Plugin-programming some questions

[Cash-Einsacker]

Hi, im want to start to programm plugins.
Who knows resources ?

Its possible to have full access of the mainDLG ?

Your Cash-Einsacker

[Bengi]

plug-ins are dlls.
learn how to code dlls first.
as for plugins, each program that uses such has it own set of rules/functions for a plugin to use.

[Cash-Einsacker]

Oh do someone have resources ?
Im not realy sure, because, the dlls normaly contains function, wich were called from the programm. I would like do make such plugins MirandaICQ has.

GreeetZ Cash-Einsacker

[teejbee]

More than saying a plugin as a dll, it is a "in-proc COM server". If you are quite comfortable with COM programming, it just takes very less effort to learn add-ins.

[Cash-Einsacker]

Why I have to laern COM ? I want to programm the Add-Ins in C++.

Bye !

[JamesSchumacher]

But alot of them use the same PRINCIPAL as COM, the abstract base class.

WinAmp plugins ARE NOT COM OBJECTS....., and actually I don't think they use the abstract base class either.

Another way to create plugins is to have a *.dll just export a few functions that are defined by the plugin API designer, and be loaded dynamically. II-S allows non-COM object plugins, this is how it does it (although there is a COM way) - and I believe this is how WinAmp does it as well.

The only reason to say COM (and related in a way, .NET) is so that other languages can use it - although - this is a PLUGIN conversation and it would depend on how the designer designed his plugin architecture.

[teejbee]

Originally posted by JamesSchumacher

WinAmp plugins ARE NOT COM OBJECTS....., and actually I don't think they use the abstract base class either.

.... and I believe this is how WinAmp does it as well.

I have been wanting to write my plugin for winamp as I extensively use winamp as my entertaining agent Can you please provide me with some information or some links where I can learn on writing winamp plugins?

-TeeJBee

[JamesSchumacher]

on the development section of the WinAmp website.

If you cannot find them, I will search for the links for you. Give me time to respond, as I'm not online very often.

[amir-rao]

I want to know that how can I create my own plugin for MSN Messenger...

I just want an editional button on MSN Messenger which just give me a messege box say to me "Hello"

Please give me the guidence