DataBlade Developers Kit User's Guide Creating ActiveX Value Objects

Among the code files that BladeSmith generates are the following makefiles and project files:

• ProjectU.mak. A UNIX makefile for UNIX servers generated in the src directory
• Project.dsw. A Visual C++ workspace file for both C and C++ server code generated in the src directory
• ProjectX.dsp. A Visual C++ project file for Windows 98 and NT clients generated in the src\ActiveX directory

When you compile a server project, a Project.bld file is created. When you compile a client project, a ProjectX.dll file is created.

This section describes how to compile both a server project and a client project.

For Windows NT server projects, BladeSmith generates a Project.dsw file in the src directory to use with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0.

To compile a server project, the INFORMIXDIR environment variable must be set to the Informix server installation directory.

Because BladeSmith does not generate tracing routines in the source code, projects are not built with tracing support. If you have added DataBlade API tracing routines to your code, you must add the instruction to compile with tracing support to your makefile or project file. For more information, see Tracing and Error Handling.

1. If necessary, open your project.dsw file in the src directory in Visual C++.
2. Choose Build Set Active Configuration.
3. Select a version of the project in the Set Active Project Configuration dialog box:
• Release. This version is suitable for release and does not contain debugging support.
• Debug. This version contains support for debugging.
4. Click OK.
5. Choose Build Rebuild All to compile.

Visual C++ creates both a WinNT-i386 and a Debug directory under the src\ActiveX directory to hold the release version and the debug version, respectively, of the dynamic link library.

For Windows 98 and NT client projects, BladeSmith generates a ProjectX.dsp file in the src\ActiveX directory to use with Visual C++ 6.0 or later.

The general process for compiling a client project is:

1. Set the include and library file directories in Microsoft Developer Studio.
2. Compile the ProjectX.dsp file.

1. In Microsoft Developer Studio Visual C++, choose Tools Options.
2. Click the Directories tab in the Options dialog box.
3. Select Include files from the Show directories for list box.
4. If the following directories are not on the list, add them:
• \informix\incl\c++
• \informix\incl\dmi
• \informix\incl\esql
5. Select Library files in the Show directories for list box.
6. If the following directories are not on the list, add them:
• \informix\lib
• \informix\lib\c++
• \informix\lib\dmi
7. Click OK to exit the Options dialog box.

1. In Microsoft Developer Studio Visual C++, choose File Open and open ProjectX.dsp.
2. Choose Build Set Active Configuration.
3. Select a version of the project in the Set Active Project Configuration dialog box:
• Release. This version is suitable for release and does not contain debugging support.
• Debug. This version contains support for debugging.
4. Click OK.
5. Choose Build Rebuild All to compile.

Visual C++ creates both a WinNT-i386 and a Debug directory under the src\ActiveX directory to hold the release version and the debug version, respectively, of the dynamic link library.