I have a Delphi Firemonkey application implementing a TCP server. The server is not opening the port as expected. I can see the form open but netstat reveals that the port is not opened. I am now attempting to debug this issue by trying to put log messages.
The trouble is I have never used Firemonkey before. I am not sure where I can expect to see the log messages.
I have declared a logging service.
LoggingService: IFMXLoggingService;
And then I initialize it
LoggingService := FMX.Platform.TPlatformServices.Current.GetPlatformService(IFMXLoggingService) as IFMXLoggingService;
And then I call this inside the function Tserver.Execute to make sure that it is executed.
if Assigned(LoggingService) then
LoggingService.Log('TserverExecute !',[]);
I am not sure where to expect the output. I have checked various debug terminals, can't seem to find the output string anywhere. It would be great if someone could point out what I am doing wrong?
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
System.SysUtils, System.Types, System.UITypes, System.Classes, System.Variants,
FMX.Types, FMX.Controls, FMX.Forms, FMX.Graphics, FMX.Dialogs, FMX.Platform,
IdCustomTCPServer, IdTCPServer, IdBaseComponent, IdComponent, IdUDPBase, IdContext,
IdSocketHandle, IdUDPServer, FMX.Controls.Presentation, FMX.StdCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
TCPServer: TIdTCPServer;
Label1: TLabel;
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
procedure FormShow(Sender: TObject);
procedure TserverExecute(AContext: TIdContext);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
LoggingService: IFMXLoggingService;
implementation
{$R *.fmx}
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
Binding : TIdSocketHandle;
begin
LoggingService := FMX.Platform.TPlatformServices.Current.GetPlatformService(IFMXLoggingService) as IFMXLoggingService;
TCPServer.DefaultPort := 16000;
TCPServer.Bindings.Clear;
Binding := TCPServer.Bindings.Add;
Binding.IP := '0.0.0.0';
Binding.Port := 16000;
end;
procedure TForm1.FormShow(Sender: TObject);
begin
TCPServer.Active := True;
end;
procedure TForm1.TserverExecute(AContext: TIdContext);
var
C : String;
begin
C := AContext.Connection.Socket.ReadLn();
if Assigned(LoggingService) then
LoggingService.Log('TserverExecute !',[]);
if C = 'TESTSTRING' then
begin
AContext.Connection.Socket.Writeln('SENT');
end;
end;
end.
I am not sure where to expect the output.
The documentation for IFMXLoggingService.Log() says:
Displays a message in the Event Log.
The Event Log is a window inside the IDE itself (View > Debug Windows > Event Log). It displays log messages generated by an app during a debugging session. So, you need to run your Firemonkey app inside the debugger in order to see the log messages from IFMXLoggingService.
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I have met a really weird behaviour using Delphi and DLL.
I want to learn how to create and use DLL's. To do so, I created two files: one containing the DLL, and the other one calling it.
The DLL retrieves informations from a *.ini file (the GetInfos function). When calling it in a form, I get the following error: "Access violation at address XXXXXXXX in "dlltest.dll" module. Read of address 00000000.
I wanted to try some other things, so I created a simple procedure, that just display a message.
The interesting thing is that when I call this procedure (which only purpose is to display a message), I no longer get the Access violation error.
I really do not understand how it can make my code work. I'd really like if someone could give me some explanation. I am using Delphi 10.3 Rio Version 26.0.36039.7899
Here is the code I produced :
dlltest:
library dlltest;
uses
System.SysUtils, System.Classes, System.IniFiles, Winapi.Windows, vcl.dialogs;
var
// Ini file var
iniConfig: TInifile;
procedure SayHello;
var
hello: PChar;
begin
hello := 'Hello world!';
ShowMessage(hello);
end;
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Retrieving .ini file
function GetIni: TInifile;
begin
result := TInifile.Create('.\monitoring.ini');
end;
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
function GetInfos: ShortString;
begin
iniConfig := GetIni;
try
result := iniConfig.ReadString('filename', 'start', 'start');
finally
iniConfig.Free;
end; { try }
end; { function GetInfos }
exports
SayHello, GetInfos;
begin
end.
Using dll:
unit testUtilisationDll;
interface
uses
Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils,
System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics, Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms,
Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
Button1: TButton;
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Déclarations privées }
public
{ Déclarations publiques }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
procedure SayHello; StdCall; external 'dlltest.dll';
function GetInfos: ShortString; StdCall;
external 'dlltest.dll';
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
SayHello;
ShowMessage(GetInfos(self));
end;
end.
When you export the functions, they are using the default calling convention (Register), whereas when you import them, you are telling the import that they're using StdCall calling convention.
The normal case for DLL exported functions is StdCall convention, so you should declare your functions to use this calling convention in your .DLL source:
function GetInfos: ShortString; stdcall;
and
procedure SayHello; stdcall;
Another problem is that when you call GetInfos:
ShowMessage(GetInfos(self));
you are passing it a parameter (self), but your declaration of the import:
function GetInfos: ShortString; StdCall; external 'dlltest.dll';
doesn't list any parameters. You won't be able to compile the program as it is shown in your question...
