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ARES commander provides C++ plugin which lets you author third party Plugin Software for ARES Commander.


The CFx examples can be found in the folder \ARES Commander 20** SDK\Samples\CFx\. Open the solution file CFxSamples.sln and

follow the steps “How to Create a Sample C++ plugin and build,load the plugin ”.


  • Add a new C++ project(Empty project) using visual studio 2015 

         


as SampleCommand in ‘\ARES Commander 20** SDK\Samples\CFx’ 


  • Header Section: Create the following header files:                

                        1. SampleCommand.h - Create SampleCommand class with global and local command names 



2. SampleCommandModule.h - Create a new module for SampleCommand with InitApp, uninitapp and object to represent the command 

    


3. stdafx.h -  File to include all the standard system include files/project specific include files that are frequently used

    


  • Source Files : Create the following C++ files : 

          

1.SampleCommand.cpp - c++ file to create commands that can be called from ARES commander

   


2. SampleCommandModule.cpp - Defines entry and end point for the DLL application

    


4. stdafx.cpp -  source file that includes just the standard includes


Now for the C++ sample plugin to work certain configurations has to be done.

  • Open SampleCommand property page and set Configuration → Release and Platform→ choose appropriate platform (in this example it is x64)


  • Additional Include and Library Directories - Need to include Libraries and Include files from ARES SDK folder.

          


          


  • Additional Dependencies: linking appropriate libraries that implement ARES Commander plugin API. Libraries are located on your drive, 

   in \Program Files\Graebert GmbH\ARES Commander 20** SDK\Libraries\dd_lib

          


  • Change extension of output and other properties as shown in the below image

           The shared library containing the subclass of OdRxModule, should be named < application name >.tx.

           


  • Define _TOOLKIT_IN_DLL macro

          


  • Go to C:\Program Files\Graebert GmbH\ARES Commander 20**\BIN and find the files named TD_Db_*.dll;

    In our example, it is named TD_Db_4.03_14.dll. You must add the suffix _4.03_14 to your output .dll name to make it load normally.

          


  • Build SampleCommand project and Open ARES Commander and use the APPLOAD command to load your application:

    In our example, we have SampleCommand_4.03_14.tx as result.

         


If there are no errors, a confirmation message displays as successfully loaded with the output of the project




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