Further research and experimentation indicates that it is at least NOT *easily* possible to compile SAS/Toolkit modules using any of Microsoft's "Express" series compilers.

The reason for this appears to be because the Express series compilers do not include (at least by default) the ability to compile projects that use "Microsoft Foundation Class" (MFC) based code, and SAS/Toolkit appears to require MFC. Various links on the web suggest that it may be possible (at least in part) to force the Express series products to compile MFC based applications, but doing so requires non-standard manual tinkering to link in the MFC libraries, and there also appear to be some problems with debugging such applications under the Express series products, and the possibility of other issues.

Because I didn't want to fork over $300 to $500+ for any of the recent Microsoft products that support MFC just to compile the little Toolkit utility function that I was working on, I therefore searched some of my older machines until I located an old (1998 vintage) installation of Microsoft's Visual C++ 6.0, which *does* include full MFC support. Using this compiler I *was* able to successfully compile my Tookit function, but only after solving one additional issue...

The code that I wrote (which made use of Windows API functions) required use of header files from <windows.h>. Attempting to compile anything under Toolkit that used #INCLUDE <windows.h> produced errors resulting from conflicting definitions of a "boolean" macro. After locating and commenting out this definition at line 66 in !SASRoot\toolkit\c\maclib\uwhost.h (as provided with SAS 8.2), everything compiled properly. I have no idea whether commenting out this definition could produce any undesirable side-effects, but my application seemed to work fine using the alternate definition as provided in <windows.h>.

s/KAM

----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Myers" <KevinMyers@AUSTIN.RR.COM> To: <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 22:59 Subject: SAS/Toolkit and Visual C++ 2008 Express

Does anyone know if it is possible to build SAS/Toolkit functions for SAS 8.2 using Microsoft Visual C++ (.Net) 2008 Express? I have now checked and double checked all of my steps versus the documentation and old builds that I did years ago using a different compiler version, and can't find any other potential problems in my setup. But when I run nmake to build my function, I am getting an unresolved external symbol error for __pRawDllMain in the final link step that attempts to create the DLL for my toolkit function. It might help if I had much of an idea what __pRawDllMain was, or where it was supposed to be located...

Below are the function source and the corresponding output from nmake. Any help would sure be appreciated.

Thanks, Kevin M.

ConStdIO.c *************

#include "uwproc.h" #include <stdio.h>

/* Prototype for CONWRTLN */ int RTN1 U_PARMS((short*,short*,ptr*,douple*));

ptr IFFMAI(request) int *request; {

if (*request == 1) {

/* required if SAS interface routines will be called */ UWPRCC(0);

/* set number of functions being defined */ FNCDFS(1L);

/* function number, name, min args, max args, return type */ FNCDFN(1L, "CONWRTLN", 1L, 1L, 1L); /* numeric, return code */

/* function number, arg number, arg type */ FNCDFA(1L, 1L, 2L); /* character, string to write */

return(FNCDFE()); /* set required return value */

}

else if (*request == 2) { return(FNCDFE()); }

}

/* CONWRTLN function */ int RTN1(mIn, cIn, pIn, pOut) short *mIn, *cIn; double *pOut; ptr *pIn; { *pOut = (double) puts(*pIn); return(F_OK); }

void IFFEXT() {}

ConStdIO.mak ***************** ####################################################################### # NAME: ConStdIO.mak # # PRODUCT: KBMUTILS # # PURPOSE: make file for creating Console I/O functions # #######################################################################

!include toolkit.mak !include where.mak

# local macros UWSRC = $(SRC)ConStdIO.c UWOBJ = $(OBJ)ConStdIO.obj MODNAME = uwustdio PGMCON = mcbstdio WHICH = FUNCTION LANGUAGE = c PRCINT = $(PRCINTCV) IFFINT = $(IFFINTCV)

# local MAKE definitions ALL : $(LOAD)$(MODNAME).dll $(UWOBJ) : $(UWSRC) ; \ $(UWC) -Fo$(UWOBJ) $(UWCOPTS) $(UWSRC)

!include pgmcon.mak !include uwlnkiff.mak

Output from nmake: *********************** D:\petroleum\utility\c\cntl>nmake /f ConStdIO.mak

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 9.00.30729.01 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

cl -Fo..\obj\ConStdIO.obj -c -IC:\Progra~1\Micros~1.0\VC\include -I..\ma clib\ ..\src\ConStdIO.c Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 for 80x86 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

