PB(PBox)

PB(PBox) is a modular development platform based on DLL Window

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I. Development purpose

Based on the principle of minimizing or not modifying the original project source code(Delphi、VC、QT);
Support Delphi DLL Form、VC DLL Window(Dialog/MFC)、QT DLL Window; 

II. Development platform

Delphi11.3、WIN10X64;
WIN10X64 test pass;Support X86、X64;
Email：[email protected];
QQgrp：101611228;

III.Usage

Delphi：

• Delphi original exe project, modified to DLL project. Output export function, the original code without any modification;
• Put the compiled DLL file in the plugins directory;
• Example: modules\CurlUI;
• Example: modules\sPath;
• Example: modules\pm;
• Delphi function declaration:

 procedure db_ShowDllForm_Plugins(var frm: TFormClass; var strParentModuleName, strSubModuleName: PAnsiChar); stdcall;

VC2022

• Convert VC window exe to DLL for calling by other languages: [https://blog.csdn.net/dbyoung/article/details/103987103]
• VC original EXE(base on Dialog) project，without any modifitication。new a dll.cpp file，output export function;
• VC original EXE(base on MFC) project，need a little modify code;
• Put the compiled DLL file in the plugins directory;
• Example(base on Dialog)：modules\7-zip
• Example(base on Dialog)：modules\Notepad2;
• Example(base on MFC)：modules\mpc-be;
• VC2022 function declaration:

enum TLangStyle {lsDelphiDll, lsVCDLGDll, lsVCMFCDll, lsQTDll, lsEXE};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) void db_ShowDllForm_Plugins(TLangStyle* lsFileType, char** strParentName, char** strSubModuleName, char** strClassName, char** strWindowName, const bool show = false)

QT

• QT original EXE，without any modifitication。Compile to exe;
• New a dll.cpp file，output export function; together compile to dll;
• Put the compiled DLL file in the plugins directory;
• Same as VC Dialog DLL;
• Example：modules\cmake-gui;
• Example：modules\qBittorrent；
• function declaration:

enum TLangStyle {lsDelphiDll, lsVCDLGDll, lsVCMFCDll, lsQTDll, lsEXE};
extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) void db_ShowDllForm_Plugins(TLangStyle* lsFileType, char** strParentName, char** strSubModuleName, char** strClassName, char** strWindowName, const bool show = false)

IV: Description of DLL output function parameters

• Delphi ：

 procedure db_ShowDllForm_Plugins(var frm: TFormClass; var strParentModuleName, strSubModuleName: PAnsiChar); stdcall;

 frm                 ：DLL main window class name in Delphi;
 strParentModuleName ：Parent module name;  
 strSubModuleName    ：Sub module name;  

• VC2022/QT ：

extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) void db_ShowDllForm_Plugins(TLangStyle* lsFileType, char** strParentName, char** strSubModuleName, char** strClassName, char** strWindowName, const bool show = false)

 lsFileType        ：Base on Dialog DLL，or base MFC DLL or QT DLL;
 strParentName     ：Parent module name;  
 strSubModuleName  ：Sub module name; 
 strClassName      ：DLL Main window class name;
 strWindowName     ：DLL Main window title name;
 show              ：show/hide DLL main window;

V. Features

The UI supports menu display, button (dialog box) display and list view display;  
Supports the display of an EXE window program in our window; 
Support the EXE program of dynamic change of window class name;support multiple document windows;
Support file drag and drop to exe and DLL window; 
Support x86 EXE call x64 EXE, x64 EXE call x86 EXE;

VI. Known bugs:

1. File drag and drop can only be dragged and dropped to the main window, not directly to the sub module DLL window; This is a problem caused by permissions (resource manager is normal permissions and pbox is administrator permissions);

VII. Next work:

Add database support (because I am not familiar with the database, the development is slow, and it is developed in my spare time)  

VIII. Notice:

1. If you run the JavaCV、dbVideo module under PBox (x64), you need to unzip "Win64\plugins\SDK\OpenCV\4.6.0\bin\CUDA.7z" to current directory;
2. OpenCV(x64) is building on CUDA SDK. if your pc not NVIDIA Video Card, you can't run JavaCV、dbVideo x64 module;
3. because init Java VM, Delphi IDE raise: c0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION. you can "Ignore this exception type", next time is not tips;