Stage command API wizard

Pipelines v2.1

This version of Pipelines contains a Microsoft Visual Studio VC++ 9.0 wizard; which creates a fully functioning skeletal Pipelines stage command DLL.

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Installing the wizard

Pipelines comprises a Stage command template wizard; which will enable you to create a fully functioning skeletal Pipelines Stage command. The stage that is generated by the template wizard; reads records from its primary input stream and writes records to its primary output stream.

There are a couple of steps that you will need to take in order to install the necessary wizard files and then to create a new Pipelines Stage command DLL. It is quite straight forward and should not take you more than a minute or two.

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●	The default [Pipelines installation folder] is: C:\Program files\TenFiftyTwo\Pipelines\
●	The default [Visual Studio 2008 installation folder] is: C:\Program files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\

1.	Copy the folder: [Pipelines installation folder]\Stage command API\Pipelines Stage DLL\Scripts to the folder: [Visual Studio 2008 installation folder]\VC\VCWizards\
2.	Copy the files: [Pipelines installation folder]\Stage command API\Pipelines Stage DLL\Pipelines Stage DLL.ico [Pipelines installation folder]\Stage command API\Pipelines Stage DLL\Pipelines Stage DLL.vsz to the folder: [Visual Studio 2008 installation folder]\VC\vcprojects\

Using the wizard

1.	To create a new Pipelines Stage command; simply launch Visual Studio and from the File menu, select: New, then Project.
2.	Select the Visual C++ tree entry and the Pipelines Stage DLL template and in the Name and Location input fields; specify a name and location for your new stage.

Building your stage

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In debug mode To build a debug version of your stage; select the VS Build menu entry, then Configuration Manager… and set the build option to Debug. When you build the Debug version of your stage; the output DLL will be written to the folder: [Pipelines installation folder]\LoadLib\User\Debug\ In Debug mode; Pipelines will look in this folder for any user defined stages when it builds its stage command DLL list.

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In release mode To build a Release version of your stage; select the VS Build menu entry, then Configuration Manager… and set the build option to Release. When you build the Release version of your stage; the output DLL will be written to the folder: [Project location]\[Project name]\Release\ The Release version of your stage DLL is not automatically written the LoadLib\User\Release folder. To prevent accidental overwrite of an existing stage; the output from a Release build is always written to the projects' Release folder. In order for Pipelines to use your stage; you must copy the stage DLL to the folder: [Pipelines installation folder]\LoadLib\User\Release\ In Release mode; Pipelines will look in this folder for any user defined stages when it builds its stage command DLL list.