Payment terminal TIMAPI.DLL

[Georg_BA]

Hello everyone
I would need to integrate the program's cooperation with the payment terminal. These are WORLDLine terminals. There is a TIMAPI SDK for this with libraries for Java, .NET, Swift, JavaScript, C
more at the link
https://six-tim.github.io/timapi/doc/c/guide.html#setup
Has anyone solved it?

Thanks for help
Best regards, Georg

[Georg_BA]

Hello everyone
As far as I can see, no one has implemented payment terminals yet.
So please help with the C library.
In the attachment there is a complete SDK in C with source code.
I have a problem with the declaration of variables and reading the return values

source code in C language

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ta_object_t terminal = ta_object_invalid;
ta_object_t settings = ta_object_invalid;

// create terminal settings instance
ta_terminal_settings_create(&settings);

// add wanted guides (with bitwise or)
ta_terminal_settings_set_guides(settings, ta_c_guide_retail | ta_c_guide_dialog);

// create terminal
ta_terminal_create(&terminal, settings);

// release terminal settings
ta_object_release(settings);

I created a function that calls parts from the DLL library

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function a_timcres
local vr:=''

if file(cesta1+'timapi.dll')
   
   vr:=HMG_CallDLL ( 'timapi.dll',  , 'ta_terminal_settings_create','&settings')
   //ta_terminal_settings_create(&settings);
endif
msgbox(vr,'a_timcres')
return(vr)

after calling my function the program freezes

when I call the function that returns the current version of the API, everything goes fine

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ltim_ver:='TIMapi: '+HB_VALTOSTR(HMG_CallDLL ( 'timapi.dll',  , 'ta_terminal_get_tim_api_version'))

I know that the problem is in the declaration of objects and their subsequent reading.
my knowledge of C is weak and I cannot adapt it to the needs of HMG

Thank you for your help

[serge_girard]

Perhaps Edward can help?

[Georg_BA]

I was hoping that KDJ would help, but he was last here a year ago

[AUGE_OHR]

hi,

i have look into your Upload and found that *.DLL also have a LIB in same Folder

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when use a *.DLL 1st, Step is to "loadLibrary"

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   nDLL := HMG_CallDLL( "Kernel32.dll",, "LoadLibrary", "Everything32.dll" )
   IF nDLL > 0

when got a handle you must use it for all HMG_CallDLL()

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      nRet := DllCall( nDLL,, "Everything_SetRequestFlags", hb_BitOr
( EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH, EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME, EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE ) )

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other Way is to use a "Import" LIB. those LIB in ZIP Files seem to be for it
when have a "Import" LIB you can use all Function like usual without "call" it

but you need it for MinGW / HMG

there is a Tool called LIB2A which you can try to "convert" *-LIB to *.A
please search here in Forum

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i´m NOT a "C" User so i can´t help with "C" Code

[Georg_BA]

Thanks for help
I'll try and let you know how.
I also think that creating lib.a would be the easiest.

Best regards, Georg

[Georg_BA]

Hello everyone
My next attempts
1)
I found a library of type a in the supplied SDK
\C\TimApi\Libraries\Unix\32bit-Static\libtimapi.a
I copied it to the HMG344\lib directory
I added the mentioned library to the IDE-configuration

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libs=timapi

for the test I call the function
msgbox(ta_terminal_get_tim_api_version())
it gives me an error message during compilation
undefined reference to `HB_FUN_TA_TERMINAL_GET_TIM_API_VERSION'

2)
I tried to create library type .a from DLL
I used utilities from MINIGW

gendef timapi.dll <-- generates timapi.def

dlltool.exe -d timapi.def -D timapi.dll -l libtimapi.a

but the created file has zero size

3)
the conversion using LIB2A ends when the DEF file is created
.\bin\reimp.exe: out of memory

Best regards, Georg

[AUGE_OHR]

hi,

I found a library of type a in the supplied SDK
\C\TimApi\Libraries\Unix\32bit-Static\libtimapi.a

you can´t use a UNIX LIB for Windows

dlltool.exe -d timapi.def -D timapi.dll -l libtimapi.a

where you got the Syntax of dlltool.exe
it seems not to display help file

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are those LIB for "C++" or "C"

[danielmaximiliano]

hola, yo uso la sintaxis https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/bi ... ltool.html

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dlltool --dllname timapi.dll --def timapi.def --output-lib libtimapi.a

ver las funciones dentro del .dll https://www.alternate-tools.com/pages/c_dllanalyzer.php

[Georg_BA]

Hi daniel
I also tried your command syntax, I think they work the same way, but the "a" type library is not created

could someone try to create the given library if someone has another tool for that

Best regards, Georg