I'm having the worst problem trying to figure out why this isn't working for 
me and it doesn't help that the documentation is incomplete.

I've created an Xbase++ library of some basic network functions to handle 
record locking in my /CXP app and want to link it in my /CXP pages.

Searching the forums I found a post by Andreas that shows I'm supposed to 
add an entry to application.config and place my files in a helper subfolder 
but I'm still getting a linker error.
ALINK: fatal error ALK2102: unresolved external symbol

If I copy the parameters for the build process and run cxc-builder.exe in a 
command prompt it will link if I add the path to the lib in the parameters.

In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />
I created a subfolder named "helper" and into it copied the lib and dll 
file.

Am I missing something?

Hi S

Try dropping your libs into

C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\common
and if that does not work into:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\cxp20

If you have some includes

try dropping them into

C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\cxp20\include


*Note I'm running a 64 bit Windows hence the (86)

I hope this works for you
Kind regards,
Nestor

On 2015/04/29 08:45 PM, Stephen Bryan wrote:
> I'm having the worst problem trying to figure out why this isn't working
> for me and it doesn't help that the documentation is incomplete.
>
> I've created an Xbase++ library of some basic network functions to
> handle record locking in my /CXP app and want to link it in my /CXP pages.
>
> Searching the forums I found a post by Andreas that shows I'm supposed
> to add an entry to application.config and place my files in a helper
> subfolder but I'm still getting a linker error.
> ALINK: fatal error ALK2102: unresolved external symbol
>
> If I copy the parameters for the build process and run cxc-builder.exe
> in a command prompt it will link if I add the path to the lib in the
> parameters.
>
> In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />
> I created a subfolder named "helper" and into it copied the lib and dll
> file.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
>
>

Hi Nestor,

NO, don't do that. It is not recommended to deploy anything to
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\" or to any of the sub
folders.

An Xbase++ deinstallation (and an update also) remove anything
from those folders. Furthermore, as your project envolves you
will have a fine mess which will be hard to maintain.

Allthough not being available with the first CTP drop for Xbase++ 2.0,
we have a clear model for CXP deployment, now.

Binaries on which a CXP page depends have to be deployed in the
folder "helpers" (attention, it is plural). The binaries are to be
referenced from a CXP pages application.config file according
following notation:

________________________
static linkage

<helpers  lib="MyFunc.lib" />

OR
_________________________
dynamic load

<helpers  dll="MyFunc.dll" />

With my best regards,


Andreas Herdt
Alaska Software

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Hi S

Try dropping your libs into

C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\common
and if that does not work into:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\cxp20

If you have some includes

try dropping them into

C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\cxp20\include


*Note I'm running a 64 bit Windows hence the (86)

I hope this works for you
Kind regards,
Nestor

On 2015/04/29 08:45 PM, Stephen Bryan wrote:
> I'm having the worst problem trying to figure out why this isn't working
> for me and it doesn't help that the documentation is incomplete.
>
> I've created an Xbase++ library of some basic network functions to
> handle record locking in my /CXP app and want to link it in my /CXP pages.
>
> Searching the forums I found a post by Andreas that shows I'm supposed
> to add an entry to application.config and place my files in a helper
> subfolder but I'm still getting a linker error.
> ALINK: fatal error ALK2102: unresolved external symbol
>
> If I copy the parameters for the build process and run cxc-builder.exe
> in a command prompt it will link if I add the path to the lib in the
> parameters.
>
> In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />
> I created a subfolder named "helper" and into it copied the lib and dll
> file.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
>
>

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for clearing that up.

