yep.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J. Sinclair" <[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 10:55 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Plugin Confusion
: Ahhh....that helps. So in this case, even though the file is call RTwain2PDF95.rbm I still use the syntax PLUGIN RTwain2PDF vresult.....? : Mike : : --- On Fri, 5/25/12, Mike Byerley <[email protected]> wrote: : : : From: Mike Byerley <[email protected]> : Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Plugin Confusion : To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> : Date: Friday, May 25, 2012, 10:45 PM : : : To clarify a bit further, an RBM file can contain multiple plugins. : : The plugin is referenced by its' name embedded within the RBM file, so the : plugin name is what you use in the calling syntax, nothing that refers to : the name of the RBM file. : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[email protected]> : To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> : Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 10:23 PM : Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Plugin Confusion : : :: At 09:17 PM 5/25/2012, Michael J. Sinclair wrote: :: :: >Perhaps someone can clear up my confusion. I recently purchased the :: >Twain2PDF Plugin. When I read the instruction manual, an example of :: >the syntax is... :: > :: >PLUGIN RTwain2PDF vResult + :: >|OUTPUT_FILE RAM_Disclosure.PDF + :: >|SCAN_IMAGE_COUNT 1 + :: >|PDF_TITLE RAM Data Systems - Internal + :: >|PDF_SUBJECT Confidentiality Disclosure + :: >|PDF_AUTHOR Technical Services Staff + :: >|PDF_KEYWORDS disclosure, confidential, internal + :: >|PDF_CREATOR RAM Data Systems + :: >|SHOW_WINDOW OFF + :: >|SHOW_SCANNER_UI OFF + :: >|OPEN_AFTER_SAVE OFF :: >RETURN :: > :: >My first confusion is the name of the plugin. The documentation says :: >the syntax is as above, but the actual file name that gets created :: >when I do the install is RTwain2PDF95.RBM. :: > :: >The help files with Rbase for Plugins say that the Plugin file names :: >should all end in .rbl. The file that was created was a .rbm. Will :: >both work? :: > :: >I am so confused.... :: :: FWIW, previous versions of R:BASE, such as 7.6 or Turbo V-8 (now history) :: would require the exact name of the Plugin to be used along with the :: Plugin extension, such as .RBL. :: :: However, for backward compatibility and migrating R:BASE applications :: from 7.6 or Turbo V-8 to R:BASE eXtreme 9.1 and 9.5, you may use the :: old PLUGIN syntax, or you may choose to adapt the correct Plugin name :: with or without the .RBM extension. The built-in intelligence in R:BASE :: eXtreme 9.1/9.5 should make the transition as smooth as possible. :: :: When using Plugins, the key is to properly register the R:BASE eXtreme :: 9.5 Plugin accordingly and then place the Plugin (.RBM) file in the :: same folder with R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 executable, such as RBG95_32.exe :: (C:\RBTI\RBG95_32) or RBG95_64.exe (C:\RBTI\RBG95_64). :: :: Last but not least, in a compiled application, using R:BASE Compiler :: 9.5, you should always embed all Plugins inside the compiled executable. :: :: Hope that clarifies any confusion. :: :: Have fun! :: :: Very Best R:egards, :: :: Razzak. :: :: www.rbase.com :: www.facebook.com/rbase :: :: : : :
