Software AG Designer Error

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I have just installed the most recent version of the EntireX designer (8.2) on a Window 7 Enterprise 32 bit machine. I am attempting to generate a DCOM dll from an IDL file (Natural). I get this error:

I have validated IDL and these IDL files work perfectly when used with version 7.2.1 of the EntireX Workbench. I have tried starting the designer as Administrator as well.

Are there any other logs or traces that I could turn on/investigate to get more information on what is causing this error?

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Is it a really “secret IDL” :wink:
Or is it possible for you to share it with us ?
Finn

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Sure, here is an actual sample. However even I create a test IDL with just one program and parameter, it fails. I should also mention that I don’t think it is the IDL because I can generate other stubs from the same IDL, like a .Net client.

/* EntireX IDL file
/* Generated by the EntireX Workbench on 2003/10/13 03:25:20
library 'Allocate':'BRACWEB' is

	Program 'BOE200N1' Is 
	Define Data Parameter
		1 IP-USER-ID                     (A6)
		1 IP-RESOURCE-ID                 (A6)
		1 IP-FORM-NAME                   (A8)
		1 IP-ACTION                      (A1)
		1 IOP-SCROLL-DIR                 (A1)
		1 IOP-BOF                        (A1)
		1 IOP-EOF                        (A1)
		1 IOP-OCCURS                     (N3)
		1 IOP-KEY                        (A60)
		1 IP-BRANCH-NO                   (N4)
		1 OP-RA-NO                       (A11/25)
		1 OP-VEH-GRP			 (A2/25)
                1 OP-RENTER-NAME                 (A50/25)
		1 OP-KEY                         (A60/25)
		1 ERR-TYPE                       (A1/5)
		1 ERR-MESSAGE                    (A150/5)
		1 ERR-TAB                        (N2.0/5)
		1 ERR-PROGRAM                    (A8/5)
		1 ERR-FIELD                      (A20/5)
	End-Define

	program 'BOU200N1' is
		define data parameter
		1 IP-USER-ID                     (A6)
		1 IP-RESOURCE-ID                 (A6)
		1 IP-FORM-NAME                   (A8)
		1 IP-ACTION                      (A1)
		1 IOP-SCROLL-DIR                 (A1)
		1 IOP-BOF                        (A1)
		1 IOP-EOF                        (A1)
		1 IOP-OCCURS                     (N3)
		1 IOP-KEY                        (A60)
		1 IP-RA-NO                       (A11/25)
		1 IP-REG-NO                      (A9/25)
		1 OP-KEY                         (A60/25)
		1 ERR-TYPE                       (A1/5)
		1 ERR-MESSAGE                    (A150/5)
		1 ERR-TAB                        (N2.0/5)
		1 ERR-PROGRAM                    (A8/5)
		1 ERR-FIELD                      (A20/5)
	End-Define

** End of file
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Hmm - my exx 821 doesn’t mind generating dcom !?

Creating library ./Allocate.lib and object ./Allocate.exp
Register DCOM Wrapper object
Generation successful.

I also tried to make a suprog with the definitions - and still no problems.

Does it also give you problems with the “Test IDL” ?

Finn

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Forgot to ask…

Is it in the IDL generation that you get the error or first when you try to generate a client ?
Finn

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Apologies for not replying sooner. IDL generation does not give the error. I also created a new test idl with just one parameter and then tried generating the DCOM dll, without success. I suspect that the problem has to do with my installation or file permissions. Is there any way to activate additional logging for the generation process?

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The error is caused when IDL files are linked to an EntireX project in Eclipse. I think that the EntireX generator is unable to resolve the link. The workaround is to import the IDL file into the Eclipse project before attempting to generate the DCOM dll.