current Lightspeed API users

PiggyBank · Oct 25, 2013

I've read through the other threads concerning the LS API, but it seems like things have changed. I have a sample and documentation that they provide, honestly it's beyond my current knowledge of c++ so I'm hoping to get some advice here on how to get started.

The docs tell you how to create a graybox extension using the MS foundation class.. which I assume is the easiest/fastest way to get something up and running. I've been learning on VC++ Express but a lot of the code provided by LS shows errors in this IDE. A few questions I have are: Is that because it is using managed code not compatible with this compiler? Do you need Visual Studio Pro to access the MFC? Is there a way around it?

bellman · Dec 11, 2013

Well, MFC is unmanaged c++. Hard to say what is causing the errors without knowing what the error message was.

jb514 · Dec 12, 2013

probably violating the NDA in my opinion

trademeisters · Dec 12, 2013

lol

you're probably better off using somebody else's extension.

vicirek · Dec 12, 2013

MFC (Microsoft foundation classes) are only distributed with VS Professional or higher.

I do not know LS API but MFC is programming layer over Win 32 API. Accessing Win 32 API directly is another option. It is not recommended unless you know what you are doing and it is a lot of work plus it may be of limited use in the future .

PiggyBank · Dec 12, 2013

Quote from jb514:

probably violating the NDA in my opinion

maybe, but i didn't post any code or anything specific from the docs. why.. u thinking about ratting on me?

PiggyBank · Dec 12, 2013

Quote from trademeisters:

lol

you're probably better off using somebody else's extension.

lol

give me yours

lol

syswizard · Jan 30, 2014

Can you point me to the API documentation ? I can't seem to get www.gndt.com to respond at all.

bellman · Jan 30, 2014

syswizard said:
Can you point me to the API documentation ? I can't seem to get www.gndt.com to respond at all.

That was the Genesis website... which became Wang Investments I think.

PiggyBank · Jan 30, 2014

syswizard said:
Can you point me to the API documentation ? I can't seem to get www.gndt.com to respond at all.

It is probably an old link like bellman posted. If you didn't get this from lightspeed then you need to email them, then sign the NDA then they will send you an ftp link and a username/pass to access.