John,
I can't find the documentation I was reading yesterday about this, but maybe
the information on this page will help:
https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013368/Setup-the-PreSonu
s-FaderPort-as-a-SONAR-Control-Surface
This is really about how to set up another control surface within Sonar, but
it may help for the one you are putting together.
On that page, it says that the first thing one needs to do is to put the DLL
you've created into the appropriate "Shared Surfaces" folder under the
appropriate Program Files / Cakewalk folder for either the 32 or 64 bit
version of Sonar being used (maybe both for some people).
In addition, besides registering the objects with JAWS, it seems that one
also needs to register the com object DLL with Windows. From the link
above, one way that this can be done is from the command line:
"II. Manually Register Files with the Command Prompt
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
o On Windows 8, do this by holding down the Windows and "X" keys on your
computer's keyboard and choosing Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
o On Windows 7 and Windows Vista, do this by opening the Start menu > All
Programs > Accessories. Then, right-click on Command Prompt and select "Run
as administrator."
Note: if you are asked if the program can make changes to the computer,
select [Yes] or [Continue].
2. Type "cd " (include the space character) followed by your Shared
Surfaces directory. This directory is the same one from step 3 above.
Hint: to avoid typos, right-click in the Address Bar of one directory from
the previous step and select "Copy address as text." To Paste, click on the
"C:\_" icon in the top-left corner of the Command Prompt to open a menu,
then click Edit > Paste.
3. Press the [Enter] key to change directories. If an error message
appears, verify the correct spelling of the directory and that there is a
space after "cd".
4. Type "regsvr32 FaderPort.dll" and press [Enter]. This will register
the FaderPort.dll with the Windows OS. If a "DllRegisterServer in
FaderPort.dll succeeded" message appears, move to the next step. If a
message saying that the module failed to load or cannot be found, check the
spelling, be sure that a space is between "regsvr32" and "FaderPort.dll" and
make certain the command prompt i
"
I don't know if that helps or what you are looking for exactly, but I'll
hunt around some more if need be. If there is something else I can do to
help let me know.
--Pete
From: sonarblindbeta-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:sonarblindbeta-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Martyn
DoItBlind
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 6:20 PM
To: sonarblindbeta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [sonarblindbeta] Sonar Blind control surface issue
I am writing to you because I need help with the control surface. I made my
own control surface and all the reg entries are good. Power shell sees the
object, JAWS sees the object in 64 and 32 bit DLLs. I have implemented the
control surface in the preferences, and all seems fine until I make a call
to one of the methods. Nothing speaks. The registry entries mimic what
JSonar does in the registry with different GUID CLSIDs. All seems fine. I
even tried installing JSonar and switched everything to
JSonar.controlSurface and made the control surface active in Sonar
preferences. I also placed the appropriate DLLs in the shared surfaces
folder. I have Platinum 64 and 32 bit installed and nothing is speaking. Is
this issue correctable? Is there some secret I am missing? I'd be glad to
send you the DLLs to work with. It uses a SonarBlind.ControlSurface hook. I
made everything look the same in the registry, but alas nothing is working.
I even tried this in X3 and nothing helped. I compiled with Visual studio
express 2013 and all went fine building the DLLs. Any help would be greatly
appreciated. This is the key to making Sonar work. I am wondering if there
is some setting in the registry I am missing.
I sent this out to Victor and Jamie and hopefully gordan hears me too. I
think there is some setting in the registry that will enable the control
surface to speak. I was amazed at the jSonar DLL because it says control
surface active when you load it in the preferences control surfaces. I'll
take a better look at the code to see if there is anything missing, but I
mimicked the JSonar entries with my own identifiers. Seems that things are
working, but not quite yet. There is probably some silly setting somewhere
that I need to enable.
Thanks so much for your time.
John Martyn
505-507-3054
Mountain Time
