BaseX for noobs: C++ API ?

On 03/01/14 11:12, jean-marc Mercier wrote: > Hi all, > > going back to the root... I am trying to connect my favorite C++ tools to > BaseX. > Unfortunately, I am using visual C++ 12 Express under windows 7. It seems > that windows users will not be able to use the existing BaseX API C > connector, and need another one. Thus I started to code a C++ BaseX API > connector. > > Writing a API connector is quite difficult for me, since I don't have the > required networks knowledge. > > Has somebody already some code to that purposes ? > > > > _______________________________________________ > BaseX-Talk mailing list > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >

> Hello Jean-Marc, > > What problems did you experience when using the provided C API > (https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex-api/tree/master/src/main/c) under > Windows 7? It should also work under windows. > Additionally, you can find the source code of the C API at the basex-api > repository, so this should give you a starting point if you ant to > rewrite anything. > > Cheers, > Dirk > > On 03/01/14 11:12, jean-marc Mercier wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > going back to the root... I am trying to connect my favorite C++ tools to > > BaseX. > > Unfortunately, I am using visual C++ 12 Express under windows 7. It seems > > that windows users will not be able to use the existing BaseX API C > > connector, and need another one. Thus I started to code a C++ BaseX API > > connector. > > > > Writing a API connector is quite difficult for me, since I don't have the > > required networks knowledge. > > > > Has somebody already some code to that purposes ? > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > BaseX-Talk mailing list > > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk > > > > -- > Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org > |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz > |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: > | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle > `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 > _______________________________________________ > BaseX-Talk mailing list > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >

On 03/01/14 11:33, jean-marc Mercier wrote: > Hi Dirk, > > Thanx for your answer. Indeed, I tried to install the existing C API. For > windows user : > > Some *.h, *.c files of the BaseX C API seems to work only with a gcc > compiler. Some others one don't even exists under windows, at least I did > not found them : > 1) the BaseX C API seems to use the open SSL framework. I did download and > install it, but have some problem to compile it with Visual C++ Express. > 2) Some needed c/h files (see for instance "#include <unistd.h>) are > located in the MinGW distribution for windows. However, these files are > bound to GCC compiler, and can not be compiled with Microsoft compiler. > > Indeed, I am trying to mimic in C++ the C# API, that works on my > configuration. But it is not easy for me, since I never manipulated sockets > and TCP connectors, and will take me a lot of time. Thus, if anyone already > did the work, that would be so nice to share :) > > Cheers, > > Jean-Marc > > > > > 2014/1/3 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> > >> Hello Jean-Marc, >> >> What problems did you experience when using the provided C API >> (https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex-api/tree/master/src/main/c) under >> Windows 7? It should also work under windows. >> Additionally, you can find the source code of the C API at the basex-api >> repository, so this should give you a starting point if you ant to >> rewrite anything. >> >> Cheers, >> Dirk >> >> On 03/01/14 11:12, jean-marc Mercier wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> going back to the root... I am trying to connect my favorite C++ tools to >>> BaseX. >>> Unfortunately, I am using visual C++ 12 Express under windows 7. It seems >>> that windows users will not be able to use the existing BaseX API C >>> connector, and need another one. Thus I started to code a C++ BaseX API >>> connector. >>> >>> Writing a API connector is quite difficult for me, since I don't have the >>> required networks knowledge. >>> >>> Has somebody already some code to that purposes ? >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> BaseX-Talk mailing list >>> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >>> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >>> >> >> -- >> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >> _______________________________________________ >> BaseX-Talk mailing list >> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >> >

