> Yes, this is easy, but I would not use call backs, since it really > does work internally just as you have above, ie > v[i]=s generates the text > vec.set(v,i,s) > which PowerPro then evaluates as a plugin call on the service set of > the plugin vec.
Slight problem: the relevant services are called something else (get_array_element, set_array_element). So either I provide undocumented dll exports called set/get, or names of get/set services are arguments to: > So I will probably extend the current registration of local variable > free processes to also allow you to register that your plugin has > get and set methods it wants called when [] used. (I think having > the first BOOL argument set to 2 to indicate this provides backwards > compatibility). Sounds okay. > You'll also need to supply the plugin name as text > in a new argument. If you have different signatures in the same > plugin, you'll need to disentangle that in a single set method call > by looking at the signatures. Sounds okay. > However, this means that PowerPro now needs to know about the local > copy signature. I know that I use small and capital letters for > this, but it is probably easier if I specify that the first byte of > the non-localcopy signature must be 0x20 ored with the first byte of > the localcopy, which preserves the upper case/lowercase situation. Fine. > It might be more elegant to use a separate callback service with > both localcopy and normal signatures specified and also the name of > the plugin. Possibly I will do it this way. Any preference? Off top of my head (I'm rushing off to a ski holiday in an hour) I'd go for the second arrangement. > Objects are trickier; I think you'd want to say things like > o1.o2.o3 = expr > or > o1[i1].o2 =expr > or any combination of []s amd .s I am not sure how to specify this > generally as a series of (nested?) calls to services. Probably you > need a separate call for o1.o2/ So that get-ter for > o1[i1].o2 becomes something like > com.getobj(com.get(o1, i1), o2) > I don't think I want to try this unless there is a lot of demend. I wasn't thinking as far as object syntax. That would be lovely for users of com plugin, but dunno how many of them there are. Let's stick to brackets for now? Back in a week. Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
