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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Bob Swart (aka Dr.Bob - drbob@pi.net)
P.O. Box 799, 5702 NP, HELMOND, THE NETHERLANDS
DR.BOB LAUNCHES HEADCONV 1.0 - C DLL HEADER CONVERTER EXPERT FOR DELPHI
Helmond, The Netherlands -- Dr.Bob has announced he will launch the first
C DLL Header Converter Expert for Delphi, HeadConv 1.0.
Targeted at the serious Delphi developer, the HeadConv Expert will assist
in the task of converting the C DLL header files to Delphi import units,
giving all Delphi users access to the huge world of third-party C DLLs.
HeadConv has full support for functions and procedures, argument and return
types (128 custom type conversions) and generates implicit Delphi import
units. The expert is integarted in the Delphi IDE, making the conversion
very easy as the converted file is opened up in the IDE automatically. At
this time there is limited (non-complex) support for typedefs, structs,
unions, enums and conditional compilations. HeadConv is not targeted to do
the conversion 100% on its own, rather it will assist in converting the C
DLL header files!
"The whole idea of a C translator is really great. I think in the long run
it will prove more useful than a VB-Delphi translator because so much of
the useful low level code that is suitable for a compiled language like
Delphi's ObjectPascal is written in C." said George Watson, a beta tester.
Another beta tester was equally existed. "It already saved us two days of
monkey work, even when not everything was converted 100% correctly."
The shareware version of HeadConv 1.0 will be available directly from LIB 22
of the DELPHI forum. Registrations can be made (US$ 25) in the SWREG forum
(id #6533). All registered users will receive source code for the expert and
stand-alone EXEs (source code for the parser is not provided!), a detailed
WinHelp file, the capability for generating explicit import units, and the
chance to send new wishes and receive regular updates by CompuServe mail
when available.
Bob Swart (aka Dr.Bob) is a professional software developer and free-lance
techincal writer using Borland Delphi, Pascal and C++. Dr.Bob writes for
several computer magazines and is columnist for The Delphi Magazine and
The Pascal Magazine.