> Hello Jean-Marc, > > I see your point. Unfortunately, I don't have any experience doing > Windows socket programming (nor do I run any Windows OS), so I am of not > much help here. But I would guess the C code can be quite easily > replaced (e.g. OpenSSL is most likely just used for the md5 computation) > and based on some articles like > > http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/13071/Programming-Windows-TCP-Sockets-in-C-for-the-Begin > I would guess windows socket programming can be done quite similar to > Unix sockets. > > Cheers, > Dirk > > On 03/01/14 11:33, jean-marc Mercier wrote: > > Hi Dirk, > > > > Thanx for your answer. Indeed, I tried to install the existing C API. For > > windows user : > > > > Some *.h, *.c files of the BaseX C API seems to work only with a gcc > > compiler. Some others one don't even exists under windows, at least I did > > not found them : > > 1) the BaseX C API seems to use the open SSL framework. I did download > and > > install it, but have some problem to compile it with Visual C++ Express. > > 2) Some needed c/h files (see for instance "#include <unistd.h>) are > > located in the MinGW distribution for windows. However, these files are > > bound to GCC compiler, and can not be compiled with Microsoft compiler. > > > > Indeed, I am trying to mimic in C++ the C# API, that works on my > > configuration. But it is not easy for me, since I never manipulated > sockets > > and TCP connectors, and will take me a lot of time. Thus, if anyone > already > > did the work, that would be so nice to share :) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jean-Marc > > > > > > > > > > 2014/1/3 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> > > > >> Hello Jean-Marc, > >> > >> What problems did you experience when using the provided C API > >> (https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex-api/tree/master/src/main/c) under > >> Windows 7? It should also work under windows. > >> Additionally, you can find the source code of the C API at the basex-api > >> repository, so this should give you a starting point if you ant to > >> rewrite anything. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Dirk > >> > >> On 03/01/14 11:12, jean-marc Mercier wrote: > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> going back to the root... I am trying to connect my favorite C++ tools > to > >>> BaseX. > >>> Unfortunately, I am using visual C++ 12 Express under windows 7. It > seems > >>> that windows users will not be able to use the existing BaseX API C > >>> connector, and need another one. Thus I started to code a C++ BaseX API > >>> connector. > >>> > >>> Writing a API connector is quite difficult for me, since I don't have > the > >>> required networks knowledge. > >>> > >>> Has somebody already some code to that purposes ? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> BaseX-Talk mailing list > >>> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > >>> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org > >> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz > >> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: > >> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle > >> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> BaseX-Talk mailing list > >> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > >> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk > >> > > > > -- > Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org > |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz > |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: > | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle > `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >

> Dirk, > > Thx. Well, I am suffering a lot to develop this C++ BaseX API. I did not > succeed in installing the openssl MD5 algorithm, but I finally found a MD5 > algorithm that seems to work (at least, it seems to compute the MD5 hash > for "admin" correctly). However, after two days, I still can't connect to > the BaseX server, and can't figure out why... > > Concerning TCP connectors, I think that it is wiser to use boost::asio > library : it is not MS, and seems to becoming the C++ network standard > library. > > Since this C++ BaseX API'fate is to be published (provided we can make it > work!), maybe somebody in BaseX team, that have some experience with C++, > could have a look to it ? I put the current code at > https://github.com/JohnLeM/BaseXCPPAPI, as a bottle in the sea :( > > > > > > > 2014/1/5 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> > >> Hello Jean-Marc, >> >> I see your point. Unfortunately, I don't have any experience doing >> Windows socket programming (nor do I run any Windows OS), so I am of not >> much help here. But I would guess the C code can be quite easily >> replaced (e.g. OpenSSL is most likely just used for the md5 computation) >> and based on some articles like >> >> http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/13071/Programming-Windows-TCP-Sockets-in-C-for-the-Begin >> I would guess windows socket programming can be done quite similar to >> Unix sockets. >> >> Cheers, >> Dirk >> >> On 03/01/14 11:33, jean-marc Mercier wrote: >> > Hi Dirk, >> > >> > Thanx for your answer. Indeed, I tried to install the existing C API. >> For >> > windows user : >> > >> > Some *.h, *.c files of the BaseX C API seems to work only with a gcc >> > compiler. Some others one don't even exists under windows, at least I >> did >> > not found them : >> > 1) the BaseX C API seems to use the open SSL framework. I did download >> and >> > install it, but have some problem to compile it with Visual C++ Express. >> > 2) Some needed c/h files (see for instance "#include <unistd.h>) are >> > located in the MinGW distribution for windows. However, these files are >> > bound to GCC compiler, and can not be compiled with Microsoft compiler. >> > >> > Indeed, I am trying to mimic in C++ the C# API, that works on my >> > configuration. But it is not easy for me, since I never manipulated >> sockets >> > and TCP connectors, and will take me a lot of time. Thus, if anyone >> already >> > did the work, that would be so nice to share :) >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Jean-Marc >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > 2014/1/3 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> >> > >> >> Hello Jean-Marc, >> >> >> >> What problems did you experience when using the provided C API >> >> (https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex-api/tree/master/src/main/c) under >> >> Windows 7? It should also work under windows. >> >> Additionally, you can find the source code of the C API at the >> basex-api >> >> repository, so this should give you a starting point if you ant to >> >> rewrite anything. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dirk >> >> >> >> On 03/01/14 11:12, jean-marc Mercier wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >> >>> >> >>> going back to the root... I am trying to connect my favorite C++ >> tools to >> >>> BaseX. >> >>> Unfortunately, I am using visual C++ 12 Express under windows 7. It >> seems >> >>> that windows users will not be able to use the existing BaseX API C >> >>> connector, and need another one. Thus I started to code a C++ BaseX >> API >> >>> connector. >> >>> >> >>> Writing a API connector is quite difficult for me, since I don't have >> the >> >>> required networks knowledge. >> >>> >> >>> Has somebody already some code to that purposes ? >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> BaseX-Talk mailing list >> >>> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >> >>> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >> >> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >> >> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >> >> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >> >> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> BaseX-Talk mailing list >> >> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >> >> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >> >> >> > >> >> -- >> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >> > >

> On Mon, 2014-01-06 at 21:15 +0100, jean-marc Mercier wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I still can't connect to BaseX. I checked that I sent to the server > exactly > > the same bytes than the C# connector that worked on my configuration. > > > > Is there any way to make the BaseX server echoing any input request on a > > particular socket to check exactly what my TCP connector is sending ? > I do have an old C program I wrote years ago that saves a copy of data > sent on a socket into a file; I wrote it for Unix but maybe it'd work > for you. There are some packages for Linux that do soemthing similar > too. > > Make sure that you check the return value of every system call you use - > writing to a socket does not necessarily succeed. Make sure also that > your code connects to the right IP address and port - e.g. try > connecting to something like a Web server where you can see the logs, > and sending "GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nAccept: */*\r\n\r\n" at it. Forgetting to > convert addresses and port numbers to network order is sometimes an > issue. > > Liam > > -- > Liam Quin - XML Activity Lead, W3C, http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/ > Pictures from old books: http://fromoldbooks.org/ > Ankh: irc.sorcery.net irc.gnome.org freenode/#xml > >

