+crlf+_
"`c:\thinbasic\lib\thinBasic_Oxygen.dll` : push eax : call [ebx] : cmp eax,0 : jnz fwd ndll"+crlf
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Charles

[Charles Pegge]

Zak,

Further to your question 3

Is it possible to attach an icon to the generated exe ?

I discovered a naughty little program called Resource Hacker which allows you to add icons to EXE files amongst other things. Very easy to use.

www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

and IcoFX is good for creating icons

http://icofx.ro/


Charles

[zak]

thank you Charles, i have downloaded Resource Hacker ,
it is a very usefull utility
then choosing Action -> Add new resource ; icon file, then save as.
the new exe now with a new icon
best wishes