Plugin noob looking to start

Okay. So I had my first computer in 1979. Been coding in various forms since, from ASM, Fortran, Cobol, Basic, Clipper, VBA, and PHP. The closest thing for this project I have done (and still do) is VBA coding in Access. I have a large web based PHP project I developed and maintain at work.

I have starting playing with VB in Visual Studio Express 2010. I see quite a bit of similarity, and have made a couple of quick form based apps.

I wish to tackle making a plugin and skin to immerse myself even further and learn the requirements for OM.

I believe the quickest way for me to begin, at this point, is to have someone supply a very basic skeleton source for each the plugin and skin. Something quite simple but functioning. A simple skin with a textbox and button with perhaps a simple setup screen for the Plugin Settings spot that allows me to set a color or something. The button puts "Hello World" in the text box. Overly complex at this point would just delay my comprehension while tracing through it.

If somebody could please post such sources it would be very helpful. I also have a (yet unused) Google wave account if it helps.

PS: If it is unnecessary to have two seperate things (IE; the skin will do everything I need), then that's okay. But my ultimate end will be that the plugin will also have data (sensors?) to share.

John

There is a full plugin sample available here: http://openmobile.svn.sourceforge.ne...MPluginSample/

To download the zipped (full) version: http://openmobile.svn.sourceforge.ne...mple/?view=tar

PS! This is a VS 2008 project and requires .Net3.5

We're working on a more advanced sample but this should get you going for now.

Thank you. I will play with this after work. I look forward to the more advanced sample too.

Cheers,
John

The nice part is that all the plugins are open source...so everything is a sample (just some better then others). If you need any of the C# plugins translated to vb just let me know

Oh yes please. :high5:

I am starting with the SampleClass1. I "think" I have it changed to VB except a couple things. So it would wonderful to have that one converted so I can see what I did right and what I did wrong :suspicious:

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Plugin sample VB version

Thanks! Can't wait to get home and compare. I already know I made a couple of errors but most of the syntax checks out.

Updates to follow.

John

Well, I did make a few translation errors. But now I match the sample. No compile errors. But I'm afraid that I may be missing something. I put the DLL into the plugin folder and there is no attempt (looking at debug.txt) to load it.

Additional education appreciated. This is my first standalone library. Perhaps I am "building" it incorrectly.

I included what I think is the appropriate portion of the debug.txt

Oh, and I called my plugin: OMArduino

Code:

-----------------Software------------------- OS: Windows 7 Framework: Microsoft .Net v4.0 Open Mobile: v0.8.0.6 Open GL v.2.0.0 - Build 8.14.10.1930 ------------------Hardware------------------- Processors: 2 Architecture: x86 Screens: 1 Graphics Card: Intel 965/963 Graphics Media Accelerator ----------------Inital Assemblies------------- 0.000: LOADED (mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089) 0.000: LOADED (Open Mobile, Version=0.8.0.6, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OpenMobile.Framework, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OpenMobile.Graphics, Version=1.0.0.201, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089) 0.000: LOADED (Mono.Data.Sqlite, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0738eb9f132ed756) 0.000: LOADED (System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089) 0.000: LOADED (System.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089) 0.000: LOADED (System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a) 0.000: LOADED (System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a) 0.000: LOADED (System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089) 0.000: LOADED (System.EnterpriseServices, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a) 0.000: LOADED (UI, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (MainMenu, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (!OMDebug, Version=0.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (AudioRouter, Version=1.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (DirectShowLib-2005, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=67e7b740cdfc2d3f) 0.000: LOADED (DPEmail, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OpenMobile.Email, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (DPGWeather, Version=0.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (HDRadioComm, Version=1.6.0.3, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=6059837a14fef3b8) 0.000: LOADED (iPodDB, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OpenPOD, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OMDVD, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089) 0.000: LOADED (OMMediaDB, Version=0.0.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OMPlayer, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OMSpeech, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OMVisteonRadio, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (Microsoft.VisualBasic, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a) 0.000: LOADED (RemovableDB, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (SystemSensors, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (WinWifi, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (EmbedApp1, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (EmbedApp2, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (EmbedApp3, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (ExternalNav, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (Networking, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (NewMedia, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OMDir, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OMNotify, Version=0.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OMRadio, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OMSettings, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OMWeather, Version=0.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (OSK, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) 0.000: LOADED (Video, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null) --------------------------------------------- 0.078: RenderingWindowResized(0,,) 0.156: LOADED (System.Speech, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35)@file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Speech/3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35/System.Speech.dll 0.421: playlistChanged(0,) 0.453: LOADED (System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089)@file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/3.5.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll 0.593: RandomChanged(0,Enabled) 0.609: RandomChanged(1,Disabled) 0.655: playlistChanged(1,) 0.655: playlistChanged(2,) 0.858: RandomChanged(2,Disabled) 0.921: playlistChanged(4,) 0.921: playlistChanged(7,) 0.921: playlistChanged(3,) 0.921: playlistChanged(6,) 0.921: playlistChanged(5,) 0.921: playlistChanged(5,) 1.123: LOADED (System.Management, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a)@file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Management/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Management.dll 1.716: backgroundOperationStatus(Engine Ready!,Speech,) 1.763: LOADED (CustomMarshalers, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a)@file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_32/CustomMarshalers/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/CustomMarshalers.dll 5.304: pluginLoadingComplete(,,) 5.476: Storage Event(NotSet,False,F:\) 5.554: ********TaskManager****** Task Started: Load Artists 5.569: ********TaskManager****** Task Ended: Load Artists 5.569: ********TaskManager****** Task Started: Refresh Networks 5.601: ********TaskManager****** Task Ended: Refresh Networks 5.601: ********TaskManager****** Task Started: Lookup CD Info 5.616: ********TaskManager****** Task Died: Lookup CD Info 5.616: ********TaskManager****** Task Started: Lookup CD Info 5.616: ********TaskManager****** Task Died: Lookup CD Info 5.616: ********TaskManager****** Task Started: Load Plugin Settings 5.788: connectedToInternet(,,) 5.850: TransitionFromPanel(0,MainMenu,) 5.866: TransitionToPanel(0,OMSettings,) 6.100: ExecuteTransition(0,Crossfade,) 6.225: Storage Event(LocalHardware,False,F:\) 7.083: TransitionFromPanel(0,OMSettings,) 7.083: TransitionToPanel(0,OMSettings,Plugins) 7.098: ********TaskManager****** Task Ended: Load Plugin Settings

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Originally Posted by jmullan99

Additional education appreciated. This is my first standalone library. Perhaps I am "building" it incorrectly.

Taking a wild guess....but are you building it for .Net v4? It needs to be built against .Net v3.5

Um ya, good guess. I started off v4 never had 3.5

I'll try to downgrade.