.Net class mimics Cache Direct(VisM.OCX) interface for IRIS

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Implemented the VisM.OCX interface for .Net Applications using IRIS .Net Native API .

How to use

IRIS Server

IRIS for Windows (x86-64) 2022.2 (Build 368U) Fri Oct 21 2022 16:43:20 EDT or later can work.

Native API for .Net Framework (4.x) has not been included from 2024.2.

IRIS Server side class definition

Importing CacheDirect.Emulator.cls into the appropriate namespace.
(The sample console application assumes that the namespace is USER)

Create C# Project file in Visual Studio

.Net Framework(4.x)

Create a Console C# application project in Visual Studio 2019.

The version I used is as follows.

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2019
Version 16.11.15

Add the following files to the project

net4/ConsoleApp/cacheDirectWapper.cs
net4/ConsoleApp/ConsoleApp.cs

Delete Program.cs

.Net 6.0 or later

When building with Visual Studio 2022, add the following files

net60later/ConsoleApp/cacheDirectWapper.cs
net60later/ConsoleApp/ConsoleApp.cs

reference setting

for Visual Studio 2019

Choose Add Reference from the project settings in Visual Studio and add the following files.

<InstallDir>\InterSystems\IRIS\dev\dotnet\bin\v4.6.2

InterSystems.Data.IRISClient.dll

For Visual Studio 2022

<InstallDir>\InterSystems\IRIS\dev\dotnet\bin\net8.0

InterSystems.Data.IRISClient.dll

Build

Click Build from the Visual Studio build menu.

Make sure there are no errors in the output window.

If you get an error, there’s something wrong with the reference settings being not working properly.

run

From the Visual Studio debug menu, click Start Debugging.
you need to press any key to finish the sample application
you can see the program output in the Visual Studio output window

for VB.Net

VB/Module1.vb is a samle VB.Net code to use the emulator.

to run the sample

create a c# class library project
add cacheDirectWapper.cs to the project
add references to InterSystems.Data.IRISClient.dll
build the project
create a VB.Net console application project
add VB/Module1.vb to the project
add references to InterSystems.Data.IRISClient.dll
add refernce to the class library dll

Unsupported features

Unsupported Property

ConnectionState
ConTag
ElapsedTime
ErrorTrap
KeepAliveInterval
KeepAliveTimeOut
LogMask
MServer
MsgText
PromptInterval
Server
Tag
TimeOut

Unsupported Method

DeleteConnection
SetMServer
SetServer
Shutdown Event

Unsupported Additinal features

ErrorTrapping
The Keep Alive Feature
Server Read Loop and Quick Check
Read and Write Hooks
Other Server Side Hooks
User Cancel Option

Visual Basic Specific functions

It does not support any features specific to Visual Basic in the Cache Direct features as follows:.

Callback function
MessageBox
DoEvents, etc.

Constructors

2 Constructors are defined

cacheDirectWapper(string constr)

cacheDirectWapper(IRISConnection irisconn)

Using Multiple Namespaces

If you need to switch namespaces within your application, you must import CacheDirect.Emulator class into each namespace or do package mapping.

CacheDirectEmulator for InterSystems IRIS Data Platform