ConStdIO.c d:\petroleum\utility\c\src\constdio.c(38) : warning C4715: 'IFFMAI' : not all co ntrol paths return a value c:\progra~1\SASIns~1\sas\v8\sas -path . -sysin C:\Progra~1\SASIns~1\SAS\ V8\toolkt\global\test\pgmcon.sas -sysparm !FUNCTION!uwustdio!mcbstdio!@!@!@C:\P rogra~1\SASIns~1\SAS\V8\toolkt\global\grm\!@..\src\!@C:\Progra~1\SASIns~1\SAS\V8 \toolkt\global\grm\!@..\obj\!c!cl C:\Progra~1\SASIns~1\SAS\V8\toolkt\sasexe\lnkdef c MICROSOFT WIN FUNCTIO N @ VENDORLIBS @C:\Progra~1\Mi2578~1\Windows\v6.0A\Lib\Kernel32.Lib+ C:\Progra~ 1\Micros~1.0\VC\LIB\MSVCRT.LIB+ C:\Progra~1\Micros~1.0\VC\LIB\LIBCMT.LIB VENDORL IBS @ @C:\Progra~1\SASIns~1\SAS\V8\toolkt\global\obj\ @..\load\ uwustdio ..\ob j\mcbstdio ..\obj\ConStdIO.obj link/nodefaultlib /verbose @uwustdio.LNK Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 9.00.30729.01 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

-out:..\LOAD\uwustdio.dll -dll -entry:DllMain@12 -export:mcn_main -map:uwustdio.map -debug -pdb:none ..\OBJ\MCBSTDIO.OBJ ..\OBJ\CONSTDIO.OBJ C:\PROGRA~1\SASINS~1\SAS\V8\TOOLKT\GLOBAL\OBJ\PRCINTCV.OBJ C:\PROGRA~1\SASINS~1\SAS\V8\TOOLKT\GLOBAL\OBJ\IFFINT.OBJ C:\PROGRA~1\MI2578~1\WINDOWS\V6.0A\LIB\KERNEL32.LIB C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1.0\VC\LI B\MSVCRT.LIB C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1.0\VC\LIB\LIBCMT.LIB C:\PROGRA~1\SASINS~1\SAS\V8\TOOLKT\GLOBAL\OBJ\TOOLKIT.LIB

