Hi All,

I'm having some problems implementing a custom PosSizer. I have created a PosSizer that works the way I want it although, as I'm no programmer, I started by hard coding the parameters it requires - and this works perfectly. The next logical step is to make the parameters configurable and this is where the trouble starts. I'm using Visual C# 2008 Express.

I have followed the API documentation and based my PosSizer on the open source Random PosSizer [I have noted the MaxEntriesPerDay code in the API documentation].

When attempting to implement the ICustomSettings interface, I encounter the following problem

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Class xxxxx cannot have multiple base classes

My code:

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The sample code provided

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I have tried creating a new class library and copy/paste the Random PosSizer code however it meets the same error. I have Googled this error and it appears that this type of action is not valid in C#. So I'm clearly missing something. How do i implement this interface?

Secondly, the Random PosSizer includes the following using statement:

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When I try to use this using statement, I'm told that I'm missing a directive or an assembly reference. If I Google this, I do not find any useful information, nor can I find a CtrlLib.dll anywhere. Do I need this using statement?

Were these samples written using C++ or something? Is that what I am missing?

As usual, your help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Regards

James

Hi James,

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Were these samples written using C++ or something? Is that what I am missing?

No, it's pure C#.

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If I Google this, I do not find any useful information, nor can I find a CtrlLib.dll anywhere. Do I need this using statement?

The "CtrlLib" lives inside ControlLibrary.dll (in Wealth-Lab's main folder under Program Files) and its only purpose is to host the "NumEdit" control. You can simply add a reference to ControlLibrary.dll or, if you don't need Fidelity's NumEdit and can live with .NET's default NumericUpDown control, remove the using directive altogether.

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Class xxxxx cannot have multiple base classes

As a side note, C# does not support multiple inheritance (i.e. deriving a class from more than one class), but deriving a class from multiple interfaces is perfectly valid - this is what the demo code does: derives a class from the two interfaces, ICustomSettings and PosSizer. I think you may have this mistake somewhere else in your code. VS2008 should point you to the line where you're probably trying to inherit from 2 classes. If troubleshooting it leads nowhere, zip and attach the project's source code (you may omit the logic in SizePosition) to a new support ticket.

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I'm using Visual C# 2008 Express.

Make sure you've selected ".NET 2.0" as the PosSizer's target framework in project's properties.

Thanks Eugene

I'll have another look at this in the morning.

Much appreciated.

James