Some imc questions

Sat, 10 Jan 2004 17:39:32 -0800


I am trying to create an array of global functions from the postgres
library mainly to ease passing parameters amongst other things. I have snipped some repetitive code out. I am sure that there are a few errors in the way I am using imc so any corrections or pointers would be much appreciated, I am quite new to it.

I have been using the docs to try and pick this up and I am having a hard time........... imcc.faq version December 2001 hint hint.

1 .pcc_sub _MAIN prototyped
2 .param pmc argv
3 .include "/home/parrot/parrot/library/postgres.pasm"
4 .include "/home/parrot/lib/postgreslib.imc"
5 .include "/home/parrot/lib/Commandlib.imc"
6
7
8
9 dbstring = "host=lhost dbname=Forum user=user password=password"
10
11 print "Entering Connect\n"
12 .pcc_begin prototyped
13 .arg Command
14 .arg dbstring
15 .pcc_call connect
16 retconnect:
17 .result CONN
18 .result int_answer
19 .result message
20 .pcc_end
21 .PRINT("Connection Message = ", message, " \n")
22 .PRINT("Connection state = ", int_answer, " \n")
23 eq -1, int_answer, fail
24 eq 1, int_answer, go
25 fail:
26 .PRINT("\n", message, "\n")
27 end
28 go:
29
30 query = "select * from parrot"
31 print "Entering Send Query \n"
32 .pcc_begin prototyped
33 .arg Command
34 .arg CONN
35 .arg query
36 .pcc_call pqsendquery
37 ret:
38 .result message
39 .pcc_end


postgreslib.imc contains sub definitions as follows

     47 .sym Sub pqsendquery
     48 newsub pqsendquery, .Sub, _pqsendquery
     49 .local pmc PQSENDQUERY
     50 PQSENDQUERY = global "PostgreSQL::PQsendQuery"
     51
     52
     53
     54 .sym Sub PQconnectStart
     55 newsub PQconnectStart, .Sub, p_PQconnectStart_t
     56 .local pmc PQCONNECTSTART
     57
     58 PQCONNECTSTART = global "PostgreSQL::PQconnectStart"
     59
     60
     61 .sym Sub PQconnectPoll
     62 newsub PQconnectPoll, .Sub, i_PQconnectPoll_p
     63 .local pmc PQCONNECTPOLL
     64
     65 PQCONNECTPOLL = global "PostgreSQL::PQconnectPoll"


Commanlib.imc is where I will build an array to contain all the subs to
call.

      1 .local PerlArray Command
      2 Command = new PerlArray
      3
      4 Command[0] = PQCONNECTSTART
      5 Command[1] = PQCONNECTPOLL
      6 Command[18] = PQSTATUS
      7 Command[31] = PQSENDQUERY
      8
      9 #Command[2] = PQCONNECTDB
     10 #Command[3] = PQSETDBLOGIN
     11 #Command[4] = PQFINISH
     12 #Command[5] = PQCONNDEFAULTS
     13 #Command[6] = PQCONNINFOFREE
     14 #Command[7] = PQRESETSTART
     15 #Command[8] = PQRESETPOLL
     16 #Command[9] = PQRESET
     17 #Command[10] = PQREQUESTCANCEL


The first function call to "connect" works and the array "Command" gets passed into the funtion as follows. You will notice below that to get it to work I had to take a local copy of the passed in array or it got clobbered???????

    241 .pcc_sub _connect prototyped
    242         .param PerlArray Command
    243         .param PerlString s
    244     .local PerlString message
    245     message = new PerlString
    246
    247     .local PerlArray C
    248     C = new PerlArray
    249     C = Command
    250
    251     .local pmc CONN
    252     .local int int_answer
    253     print "About to Connect\n"
    254     P0 = C[0]
    255     S5 = s
    256     invoke
    257     CONN = P5

Various magic things happen in this function and we get a connection to postgres and pass the CONN back out.

When I call the next funtion on line 32 above the call works but the Array has not been passed correctly. You can see in the following function that I am taking a local copy again.

    192 .pcc_sub _pqsendquery prototyped
    193     .param PerlArray Command
    194     .param pmc CONN
    195     .param PerlString query
    196     .local PerlArray C
    197     C = new PerlArray
    198     C = Command
    199     .local int answer
    200     .local PerlString message
    201     .PRINT("Sending query now\n", query, "\n\n")
    202     P0 = C[31]
    203     P5 = CONN
    204     S5 = query
    205     invoke
    206     answer = I5
    207     eq 0, answer, error
    208     eq 1, answer, good
    209 error:
    210     .PQerrorMessage(CONN, message)
    211     branch finish
    212 good:
    213     message = "Successful\n"
    214 finish:
    215     .pcc_begin_return
    216     .return message
    217    .pcc_end_return
    218     end
    219 .end

Running this fails with the followng error.

set_string_native() not implemented in class 'PerlArray'

which suggests that I am trying to set an Array to a string which is obviously wrong.

I am pretty sure that I am butchering imc syntax throughout this but it has got me a bit stumped. I have managed to get as far as getting data out of the database when I don't use the array so I am not 100% if I am butchering the syntax that much. Unfortunately I have been trying to RTFM but most of the FM's are out of date ;-)

Harry

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