On 06/01/14 21:15, jean-marc Mercier wrote: > Hello, > > I still can't connect to BaseX. I checked that I sent to the server exactly > the same bytes than the C# connector that worked on my configuration. > > Is there any way to make the BaseX server echoing any input request on a > particular socket to check exactly what my TCP connector is sending ? > > > > 2014/1/5 jean-marc Mercier <jeanmarc.mercier at gmail.com> > >> Dirk, >> >> Thx. Well, I am suffering a lot to develop this C++ BaseX API. I did not >> succeed in installing the openssl MD5 algorithm, but I finally found a MD5 >> algorithm that seems to work (at least, it seems to compute the MD5 hash >> for "admin" correctly). However, after two days, I still can't connect to >> the BaseX server, and can't figure out why... >> >> Concerning TCP connectors, I think that it is wiser to use boost::asio >> library : it is not MS, and seems to becoming the C++ network standard >> library. >> >> Since this C++ BaseX API'fate is to be published (provided we can make it >> work!), maybe somebody in BaseX team, that have some experience with C++, >> could have a look to it ? I put the current code at >> https://github.com/JohnLeM/BaseXCPPAPI, as a bottle in the sea :( >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 2014/1/5 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> >> >>> Hello Jean-Marc, >>> >>> I see your point. Unfortunately, I don't have any experience doing >>> Windows socket programming (nor do I run any Windows OS), so I am of not >>> much help here. But I would guess the C code can be quite easily >>> replaced (e.g. OpenSSL is most likely just used for the md5 computation) >>> and based on some articles like >>> >>> http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/13071/Programming-Windows-TCP-Sockets-in-C-for-the-Begin >>> I would guess windows socket programming can be done quite similar to >>> Unix sockets. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Dirk >>> >>> On 03/01/14 11:33, jean-marc Mercier wrote: >>>> Hi Dirk, >>>> >>>> Thanx for your answer. Indeed, I tried to install the existing C API. >>> For >>>> windows user : >>>> >>>> Some *.h, *.c files of the BaseX C API seems to work only with a gcc >>>> compiler. Some others one don't even exists under windows, at least I >>> did >>>> not found them : >>>> 1) the BaseX C API seems to use the open SSL framework. I did download >>> and >>>> install it, but have some problem to compile it with Visual C++ Express. >>>> 2) Some needed c/h files (see for instance "#include <unistd.h>) are >>>> located in the MinGW distribution for windows. However, these files are >>>> bound to GCC compiler, and can not be compiled with Microsoft compiler. >>>> >>>> Indeed, I am trying to mimic in C++ the C# API, that works on my >>>> configuration. But it is not easy for me, since I never manipulated >>> sockets >>>> and TCP connectors, and will take me a lot of time. Thus, if anyone >>> already >>>> did the work, that would be so nice to share :) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Jean-Marc >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 2014/1/3 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> >>>> >>>>> Hello Jean-Marc, >>>>> >>>>> What problems did you experience when using the provided C API >>>>> (https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex-api/tree/master/src/main/c) under >>>>> Windows 7? It should also work under windows. >>>>> Additionally, you can find the source code of the C API at the >>> basex-api >>>>> repository, so this should give you a starting point if you ant to >>>>> rewrite anything. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Dirk >>>>> >>>>> On 03/01/14 11:12, jean-marc Mercier wrote: >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> going back to the root... I am trying to connect my favorite C++ >>> tools to >>>>>> BaseX. >>>>>> Unfortunately, I am using visual C++ 12 Express under windows 7. It >>> seems >>>>>> that windows users will not be able to use the existing BaseX API C >>>>>> connector, and need another one. Thus I started to code a C++ BaseX >>> API >>>>>> connector. >>>>>> >>>>>> Writing a API connector is quite difficult for me, since I don't have >>> the >>>>>> required networks knowledge. >>>>>> >>>>>> Has somebody already some code to that purposes ? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> BaseX-Talk mailing list >>>>>> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >>>>>> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >>>>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >>>>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >>>>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >>>>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> BaseX-Talk mailing list >>>>> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >>>>> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >>> >> >> >

On Mon, 2014-01-06 at 21:15 +0100, jean-marc Mercier wrote: > Hello, > > I still can't connect to BaseX. I checked that I sent to the server exactly > the same bytes than the C# connector that worked on my configuration. > > Is there any way to make the BaseX server echoing any input request on a > particular socket to check exactly what my TCP connector is sending ?