Kind regards,
Nestor

On 2015/04/30 11:50 AM, "Andreas Herdt" wrote:
> Hi Nestor,
>
> NO, don't do that. It is not recommended to deploy anything to
> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\" or to any of the sub
> folders.
>
> An Xbase++ deinstallation (and an update also) remove anything
> from those folders. Furthermore, as your project envolves you
> will have a fine mess which will be hard to maintain.
>
> Allthough not being available with the first CTP drop for Xbase++ 2.0,
> we have a clear model for CXP deployment, now.
>
> Binaries on which a CXP page depends have to be deployed in the
> folder "helpers" (attention, it is plural). The binaries are to be
> referenced from a CXP pages application.config file according
> following notation:
>
> ________________________
> static linkage
>
> <helpers  lib="MyFunc.lib" />
>
> OR
> _________________________
> dynamic load
>
> <helpers  dll="MyFunc.dll" />
>
> With my best regards,
>
>
> Andreas Herdt
> Alaska Software
>
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> "Nestor G. Torres" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:38bf0b85$29023a7d$a2db0@news.alaska-software.com...
>
> Hi S
>
> Try dropping your libs into
>
> C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\common
> and if that does not work into:
> C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\cxp20
>
> If you have some includes
>
> try dropping them into
>
> C:\Program Files (x86)\Alaska Software\cxp20\include
>
>
> *Note I'm running a 64 bit Windows hence the (86)
>
> I hope this works for you
> Kind regards,
> Nestor
>
> On 2015/04/29 08:45 PM, Stephen Bryan wrote:
>> I'm having the worst problem trying to figure out why this isn't working
>> for me and it doesn't help that the documentation is incomplete.
>>
>> I've created an Xbase++ library of some basic network functions to
>> handle record locking in my /CXP app and want to link it in my /CXP
>> pages.
>>
>> Searching the forums I found a post by Andreas that shows I'm supposed
>> to add an entry to application.config and place my files in a helper
>> subfolder but I'm still getting a linker error.
>> ALINK: fatal error ALK2102: unresolved external symbol
>>
>> If I copy the parameters for the build process and run cxc-builder.exe
>> in a command prompt it will link if I add the path to the lib in the
>> parameters.
>>
>> In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />
>> I created a subfolder named "helper" and into it copied the lib and dll
>> file.
>>
>> Am I missing something?
>>
>>
>>
>

Hi Stephen,

> In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />

Try the following. Have a close look at the "s" at the end of the word:

<helpers  lib="MyFunc.lib" />

Andreas Herdt
Alaska Software

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"Stephen Bryan"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
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I'm having the worst problem trying to figure out why this isn't working for
me and it doesn't help that the documentation is incomplete.

I've created an Xbase++ library of some basic network functions to handle
record locking in my /CXP app and want to link it in my /CXP pages.

Searching the forums I found a post by Andreas that shows I'm supposed to
add an entry to application.config and place my files in a helper subfolder
but I'm still getting a linker error.
ALINK: fatal error ALK2102: unresolved external symbol

If I copy the parameters for the build process and run cxc-builder.exe in a
command prompt it will link if I add the path to the lib in the parameters.

In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />
I created a subfolder named "helper" and into it copied the lib and dll
file.

Am I missing something?

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for clearing the fact that it has to be "helpers" and not "helper".

I was basing the syntax off of one your old posts.

Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:47:03 +0100

Add following XML fragment to the application.config file:

<helper lib="xb2net.lib" />

or

<helper dll="xb2net.dll" />


Stephen


>"Andreas Herdt" wrote in message 
>news:6771a025$12814610$a7139@news.alaska-software.com...

>Hi Stephen,

> In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />

>Try the following. Have a close look at the "s" at the end of the word:

><helpers  lib="MyFunc.lib" />

>Andreas Herdt
>Alaska Software

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>"Stephen Bryan"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
>news:4c0cb065$28640b01$9e7bb@news.alaska-software.com...

>I'm having the worst problem trying to figure out why this isn't working 
>for
>me and it doesn't help that the documentation is incomplete.

>I've created an Xbase++ library of some basic network functions to handle
>record locking in my /CXP app and want to link it in my /CXP pages.

>Searching the forums I found a post by Andreas that shows I'm supposed to
>add an entry to application.config and place my files in a helper subfolder
>but I'm still getting a linker error.
>ALINK: fatal error ALK2102: unresolved external symbol

>If I copy the parameters for the build process and run cxc-builder.exe in a
>command prompt it will link if I add the path to the lib in the parameters.

>In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />
>I created a subfolder named "helper" and into it copied the lib and dll
>file.

