BASS GFA Library: "BASS.inc.G32" (VB5 to GFA)

[(X)]

Here is my attempt at putting all BASS functionality into one GFA library file.

The goal is to include all BASS functions into any GFA program and start building new code from a common foundation.

The following - previously submitted - demo is now "lighter" because I import the BASS functionality with the "BASS.inc.LG32" file.

Of course I have not tested this code exhaustively, so, problems may still lie in wait.

See this link for a demo:

    gb32.proboards.com/thread/340/demo-bass-test-vb5-gfa

See the last post for the latest and most up to date version of the library file.

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How was this done?

In order to adapt VB5 code to GFA there are several modifications that need to be done.

For example a Type declaration in VB5 like:

Type
   Data as Long
EndType

Does not work in GFA because 'Data' is recognized as a reserved name.  If you change the GFA code to:

Type
   -Long data
EndType

This will pass.

[wbtcpip]

all the "64" ending functions are unnecessary because GFA has Large variable ... exemple:

Declare Function BASS_StreamCreateFile Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal mem As Int, ByVal file As Int, ByVal offset As Large, ByVal length As Large, ByVal flags As Int) As Int
Declare Function BASS_ChannelBytes2Seconds Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal pos As Large) As Double
Declare Function BASS_ChannelSeconds2Bytes Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal pos As Double) As Large
Declare Function BASS_ChannelSetPosition Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal pos As Large, ByVal mode As Int) As Int
Declare Function BASS_ChannelGetPosition Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal mode As Int) As Large
Declare Function BASS_ChannelSetSync Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal type_ As Int, ByVal param As Large, ByVal proc As Int, ByVal user As Int) As Int

[(X)]

Apr 24, 2021 17:10:09 GMT 1 wbtcpip said:

all the "64" ending functions are unnecessary because GFA has Large variable ... exemple:

Declare Function BASS_StreamCreateFile Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal mem As Int, ByVal file As Int, ByVal offset As Large, ByVal length As Large, ByVal flags As Int) As Int
Declare Function BASS_ChannelBytes2Seconds Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal pos As Large) As Double
Declare Function BASS_ChannelSeconds2Bytes Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal pos As Double) As Large
Declare Function BASS_ChannelSetPosition Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal pos As Large, ByVal mode As Int) As Int
Declare Function BASS_ChannelGetPosition Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal mode As Int) As Large
Declare Function BASS_ChannelSetSync Lib "bass.dll" (ByVal handle As Int, ByVal type_ As Int, ByVal param As Large, ByVal proc As Int, ByVal user As Int) As Int

    I am amending the listing as per your suggestions...

[(X)]

In this update of "BASS.inc.G32", I have replaced all

    "ByRef <var name> as Any"

with

    "ByVal <var name> As Int32".

I kept a commented copy of the original statement above each change.

This means that when calling a BASS function, the corresponding parameter that used to be "Any" now needs to be an Int32 typed variable which contains the 'address of' the variable or array instead of just the variable or array name itself.

i.e.: Instead of just: "buffer(0)" we need to pass the address like so: "V:buffer(0)"

( I found this works by trial and error.  If someone has a better solution, please let me know.)

See the last post for the latest and most up to date version of the library file.

[(X)]

For variable type declarations, I used GFA's type shorthand to replace most if not all long hand notation:

I replaced:  

"<var> As Int32"  with "<var>%" ,
"<var> as Single" with  "<var>!" ,
"<var> as Word"  with  "<var>&" and
"<var> as Byte"   with  "<var>|" .


This has the effect of shortening the line lengths considerably and makes it more readable.

[Roger Cabo]

May 4, 2021 12:11:09 GMT 1 (X) said:

I used GFA's variable type shorthand for Int32 variables and parameters and replaced most if not all "<var> As Int32" with "<var>%". 

I also did the same for the variables of type: "<var> as Single" -> '!' and "<var> as Byte" -> '|'.

Thanks for the cool implementation.

Some of the LO/HI function exist already in Gb32 and they are a lot faster. They use fast shifting..
HiCard(), HiWord(), LoByte(), LoCard(), LoWord(), HiLarge() .. etc..

These available GB32 functions are about 100-200 times faster..

MakeWord() also exist.

Is there any special reason why you add these functions into  the inc.g32?

$StepOff

Dim t# = Timer
Dim l%, i%
Dim p% = &x0000000000000010

For i% = 0 To 100000
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
 l% = Lo_Byte(p)
Next i%
MsgBox Timer - t & " lowbyte:" & l%

Dim t# = Timer
For i% = 0 To 100000
 l% = LoByte(p)
 l% = LoByte(p)
 l% = LoByte(p)
 l% = LoByte(p)
 l% = LoByte(p)
 l% = LoByte(p)
 l% = LoByte(p)
 l% = LoByte(p)
 l% = LoByte(p)
 l% = LoByte(p)
Next i%
MsgBox Timer - t & " lowbyte:" & l%

Function Lo_Byte(ByVal lparam%) As Long
 Lo_Byte = lparam And $FF
End Function


[(X)]

The Hi_... and Lo_... functions were in the original VB5 code module, so I just included them as helper functions in the BASS.inc library without checking if GFA had anything like it.

We could remove them entirely from the BASS.inc file and rely on GFA's built-in versions instead.

The same goes for any "get string from an address pointer" function which in GFA, we can use the CharPeek command. (Though there is mention of ANSI vs UNICODE strings that I do not completely understand how to handle.)

From the helpfile:

CharPeek, like Char{}, is most useful when used with API functions as it reads a string from an address until the next zero byte.

I am presently working on a way to populate a ListView to let the user view and possibly modify over a dozen configuration settings.

(The first line is the way I want it to look.  I am working on a generic function that will take minimum effort to Add or Modify the settings.)

[(X)]

This is the latest version:

BASS.inc.G32 (64.93 KB)

[joe]

hi could someone write a simple example program that uses bass.dll to play 2 mp3s at the same time?

[(X)]

Aug 3, 2021 15:57:20 GMT 1 joe said:

hi could someone write a simple example program that uses bass.dll to play 2 mp3s at the same time?

Check out: gb32.proboards.com/thread/340/demo-bass-test-vb5-gfa