I am using Delphi 10.4. This is a Windows VCL Application.
I wanted to convert all my ShowMessage, MessageDlg and MessageBox calls to TaskDialogs in my program. When I tried to do that, I couldn't get TaskDialog to display anything.
So what I did was create a new minimal VCL application, simply added a button and a TaskDialog to it:
This was my code:
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
Button1: TButton;
TaskDialog1: TTaskDialog;
procedure MyMessageBox;
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
procedure TForm1.MyMessageBox;
begin
Form1.TaskDialog1.Caption := 'My Application';
Form1.TaskDialog1.Title := 'Hello World!';
Form1.TaskDialog1.Text := 'I am a TTaskDialog, that is, a wrapper for the Task Dialog introduced ' +
'in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Am I not adorable?';
Form1.TaskDialog1.CommonButtons := [tcbClose];
Form1.TaskDialog1.Execute;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
MyMessageBox;
end;
{$R *.dfm}
begin
Application.Run;
end.
That worked fine. When running it and pressing Button1, I get:
So now I go to my application. I add a button to my main form, and set the MyMessageBox procedure to this:
procedure TLogoAppForm.MyMessageBox;
begin
ShowMessage('ShowMessage ......................................');
Application.MessageBox('Application.MessageBox ...........................', 'Error', 0);
MessageDlg('MessageDlg ................................', mtWarning, [mbOk], 0);
LogoAppForm.TaskDialog1.Caption := 'My Application';
LogoAppForm.TaskDialog1.Title := 'Hello World!';
LogoAppForm.TaskDialog1.Text := 'I am a TTaskDialog, that is, a wrapper for the Task Dialog introduced ' +
'in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Am I not adorable?';
LogoAppForm.TaskDialog1.CommonButtons := [tcbClose];
LogoAppForm.TaskDialog1.Execute;
end;
Pressing the button in my application correctly brings up each of the ShowMessage, MessageBox and MessageDlg windows in sequence, but after closing the MessageDlg window, nothing at all appears for the TaskDialog.
Does anyone know what might be causing TaskDialog to not work in my application and how I might fix this?
You must enable runtime themes for the VCL TTaskDialog to work. Go to Project/Options/Application/Manifest to do so.
I want load a image that will be the background of a maximized Form that stays in a dll.
The dll is called from a Vcl Form Application but have a trouble where not is possible load the background image on Form, the dll always crashes.
Thank you by you help.
===========================================================================
Executable
unit Unit2;
interface
uses
Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics, Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls;
type
TForm2 = class(TForm)
btn1: TButton;
procedure btn1Click(Sender: TObject);
end;
var
Form2: TForm2;
implementation {$R *.dfm}
procedure LoadDLL;
type
TShowformPtr = procedure; stdcall;
var
HDLL: THandle;
Recv: TShowformPtr;
begin
HDLL := LoadLibrary('lib.dll');
if HDLL <> 0 then
begin
#Recv := GetProcAddress(HDLL, 'Recv');
if #Recv <> nil then
Recv;
end;
//FreeLibrary(HDLL);
end;
procedure TForm2.btn1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
LoadDLL;
end;
end.
Dll
Main:
library Project2;
uses
SysUtils, Classes, Unit1, Unit2;
{$R *.res}
procedure Recv; stdcall;
begin
showform;
end;
exports
Recv;
begin
end.
Unit1 (Form):
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants,
System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.ExtCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
img1: TImage;
pnl1: TPanel;
procedure FormShow(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
procedure CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams); override;
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TForm1.CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams);
begin
inherited CreateParams(Params);
Params.WndParent:= Application.Handle;
Params.ExStyle := Params.ExStyle or WS_EX_TOPMOST or WS_EX_TRANSPARENT;
Params.ExStyle := WS_EX_TRANSPARENT or WS_EX_TOPMOST;
end;
procedure TForm1.FormShow(Sender: TObject);
begin
brush.Style := bsclear;
img1.Picture.LoadFromFile(IncludeTrailingBackslash(GetCurrentDir) + 'background.bmp');
SetWindowPos(Form1.handle, HWND_TOPMOST, Form1.Left, Form1.Top, Form1.Width,
Form1.Height, 0);
ShowWindow(Application.handle, SW_HIDE);
pnl1.Top := (self.Height div 2) - (pnl1.Height div 2);
pnl1.Left := (self.Width div 2) - (pnl1.Width div 2);
end;
end.
Unit2:
unit Unit2;
interface
Uses
windows,
Unit1,
SysUtils;
procedure showform;
implementation
procedure showform;
begin
Form1 := TForm1.Create(Form1);
sleep(100);
Form1.Show;
Form1.Pnl1.Visible := True;
end;
end.
Your question has a lot of problems, so I would try to answer it as best I can, considering the lack of details.
You are using forms so you are building a VCL application. You need to let the IDE assign the VCL framework to your project.
This line is terribly wrong:
Form1 := TForm1.Create(Form1);
In rare circumstances show a from own itself. I would go and say that most probably this is why your application crashes. See this for details about forms in DLLs.
If you cannot properly debug your application put a beep before that line and one after (make a delay between them).
I think your question should be rather called "how to debug a Delphi project".
What you need to do is to get the exact line on which the program crashes. This will give you an insight of why the error/crash (by the way, you never shown the exact error message) appears.
Go check HadShi (recommended) or EurekaLog (buggy) or Smartinspect (I never tried it. Price is similar to the other two). Make sure that you are running in debug mode, the Integrated debugger is on (see IDE options) and that the debug information is present in your EXE/DLL.
PS: you can still debug your app without have one of the three loggers shown above. Just configure your project properly to run in Debug mode!
To debug the DLL see the 'Run->Parameters' menu. Define there a host application that will load your DLL. If the error is the DLL, the debugger will take control and put the cursor to the line of code that generated the crash.
I don't know what the final purpose/what is that you want to achieve. Because of this I must warn you that you might need to take into consideration these questions:
Do you need to use ShareMM?
Why are you building this as a DLL? Can't the application be written as a single EXE? Or two EXEs that communicate with each other?
I have a simple Firemonkey app, that loads a DLL, call a procedure within that DLL, which just calls ShowMessage('Dialog from DLL ...'); and returns
That all OK, but the calling application fails, when FreeLibrary has been called and I try closing the main app ?
If I leave out the FreeLibrary call, the application closes without error.
Anybody seen this before, and why ?
I'm using Delphi 10.1 Berlin, but Delphi 10 Seattle also fails on Windows 7.
The application code:
unit Unit2;
interface
uses
System.SysUtils, System.Types, System.UITypes, System.Classes, System.Variants,
FMX.Types, FMX.Controls, FMX.Forms, FMX.Graphics, FMX.Dialogs,
FMX.Controls.Presentation, FMX.StdCtrls;
type
TForm2 = class(TForm)
Button1: TButton;
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form2: TForm2;
implementation
{$R *.fmx}
uses
Winapi.Windows;
type
TTest = procedure (); stdcall;
procedure TForm2.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
LibHandle: NativeUInt;
Test: TTest;
begin
LibHandle:= LoadLibrary('.\TESTDLL.DLL');
if LibHandle > 32 then try
#Test:= GetProcAddress(LibHandle, 'Test');
if #Test <> nil then
Test;
finally
FreeLibrary(LibHandle);
end;
end;
And the DLL code:
library TESTDLL;
uses
System.SysUtils,
System.Classes,
FMX.Dialogs
;
{$R *.res}
procedure Test; stdcall;
begin
ShowMessage('Dialog from DLL ...');
end;
exports
Test name 'Test';
begin
end.
If the dll procedure don't contain any calls related to display things, the app behaves as expected.
Any hints help or suggestions, greatly appreciated.
Edit: Included the complete code from main app.
I am trying to use the WebWorkerStarted and WebWorkerFinished from TWebbrowser however the events just don't get fired at all.
How can I get these events working? I want to see which worker threads are getting launched from TWebbrowser.
unit Unit2;
interface
uses
Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Vcl.OleCtrls, SHDocVw;
type
TForm2 = class(TForm)
WebBrowser1: TWebBrowser;
Button1: TButton;
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure WebBrowser1WebWorkerFinsihed(ASender: TObject; dwUniqueID: Cardinal);
procedure WebBrowser1WebWorkerStarted(ASender: TObject; dwUniqueID: Cardinal; const bstrWorkerLabel: WideString);
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form2: TForm2;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
procedure TForm2.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
WebBrowser1.Navigate('www.stackoverflow.com');
end;
procedure TForm2.WebBrowser1WebWorkerFinsihed(ASender: TObject; dwUniqueID: Cardinal);
begin
// does not fire
end;
procedure TForm2.WebBrowser1WebWorkerStarted(ASender: TObject; dwUniqueID: Cardinal; const bstrWorkerLabel: WideString);
begin
// does not fire
end;
end.
As documented here :
By default, TWebBrowser uses IE7 Standards mode even if the run-time environment installed the latest IE (for example, IE11).
WebWorkers were introduced in IE10 so you must have IE running in a more current mode. At least two registry keys need to be set (more if supporting both 32/64 bit):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (or HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
{\Wow6432Node}
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Internet Explorer
\Main
\FeatureControl
\FEATURE_BEHAVIORS
{NEW DWORD -> 'YourApplication.exe'
{ VALUE -> 1
Also (for example, IE11 mode)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (or HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
{\Wow6432Node}
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Internet Explorer
\Main
\FeatureControl
\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
{NEW DWORD -> 'YourApplication.exe'
{ VALUE -> 0x2AF8
This will cause the internet explorer instance wraped by TWebBrowser to run in IE11 mode, supporting WebWorkers, etc. You should probably do some sort of sanity check against the installed version of IE before setting this value. More information about valid entries can be found on MSDN.
This still does not raise any WebWorker events for me when navigating to StackOverflow (are you sure it uses them?). As a verification test, this WebWorkers demo page does raise a OnWebWorkerStarted event :
WebBrowser1.Navigate('https://whatwg.org/demos/workers/primes/page.html');