>Am I missing something?

I may have spoken too soon.

After changing helper to helpers I'm still getting the same link error.

Using DebuggerView I can see 
StaticHelpers:{"c:\inetpub\wwwroot\helpers\myfuncs.lib"}

but further down just before the build there is another StaticHelpers:{} 
which is empty.


Stephen






"Stephen Bryan" wrote in message 
news:3c56a5cb$34763a3f$f3014@news.alaska-software.com...

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for clearing the fact that it has to be "helpers" and not "helper".

I was basing the syntax off of one your old posts.

Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:47:03 +0100

Add following XML fragment to the application.config file:

<helper lib="xb2net.lib" />

or

<helper dll="xb2net.dll" />


Stephen


>"Andreas Herdt" wrote in message 
>news:6771a025$12814610$a7139@news.alaska-software.com...

>Hi Stephen,

> In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />

>Try the following. Have a close look at the "s" at the end of the word:

><helpers  lib="MyFunc.lib" />

>Andreas Herdt
>Alaska Software

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>"Stephen Bryan"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
>news:4c0cb065$28640b01$9e7bb@news.alaska-software.com...

>I'm having the worst problem trying to figure out why this isn't working 
>for
>me and it doesn't help that the documentation is incomplete.

>I've created an Xbase++ library of some basic network functions to handle
>record locking in my /CXP app and want to link it in my /CXP pages.

>Searching the forums I found a post by Andreas that shows I'm supposed to
>add an entry to application.config and place my files in a helper subfolder
>but I'm still getting a linker error.
>ALINK: fatal error ALK2102: unresolved external symbol

>If I copy the parameters for the build process and run cxc-builder.exe in a
>command prompt it will link if I add the path to the lib in the parameters.

>In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />
>I created a subfolder named "helper" and into it copied the lib and dll
>file.

>Am I missing something?

I added the  <helpers  lib="MyFunc.lib" />   to test.cxp.config and it 
compiled and linked without an error.
It would be nice to know what all the different config files are used for 
and what the differences are.

Stephen




>"Stephen Bryan"  wrote in message 
>news:30a9f8e3$232ccab0$f34a6@news.alaska-software.com...

>I may have spoken too soon.

>After changing helper to helpers I'm still getting the same link error.

>Using DebuggerView I can see 
>StaticHelpers:{"c:\inetpub\wwwroot\helpers\myfuncs.lib"}

>but further down just before the build there is another StaticHelpers:{} 
>which is empty.


>Stephen






"Stephen Bryan" wrote in message
news:3c56a5cb$34763a3f$f3014@news.alaska-software.com...

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for clearing the fact that it has to be "helpers" and not "helper".

I was basing the syntax off of one your old posts.

Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:47:03 +0100

Add following XML fragment to the application.config file:

<helper lib="xb2net.lib" />

or

<helper dll="xb2net.dll" />


Stephen


>"Andreas Herdt" wrote in message 
>news:6771a025$12814610$a7139@news.alaska-software.com...

>Hi Stephen,

> In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />

>Try the following. Have a close look at the "s" at the end of the word:

><helpers  lib="MyFunc.lib" />

>Andreas Herdt
>Alaska Software

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>"Stephen Bryan"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
>news:4c0cb065$28640b01$9e7bb@news.alaska-software.com...

>I'm having the worst problem trying to figure out why this isn't working 
>for
>me and it doesn't help that the documentation is incomplete.

>I've created an Xbase++ library of some basic network functions to handle
>record locking in my /CXP app and want to link it in my /CXP pages.

>Searching the forums I found a post by Andreas that shows I'm supposed to
>add an entry to application.config and place my files in a helper subfolder
>but I'm still getting a linker error.
>ALINK: fatal error ALK2102: unresolved external symbol

>If I copy the parameters for the build process and run cxc-builder.exe in a
>command prompt it will link if I add the path to the lib in the parameters.

>In application.config I have <helper lib="MyFunc.lib" />
>I created a subfolder named "helper" and into it copied the lib and dll
>file.

>Am I missing something?