Need a little help...

JGSF

Hi!

I've been trying to compile some of the fx sources to study the code but I haven't suceeded, or I suceeded in compiling and registring the plugin, but once I launch the plugin's GUI kX mixer crashes.

I really don't have a clue about what to do...

For example, when I try to compile the "peak" plugin I get this error:

error C2440: 'type cast' : cannot convert from 'void (__thiscall iPeakPluginDlg::*)(unsigned long)' to 'void (__thiscall CWnd::*)(unsigned int)'

It's beyond my knowledge of C++ and MCF libraries, sorry... What exactly is set as unsigned long that should be unsigned int? I don't understand this part.

Also, what are the correct settings for setting up a workspace in VC++ 6 for compiling the sources? I know it's a DLL, but are there any extra parameters to set in the new project?

Thanks.

Russ

Make sure that your active configuration is set to Win32 Debug and not Win32 Release.

It is hard to say, it is possible that you project settings are not correct.

You were able to compile the demo, right?
I think the easiest thing to do is to use the project and workspace files from the demo plugin.

i.e. (for the peak plugin)
Copy demo.dsp and demo.dsw from the demo folder to your new folder.
Rename them to peak.dsp and peak.dsw.
Open peak.dsw and use 'Replace' to replace all instances of demo with peak (there are only 2).
Then open peak.dsp and use Replace again (except this time use MATCH CASE) to replace all instances of demo with peak, and then again to replace all instances of DEMO with PEAK.

Do not forget to copy over debug.cpp, fxlib.h, fxlib.rc, StdAfx.cpp, StdAfx.h, and simple.cpp from the demo folder as well (and edit simple.cpp and again replace any instances of demo with peak (use match case and replace demo with peak and Demo with Peak)).

Then just open up peak.dsw and all the settings should be correct (if you were able to compile the demo successfully).

If you are going to try and recompile any of the bundled plugins, you may want to edit the 'da_whatever_plugin.cpp' file and change the name (where it appears in quotes) and the guid (you can generate a new guid to use from the kX Settings menu), so that it does not replace the bundled version when you register it.

BTW: What version of VC are you using?
(You mentioned VC 6 (above), but you also mentioned VS 2005 at one point)

JGSF

I did exactly as you said, but I keep getting that error from the peak plugin.

I found the cause, but still I'm clueless about how to solve it.

ON_WM_TIMER()

I am using VC++ 6.0 now with sp6 (NFR version).

Russ

It seems that you may have a different version of the MFC header files that expects the OnTimer parameter to be a ULONG instead of a UINT.

Try changing:

(in peak.h)
afx_msg void OnTimer(UINT_PTR);
to
afx_msg void OnTimer(ULONG);

and

(in peak.cpp)
void iPeakPluginDlg::OnTimer(UINT_PTR)
to
void iPeakPluginDlg::OnTimer(ULONG)

-Russ

JGSF

Didn't work...

What specific version of the MFC headers should I look for?

Russ

Sorry, I read the error wrong, actually (from the error) it seems to think that a UINT_PTR is a ULONG (i.e. it says that it cannot convert from ULONG to UINT). Try the above again, except change UINT_PTR to UINT (when you recompile, use Rebuild All).

BTW: Did you install the latest Platform SDK?

JGSF

Ah, yes, that's it! it's alive, it's alive. Actually, I had just noticed that and was going to post it, lol.

Platform SDK? The updates for vc++? I installed service pack 6 for vc++ 6.0, is that it? it's the latest.

Russ

You should also install the latest Windows Platform SDK.

JGSF

One more thing I didn't know.

Ok, I am dl it now.

Russ

BTW: Skinned plugins require an extra step.

Depending on the code used (for skinning), you need to either append the skin to the KXL (copy /b filename.kxl + filename.kxs), or make sure that the skin is in the same directory as the KXL.

JGSF

And if I want to edit a skin?

edit: nevermind, found it, I'll try it...

Russ

The skin file is just a RAR or ZIP (new plugins should all use ZIP) archive renamed to KXS, so you can extract it, and edit the images and/or the INI file, and then ZIP it back up, etc.