Starting pass 1

Searching libraries Searching C:\PROGRA~1\MI2578~1\WINDOWS\V6.0A\LIB\KERNEL32.LIB: Searching C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1.0\VC\LIB\MSVCRT.LIB: Found _DllMain@12 Loaded MSVCRT.LIB(dllmain.obj) Found _puts Referenced in CONSTDIO.OBJ Loaded MSVCRT.LIB(MSVCR90.dll) Found __fltused Referenced in CONSTDIO.OBJ Loaded MSVCRT.LIB(dllsupp.obj) Found __IMPORT_DESCRIPTOR_MSVCR90 Referenced in MSVCRT.LIB(MSVCR90.dll) Loaded MSVCRT.LIB(MSVCR90.dll) Found __NULL_IMPORT_DESCRIPTOR Referenced in MSVCRT.LIB(MSVCR90.dll) Loaded MSVCRT.LIB(MSVCR90.dll) Found ?MSVCR90_NULL_THUNK_DATA Referenced in MSVCRT.LIB(MSVCR90.dll) Loaded MSVCRT.LIB(MSVCR90.dll) Searching C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1.0\VC\LIB\LIBCMT.LIB: Searching C:\PROGRA~1\SASINS~1\SAS\V8\TOOLKT\GLOBAL\OBJ\TOOLKIT.LIB: Found _himodcn Referenced in MCBSTDIO.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(himodcn.obj) Found _v_global_pidb_anchor Referenced in MCBSTDIO.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(tlkthcrt.obj) Found _xoptcgt Referenced in PRCINTCV.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(xoptcgt.obj) Found _wiloadv Referenced in PRCINTCV.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(wiloadv.obj) Found _viidb2g Referenced in PRCINTCV.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(viidb2g.obj) Found _xpslog Referenced in PRCINTCV.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(xpslog.obj) Found _xexit Referenced in PRCINTCV.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(xexit.obj) Found _RTN2 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn2.obj) Found _RTN3 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn3.obj) Found _RTN4 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn4.obj) Found _RTN5 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn5.obj) Found _RTN6 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn6.obj) Found _RTN7 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn7.obj) Found _RTN8 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn8.obj) Found _RTN9 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn9.obj) Found _RTN10 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn10.obj) Found _RTN11 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn11.obj) Found _RTN12 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn12.obj) Found _RTN13 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn13.obj) Found _RTN14 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn14.obj) Found _RTN15 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn15.obj) Found _RTN16 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn16.obj) Found _RTN17 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn17.obj) Found _RTN18 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn18.obj) Found _RTN19 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn19.obj) Found _RTN20 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn20.obj) Found _RTN21 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn21.obj) Found _RTN22 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn22.obj) Found _RTN23 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn23.obj) Found _RTN24 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn24.obj) Found _RTN25 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn25.obj) Found _RTN26 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn26.obj) Found _RTN27 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn27.obj) Found _RTN28 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn28.obj) Found _RTN29 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn29.obj) Found _RTN30 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn30.obj) Found _RTN31 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn31.obj) Found _RTN32 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn32.obj) Found _RTN33 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn33.obj) Found _RTN34 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn34.obj) Found _RTN35 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn35.obj) Found _RTN36 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn36.obj) Found _RTN37 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn37.obj) Found _RTN38 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn38.obj) Found _RTN39 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn39.obj) Found _RTN40 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn40.obj) Found _RTN41 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn41.obj) Found _RTN42 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn42.obj) Found _RTN43 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn43.obj) Found _RTN44 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn44.obj) Found _RTN45 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn45.obj) Found _RTN46 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn46.obj) Found _RTN47 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn47.obj) Found _RTN48 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn48.obj) Found _RTN49 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn49.obj) Found _RTN50 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn50.obj) Found _RTN51 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn51.obj) Found _RTN52 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn52.obj) Found _RTN53 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn53.obj) Found _RTN54 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn54.obj) Found _RTN55 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn55.obj) Found _RTN56 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn56.obj) Found _RTN57 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn57.obj) Found _RTN58 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn58.obj) Found _RTN59 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn59.obj) Found _RTN60 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn60.obj) Found _RTN61 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn61.obj) Found _RTN62 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn62.obj) Found _RTN63 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn63.obj) Found _RTN64 Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(rtn64.obj) Found _xytexit Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(xytexit.obj) Found _xfmfent Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(xfmfent.obj) Found _xfmuent Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(xfmuent.obj) Found _hicallc Referenced in IFFINT.OBJ Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(hicallc.obj) Found _htstack Referenced in TOOLKIT.LIB(tlkthcrt.obj) Loaded TOOLKIT.LIB(htstack.obj) Searching C:\PROGRA~1\MI2578~1\WINDOWS\V6.0A\LIB\KERNEL32.LIB: Found __imp__DisableThreadLibraryCalls@4 Referenced in MSVCRT.LIB(dllmain.obj) Loaded KERNEL32.LIB(KERNEL32.dll) Found __IMPORT_DESCRIPTOR_KERNEL32 Referenced in KERNEL32.LIB(KERNEL32.dll) Loaded KERNEL32.LIB(KERNEL32.dll) Found ?KERNEL32_NULL_THUNK_DATA Referenced in KERNEL32.LIB(KERNEL32.dll) Loaded KERNEL32.LIB(KERNEL32.dll) Searching C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1.0\VC\LIB\MSVCRT.LIB: Searching C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1.0\VC\LIB\LIBCMT.LIB: Searching C:\PROGRA~1\SASINS~1\SAS\V8\TOOLKT\GLOBAL\OBJ\TOOLKIT.LIB:

Finished searching libraries

Generating .exp file Creating library ..\LOAD\uwustdio.lib and object ..\LOAD\uwustdio.exp

Finished generating .exp file

Searching libraries Searching C:\PROGRA~1\MI2578~1\WINDOWS\V6.0A\LIB\KERNEL32.LIB: Searching C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1.0\VC\LIB\MSVCRT.LIB: Searching C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1.0\VC\LIB\LIBCMT.LIB: Searching C:\PROGRA~1\SASINS~1\SAS\V8\TOOLKT\GLOBAL\OBJ\TOOLKIT.LIB:

Finished searching libraries

Finished pass 1

MSVCRT.LIB(dllmain.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __pRawDllMain ..\LOAD\uwustdio.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN \link.EXE"' : return code '0x460' Stop.