Calling C and C++ from IDL: Making Sense of the Sometimes Confusing World of C and IDL [Spiral-bound]

Ronn Kling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001

This 125 page book is written for anyone that wants to be able to call C or C++ programs from IDL. Using very simple examples written in C and C++ the reader will be able to create and pass scalars, arrays, strings and structures back and forth from IDL to C. In addition a new chapter covers writing IDL object methods in C or C++. Chapters also cover the new keyword API available in IDL 5.6 and later, creating a dll project in Visual C++ 6, Visual Studio 2005 and debugging a DLM using Visual C++ or Emacs and gdb on Unix. Over 1000 lines of source code are provided on the accompanying disk with a makefile for all UNIX platforms, com file for VMS, Visual C++ 6.0 project for windows, Visual Studio 2005, and a Code Warrior 5 project for the Macintosh.

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About the Author

Ronn Kling is a long time user of IDL and has written five books on IDL and taught numerous IDL training classes. Ronn Kling is President of KRS inc., a consulting firm specializing in building IDL applications and working with researchers in all disciplines to use IDL in their work.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 125 pages
• Publisher: Kling Research and Software (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967127017
• ISBN-13: 978-0967127019
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,013,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)