Visual Express versions

[JDeSimone]

Is anyone using the express versions of VB or C#/C++ to write plugins for GBPVR? I was interested in trying to learn but not enough interest to justify paying hundreds of dollars for a developement platform.:o

TIA

Joe D.

[McBainUK]

I'm using Visual C# express here. I've actually got a copy of VS 2005 and VS 2003 but like the simplicty of the express (and the low disk space requirements).

Also make sure you check out the C# MSDN docs, lots of useful info and examples.

[McBainUK]

Does anyone know how to set Visual C# Express to debug mode with the GBPVR.exe ??

[JavaWiz]

I just downloaded the MS Visual C# Express edition and have successfully got it to compile and debug the HelloWorldPlugin (with some modifications to make it work).

Once I got the environment downloaded and installed, I did the following to get the Plugin complied and debugged:

1) Walked thru the tutorial found at: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gbpvr...f?download

2) Made minor modifications to the code
- needsRendering() : return false
- OnKeyDown():
if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Escape) {
PluginHelperFactory.getPluginHelper().ReturnToMainMenu();
}
return true ;
- getTaskImage() : return null;
- Activate() : comment out throw
- Deactivate() : comment out throw
- GetConfigFormInstance() : return null

--- This allowed me to compile and run the plugin successfully

To debug,
1) Tools-->Options.
2) Click 'Show All Settings'
3) Projects and Solutions (General)
- click show advanced build configurations
4) I had to add some settings to the project file
[INDENT](in my case d:\GBPVR_Development\HelloWorldPlugin2\HelloWorldPlugin2.csproj.user see attached file)[/INDENT]
5) I changed the output of the DLL to the GBPVR plugin directory, set some breakpoints and stepped thru the code!!

Although I have been programming for some time, I am very new to C#, and the GBPVR environment, so there may be better ways of getting this setup to work...

Good luck!

[McBainUK]

JavaWiz, you're a legend - and it's only your 2nd post!

Looking at the project file you attached I worked out I was missing these config lines:
<StartAction>Program</StartAction>
<StartProgram>C:\Program Files (x86)\devnz\gbpvr\GBPVR.exe</StartProgram>

Many thanks (and welcome to GB-PVR)

[systemshark]

McBainUK,

just watch out the installers from the express editions, I orginially wrote all of CLT in the C# Express edition, it was the installer which was completely useless.... it did strange things like, you cann't define the installation folder or shell to another installer.... hence why I swapped to VS2005 full version...

[Wakalaka]

I'm using VS 2005 full version, tried the above, plus tried Attach Process when debugging my plugin DLL, but never hit my breakpoints. I should know how to solve this, done it before, but shouldn't be trying to do this at 3:45 AM