Interacting with c++ (Boost) Libraries

Simon Woods · Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 9

Hi

I'm wondering if anyone has done any work on accessing the Boost
libraries. I'm particularly interested in the Regex (I know VBscript has
a regex engine, I'm looking at boost as a potential alternative). I
don't know c++ at all so am not sure how or where to start to make these
dlls accessible to my vb6 app.

Thanks

S

(Having said that, perhaps someone knows some other freeware com regex
util?)

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Ralph · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 4148

"Simon Woods" wrote in message@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> I'm wondering if anyone has done any work on accessing the Boost
> libraries. I'm particularly interested in the Regex (I know VBscript has
> a regex engine, I'm looking at boost as a potential alternative). I
> don't know c++ at all so am not sure how or where to start to make these
> dlls accessible to my vb6 app.
>
> Thanks
>
> S
>
> (Having said that, perhaps someone knows some other freeware com regex
> util?)

Boost libraries are "C++ libraries" you can not use them directly in VB6
code. [You could perhaps create a C++ ATL application to wrap them. Since
you don't know C++ there is no point going there.]

As for "free", you already have a Regular Expression component. Open Project
References and seek out "Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 5.5"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818802

-ralph

Simon Woods · Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 9

Ralph wrote:
> "Simon Woods" wrote in message
> @TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm wondering if anyone has done any work on accessing the Boost
>> libraries. I'm particularly interested in the Regex (I know VBscript has
>> a regex engine, I'm looking at boost as a potential alternative). I
>> don't know c++ at all so am not sure how or where to start to make these
>> dlls accessible to my vb6 app.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> S
>>
>> (Having said that, perhaps someone knows some other freeware com regex
>> util?)
>
> Boost libraries are "C++ libraries" you can not use them directly in VB6
> code. [You could perhaps create a C++ ATL application to wrap them. Since
> you don't know C++ there is no point going there.]
>
> As for "free", you already have a Regular Expression component. Open Project
> References and seek out "Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 5.5"
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818802
>
> -ralph

Thanks Ralph