Re: COM - Problem with Dates

Thanks for the very (!) fast answer. I'll consult that mail-list as you recoment. -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards Oliver Espeter --------------------------------- GravityShock- Kraus & Espeter GbR Tel.: +49 (2301) 9 18 39 33 Fax : +49 (2301) 91 28 96 www : www.GravityShock.biz "Elizabeth Smith" <emsmith@elizabethmariesmith.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:5D.62.27173.DBD85574@pb1.pair.com... > Oliver Espeter wrote: >> Hi, >> I have still the same problem. Because I didn't find a solution, I am >> aktualy writing a php extension that wrapps around the needed functions >> of the third-party com-sdk. >> >> My plan: >> - Connect to the third-party lib throuh COM direcly from my >> php-source-files. >> - Using all running third-party functions direcly from my >> php-source-files without my extension. >> - Wrapp the functions "ArcValue" and "PlotValues" with an self-made >> extension, so that I can call the specified functions with C. >> - Call this self-made functions from my php-source-code (as first >> parameter I'll set the reference to the PIPoint) >> >> An code-example in php could be: >> 1 <?php >> 2 $comObjPi = new COM('PISDK.PISDK'); >> 3 $server = $comObjPi->Servers->Item("123.123.123.123"); >> 4 $server->Open("123.123.123.123;UID=foo;pwd=bar"); >> 5 $point = $server->PIPoints("SINUSOID"); >> 6 com_load_typelib('PISDK.PISDK'); >> 7 $value = myArcValueFunction($point, mktime(), rtBefore); >> 8 ?> >> >> But now my problem: >> Writing an php extension is not that problem. Including COM-Functions >> isn't one too. But using COM from an php extension is new for me. Because >> I have to use nmake (or haven't I?) I can't use the "#import' statements: >> >> #import "pisdkcommon.dll" no_namespace >> #import "piTimeServer.dll" no_namespace >> #import "pisdk.dll" no_namespace >> >> And when I didn't import that third-Party-dlls then nmake throws >> compiler-errors because normaly I have to tell PHP that the first >> parameter from myArcValueFunction is from type PIPointPtr (defined in one >> of the DLLs). >> >> Any suggestions? >> > > Have you looked at some of the extensions in pecl? I would suggest > linking against the dlls you intend to use and take a gander at the php > extension build system for how to manage that - try the pecl.dev mailing > list for help in the C end of things