Board:   [DeveloperNet] C#
Subject: Console.Read and Write, a
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Wed Sep 09, 2009 22:59

  Re: Console.Read and Write, and Synchronet?
  By:  to All on Sat Sep 05 2009 12:20:26

 >  > Does anyone know how I would go about redirecting Console.Read and
 >  > Console.Write to Synchronet? I'm having difficulty finding any recent
 >  > documentation on writing external/door programs, especially for C#.

I think what we would need is a Synchronet API for C#, similar to what has been
done for JavaScript.  Simply using Console.Read and Console.Write won't work, I
don't think, because those functions know nothing about Synchronet.

If you want to write a BBS door in C#, I think what you'd need to do is
download one of the popular C/C++ door kits and write a managed wrapper for it
so that you could call its functions from C#.  I think there is a Synchronet
door library available for C++, but if not, I've heard that OpenDoors is a
popular C/C++ door library.

I've written a managed wrapper to call legacy C++ code from C#.  It's not too
difficult, although it can be a bit tedious when there are many functions you
want to call.

Nightfox

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