> @Dirk thx : I saw this with WireShark, even if I could have realized it > without. > > > 2014/1/7 jean-marc Mercier <jeanmarc.mercier at gmail.com> > >> ahhhh...I finally succeeded ! This was so stupidly due to the last >> trailing '\0' character in the server time stamp response, that was so >> stupidly messed out the password MD5 computations. I do like computers when >> I am loosing two days on such b*******t. >> >> I am actually eating my keyboard .... >> >> >> 2014/1/6 jean-marc Mercier <jeanmarc.mercier at gmail.com> >> >>> I installed WireShark. Thx Dirkk, this should definitively helps me. I >>> keep you informed. >>> >>> >>> 2014/1/6 jean-marc Mercier <jeanmarc.mercier at gmail.com> >>> >>>> Dirk, yes I read it. I also have the C# connector that works, and, even >>>> if it does not compile, the C Unix code. But still I can't connect :( >>>> >>>> >>>> 2014/1/6 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> >>>> >>>>> One other thing, based on your last mail: Did you have a look at >>>>> >>>>> https://docs.basex.org/wiki/Server_Protocol#Authentication_.28via_cram-md5.29 >>>>> ? >>>>> So the basic thing is that you have to hash the password first and then >>>>> combine the result with the timestamp send by the server and then hash >>>>> again to prevent time-based attacks. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Dirk >>>>> >>>>> On 06/01/14 21:36, jean-marc Mercier wrote: >>>>> > ah ! nice ! I did not thought about this ! >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > 2014/1/6 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> >>>>> > >>>>> >> Hello Jean-Marc, >>>>> >> >>>>> >> No, there is no such echoing service. Especially, because you sait >>>>> that >>>>> >> you can't connect, so the authentification does not seem to have >>>>> taken >>>>> >> place. So doing anything before authentification would be rather >>>>> weird. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Also, you did not mention _what_ excactly does not work. However, >>>>> you >>>>> >> can use tools like Wireshark (which should also be available on >>>>> Windows, >>>>> >> I guess) to analyze all your traffic (you can also filter for >>>>> traffic to >>>>> >> specific ports, so just relevant stuff is shown to you). >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Cheers, >>>>> >> Dirk >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On 06/01/14 21:15, jean-marc Mercier wrote: >>>>> >>> Hello, >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> I still can't connect to BaseX. I checked that I sent to the server >>>>> >> exactly >>>>> >>> the same bytes than the C# connector that worked on my >>>>> configuration. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Is there any way to make the BaseX server echoing any input >>>>> request on a >>>>> >>> particular socket to check exactly what my TCP connector is >>>>> sending ? >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> 2014/1/5 jean-marc Mercier <jeanmarc.mercier at gmail.com> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> Dirk, >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> Thx. Well, I am suffering a lot to develop this C++ BaseX API. I >>>>> did not >>>>> >>>> succeed in installing the openssl MD5 algorithm, but I finally >>>>> found a >>>>> >> MD5 >>>>> >>>> algorithm that seems to work (at least, it seems to compute the >>>>> MD5 hash >>>>> >>>> for "admin" correctly). However, after two days, I still can't >>>>> connect >>>>> >> to >>>>> >>>> the BaseX server, and can't figure out why... >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> Concerning TCP connectors, I think that it is wiser to use >>>>> boost::asio >>>>> >>>> library : it is not MS, and seems to becoming the C++ network >>>>> standard >>>>> >>>> library. >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> Since this C++ BaseX API'fate is to be published (provided we can >>>>> make >>>>> >> it >>>>> >>>> work!), maybe somebody in BaseX team, that have some experience >>>>> with >>>>> >> C++, >>>>> >>>> could have a look to it ? I put the current code at >>>>> >>>> https://github.com/JohnLeM/BaseXCPPAPI, as a bottle in the sea :( >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> 2014/1/5 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hello Jean-Marc, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I see your point. Unfortunately, I don't have any experience >>>>> doing >>>>> >>>>> Windows socket programming (nor do I run any Windows OS), so I >>>>> am of >>>>> >> not >>>>> >>>>> much help here. But I would guess the C code can be quite easily >>>>> >>>>> replaced (e.g. OpenSSL is most likely just used for the md5 >>>>> >> computation) >>>>> >>>>> and based on some articles like >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> >>>>> http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/13071/Programming-Windows-TCP-Sockets-in-C-for-the-Begin >>>>> >>>>> I would guess windows socket programming can be done quite >>>>> similar to >>>>> >>>>> Unix sockets. