MacroQuest64

OK im probably going to get flamed but here goes. I have exactly 1 afternoon working with VS6 and MQ2 . I got MQ2 running and have seen some plugins i was able to copy/paste to a template. My problem is how do I add that add that to MQ2 project?? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Compile the plugin. Then with MQ running inside EQ type /plugin (name)

Like /plugin mq2dps

I also use VS6 and had to ask for help.

Use Lax's HOWTO: Copy/Paste new plugin code from forums but for step 2 use: Project (menu)->Insert Project into Workspace... and continue from there.

good luck.

i did a small tutorial for vs6 in this Thread

project ---> insert project into workspace --> plugin folder --> plugin file click ok

Build --> clean --> batchbuild --> build all(make sure your plugin is marked for build) click ok


read output lower part to make sure no errors your done

Ok, my turn on plugin issues.

I have downloaded the MQ2Twister and the MQ2Tracker.

I believe I understand the directions well enough for setting up a plugin, to prove it, or prove what an idiot I am (one or the other) I wrote my own version of the "guide" for it here: http://macroquest2.com/phpBB2/viewtopic ... 7085#57085.

Now then, even after going through all of this I'm having it come back unable to load either of them.

I did copied and pasted the MQ2Tracking.h from the page and saved it properly, not a text file and placed it into the Directory made by mkplugin for MQ2Tracking. After I compiled and added MQ2Tracking to the workspace I saved it. Is there anything special with .h files that I need to consider and may have missed?

I did pretty much the same with the Twisting plugin.

Neither will load. I get a message "Cannot be loaded" with each of them.

I have tried searching, and I even went through the plugin forum and this help forum page by page hoping to see something of use. Yes I RTFM but could not find what I am looking for.

Help is needed, wanted, and appriciated, and flames expected with such if I missed something very simple and in front of my face.

Uh, this might be silly, but I have to ask:

After you insert the plugin project into the workspace, but before you Save and Exit...

...you DO Compile it, right?

Just to be sure, I went back, removed both saved, then added one compiled it saved, then the other compiled it and saved.


MQ2Tracking gave 102 errors and 52 warnings, while MQ2Twister gave zero errors and 31 warnings.

I'm missing something, I know I am, the question is what?

I'm thinking of canning it all and starting again where I add in the 2 new Plugin folders before I compile it all so it is all done in one shot. I will hold off on that until I get more inforamtion.

Additional note: When compiling (F7) shouldn't it make a DLL for each Plugin compiled? I can't find one for either of them.

Made corrections, now to find out if my version of the guide is correct.

Anyone?

Ok, I nuked my entire MQ2 and started fresh. I set up the 2 plugins I wanted to add and one of them works, Twister, but the Tracker doesn't. Can't find an error log to work from either.

I use VS.net (Thanks for the 60-day evalution CD, MS! ) , which has a small screen at the bottom that records things like test output, search results, and compile errors. Not sure how your setup is, but there should be something similar. You might have it minimized, or something.

Yeah, it's there. I have VS6 pro. Just never got around to learning the language, though I have the tools. That needs to change.

But yes it does have that, but it also normally puts out a log file in HTML format for compiles. I can't find one.

I'll put the question in the Tracker thread now. Thanks though, I'm part way there!

aChallenged1

Joined: 29 Jun 2004

Posts: 64

holy shit heh

Yeah, I post a lot. Much of it questions, some of it replies to things I've found that people here longer seem to have missed, some of it chatter.

I know chat isn't the norm here, so I'll try not to do it too much.

At least I'm not some dimrod pushing out bullshit and such that has no use whatsoever on the boards. You'll find most my posts are fairly detailed and that I respond to people who are helping me in short order. If you had to have someone posting as much as me, wouldn't you rather it be someone like me than one of those idiots looking for Pharming scripts so they can go afk and get XP, AA, or Plat?

I might get banned for being overly enthusiastic about posting. I'll never be banned for the real "crimes" here. And eventually, I'm sure I'll be a much bigger contributor than I am a "taker" asking for help and what not.

/derail

I recompiled according to the above instructions and load up the plugin in EQ, but when i try to call the plugin via /twist # it crashes. I can't figure out why this is happening.

The default plugins work for me (like the HUD), but MQ2TWIST isn't. This obviously means I must be doing something wrong, but I don't know what I'm doing enough to fix my mistake.

Can anyone help?