SilverPlus - DLL Development for SilverScreen

For developers needing more extensive customization features, or more speed, SilverScreen offers the ability to load Windows DLLs as part of their application.  A DLL in the Windows environment is a collection of resources including executable code, graphical elements like dialog templates and menus, and data, such as strings.  DLL developers retain the ability to use SilverScreen script commands and the SilverC library.  In addition, the developer may use familiar C++ tools to build user interface components such as dialogs, menus and toolbars.  Since SilverScreen itself is written using the Microsoft Foundation Class library (MFC), DLL developers can take advantage of the MFC framework inherent in SilverScreen.

The SilverPlus DLL development environment provides for the following enhancements and facilities:

• Developer-defined user interface tools
• Command and command UI handling
• SilverScreen frame and view event handling via subclassing
• Native-code execution speed

SilverPlus provides an add-in facility within the SilverScreen interactive environment. SilverPlus DLLs are executed from SilverScreen and, at completion, return to SilverScreen.

Reference Manuals

The SilverPlus Reference manual may be viewed on the toolkit pages. These pages also contain the SilverScreen API Reference.