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Dirk >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 03/01/14 11:33, jean-marc Mercier wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Dirk, >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Thanx for your answer. Indeed, I tried to install the existing >>>>> C API. >>>>> >>>>> For >>>>> >>>>>> windows user : >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Some *.h, *.c files of the BaseX C API seems to work only with >>>>> a gcc >>>>> >>>>>> compiler. Some others one don't even exists under windows, at >>>>> least I >>>>> >>>>> did >>>>> >>>>>> not found them : >>>>> >>>>>> 1) the BaseX C API seems to use the open SSL framework. I did >>>>> download >>>>> >>>>> and >>>>> >>>>>> install it, but have some problem to compile it with Visual C++ >>>>> >> Express. >>>>> >>>>>> 2) Some needed c/h files (see for instance "#include >>>>> <unistd.h>) are >>>>> >>>>>> located in the MinGW distribution for windows. However, these >>>>> files >>>>> >> are >>>>> >>>>>> bound to GCC compiler, and can not be compiled with Microsoft >>>>> >> compiler. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Indeed, I am trying to mimic in C++ the C# API, that works on my >>>>> >>>>>> configuration. But it is not easy for me, since I never >>>>> manipulated >>>>> >>>>> sockets >>>>> >>>>>> and TCP connectors, and will take me a lot of time. Thus, if >>>>> anyone >>>>> >>>>> already >>>>> >>>>>> did the work, that would be so nice to share :) >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Jean-Marc >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> 2014/1/3 Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> Hello Jean-Marc, >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> What problems did you experience when using the provided C API >>>>> >>>>>>> (https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex-api/tree/master/src/main/c) >>>>> under >>>>> >>>>>>> Windows 7? It should also work under windows. >>>>> >>>>>>> Additionally, you can find the source code of the C API at the >>>>> >>>>> basex-api >>>>> >>>>>>> repository, so this should give you a starting point if you >>>>> ant to >>>>> >>>>>>> rewrite anything. >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>>>> Dirk >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> On 03/01/14 11:12, jean-marc Mercier wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> going back to the root... I am trying to connect my favorite >>>>> C++ >>>>> >>>>> tools to >>>>> >>>>>>>> BaseX. >>>>> >>>>>>>> Unfortunately, I am using visual C++ 12 Express under windows >>>>> 7. It >>>>> >>>>> seems >>>>> >>>>>>>> that windows users will not be able to use the existing BaseX >>>>> API C >>>>> >>>>>>>> connector, and need another one. Thus I started to code a C++ >>>>> BaseX >>>>> >>>>> API >>>>> >>>>>>>> connector. >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> Writing a API connector is quite difficult for me, since I >>>>> don't >>>>> >> have >>>>> >>>>> the >>>>> >>>>>>>> required networks knowledge. >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> Has somebody already some code to that purposes ? >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>>>>> BaseX-Talk mailing list >>>>> >>>>>>>> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >>>>> >>>>>>>> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>>>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >>>>> >>>>>>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >>>>> >>>>>>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >>>>> >>>>>>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael >>>>> Seiferle >>>>> >>>>>>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>>>> BaseX-Talk mailing list >>>>> >>>>>>> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >>>>> >>>>>>> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >>>>> >>>>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >>>>> >>>>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >>>>> >>>>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >>>>> >>>>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> -- >>>>> >> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >>>>> >> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >>>>> >> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >>>>> >> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >>>>> >> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >>>>> >> >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >>>>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >>>>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >>>>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >>>>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >