Win32 output debugging

Jim

An alternative way for debugging on Windows machines using Win32API.so.

You need a system debug viewer running such as DebugView and output goes to the debugger window. Also,

If the application has no debugger and the system debugger is not active, OutputDebugString does nothing.

This could also be used with Al's trace ruby messages technique so instead of output going to files ,it goes to the debugger.

Come to think of it, something like this should be part of the api.


OutputDebugString = Win32API.new("kernel32.dll", "OutputDebugString", ['P'], 'V')

def opd(s="\0")
    s = s.to_s + "\0"
    OutputDebugString.call(s)
end

opd(Time.now)

thomthom

This is excellent!

@jim said:

Come to think of it, something like this should be part of the api.

Double Plus Good!

Chris Fullmer

How would I use this Jim? I add that code to a script while I'm writing it. And do do what with it? It just does everything on its own?

Jim

In DebugView, you can clear the debugger window by outputting the string "DBGVIEWCLEAR"

tbd

Jim: are you working for Render Plus now ?

thomthom

I think this thread should be sticky... or in the sticky thread...

Jim

It turns out this OutputDebugString example is straight out of the Pickaxe book.

thomthom

class CL_rps_console < Sketchup::Console

Sketchup::Console

Jim

Here's what I came up with. Just make sure it is alphabetically the first file in Plugins in order to capture the earliest output.


require 'Win32API'

class CL_rps_console < Sketchup;;Console
    OutputDebugString = Win32API.new("kernel32.dll", "OutputDebugString", ['P'], 'V')
    def write(smess="\0")
        smess = smess.to_s + "\0"
        OutputDebugString.call(smess)
    end
end

# redefine standard output to our new class
$old_stdout = $stdout # in case you want to turn off traces
$stdout = CL_rps_console.new
$stderr = $stdout
puts "-" * 40
puts Time.now
puts "Starting SketchUp"
puts "-" * 40