Simplify C interface to Prolog.

5 files changed, 163 insertions, 186 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a03c3b0..405e8c6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ B = build/default/
 
 C = c/main.c
 PL = pl/cfg.pl pl/episode_data.pl pl/local_episodes.pl pl/track_episodes.pl
-OBJ = $(B)common.obj $(B)datalistview.obj $(B)episodelistview.obj $(B)listview.obj $(B)resource.obj
+OBJ = $(B)common.obj $(B)datalistview.obj $(B)episodelistview.obj $(B)listview.obj $(B)pl.obj $(B)resource.obj
 
 CC = swipl-ld
 CFLAGS += -O -ld-options,-mwindows
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ CFLAGS += -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE
 LDFLAGS += -lcomctl32 -luxtheme
 
 all: $(B)EpisodeBrowser.exe
+	cp $< "C:\Users\John\Desktop\Delat"
 
 $(B)EpisodeBrowser.exe: $(C) $(OBJ) $(PL) c/defs.h Makefile
 	$(CC) -v $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -goal true -o $@ $(C) $(OBJ) $(PL)
diff --git a/c/defs.h b/c/defs.h
index 35f7431..2b4e0ba 100644
--- a/c/defs.h
+++ b/c/defs.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ void ElvUpdateItem(LPLVITEM);
 HWND DlvCreate();
 void DlvShowEpisode(int);
 
+/* pl.c */
+int Pl(char *, char *, char *, ...);
+
 /* defs.h */
 #define DLVSIKEY 0
 #define DLVSIVALUE 1
diff --git a/c/episodelistview.c b/c/episodelistview.c
index ac1ac2f..1fb20e2 100644
--- a/c/episodelistview.c
+++ b/c/episodelistview.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ HWND
 ElvCreate()
 {
 	LVCOLUMN lvc;
-	term_t t;
 
 	HElv = LvCreate((HMENU)IDC_EPISODELISTVIEW, 0);
 
@@ -35,9 +34,8 @@ ElvCreate()
 	lvc.cx = Dpi(30);
 	ListView_InsertColumn(HElv, ELVSIRATING, &lvc);
 
-	t = T(1);
-	P("cfg","get_sort",1,t);
-	GI(t,&ISort) ISort = 1;
+	if (!Pl("cfg","get_sort","i",&ISort))
+		ISort = 1;
 
 	return HElv;
 }
@@ -67,12 +65,9 @@ ElvHandleNotify(LPARAM lParam)
 	case LVN_COLUMNCLICK:	/* Sort by column. */
 	    {
 		int iColumn;
-		term_t t;
-		t = T(1);
 		iColumn = lpNmLv->iSubItem+1;
 		ISort = abs(ISort) == iColumn? -ISort: iColumn;
-		PI(t,ISort) goto s;
-		P("cfg","set_sort",1,t);
+		Pl("cfg","set_sort","I",ISort);
 	    s:	ElvDoSort();
 		ElvShowFocus();
 		break;
@@ -101,11 +96,8 @@ ElvHandleNotify(LPARAM lParam)
 			break;
 		case CDDS_ITEMPREPAINT:
 		    {
-			term_t t;
 			extern HFONT HfBold;
-			t = T(1);
-			PI(t,lpLvCd->nmcd.lItemlParam) break;
-			P("track_episodes","watched",1,t) {
+			if (!Pl("track_episodes","watched","I",lpLvCd->nmcd.lItemlParam)) {
 				SelectObject(lpLvCd->nmcd.hdc, HfBold);
 				return CDRF_NEWFONT;
 			}
@@ -116,27 +108,25 @@ ElvHandleNotify(LPARAM lParam)
 	    }
 	case NM_DBLCLK:		/* Open clicked episode. */
 	    {
-		term_t t;
-		t = T(1);
-		PI(t,LviElvFocus.lParam) break;
-		P("local_episodes","open_episode_locally",1,t)
-			P("local_episodes","open_episode_online",1,t);
+		if (!Pl("local_episodes","open_episode_locally","I",
+			LviElvFocus.lParam))
+			Pl("local_episodes","open_episode_online","I",
+			    LviElvFocus.lParam);
 		break;
 	    }
 	case NM_RETURN:		/* Open all selected episodes. */
 	    {
 		LVITEM lvi;
-		term_t t;
 		extern HWND HElv;
 		lvi.mask = LVIF_PARAM;
 		lvi.iItem = -1;
-		t = T(1);
 		while ((lvi.iItem = ListView_GetNextItem(
 			    HElv, lvi.iItem, LVNI_SELECTED)) != -1) {
 			if (!ListView_GetItem(HElv, &lvi)) goto b;
-			PI(t,lvi.lParam) goto b;
-			P("local_episodes","open_episode_locally",1,t)
-				P("local_episodes","open_episode_online",1,t);
+			if (!Pl("local_episodes","open_episode_locally","I",
+				lvi.lParam))
+				Pl("local_episodes","open_episode_online","I",
+				    lvi.lParam);
 		}
 	    b:	break;
 	    }
@@ -178,12 +168,9 @@ ElvSelectFocus()
 {
 	int i, iEpisode, iItem;
 	LVFINDINFO lvfi;
-	term_t t;
 
-	t = T(1);
 	iItem = 0;
-	P("cfg","get_focus",1,t) goto s;
-	GI(t,&iEpisode) return;
+	if (!Pl("cfg","get_focus","i",&iEpisode)) return;
 
 	lvfi.flags = LVFI_PARAM;
 	lvfi.lParam = iEpisode;
@@ -214,10 +201,9 @@ s:	ListView_SetItemState(HElv, -1, LVIF_STATE, LVIS_SELECTED);
 void
 ElvSelectUnwatched(int iDir)
 {
-	int bShift, i, iEpNew, iItemNew;
+	int i, iEpNew, iItemNew;
 	LVFINDINFO lvfi;
 	LVITEM lviFocus;
-	term_t t;
 
 	/* Get focused episode. */
 	lviFocus.mask = LVIF_PARAM;
@@ -232,11 +218,9 @@ ElvSelectUnwatched(int iDir)
 	lvfi.lParam = lviFocus.lParam;
 
 	do {
-		t = T(2);
-		PI(t,lvfi.lParam) return;
-		P("track_episodes",iDir > 0? "next_unwatched": "previous_unwatched",2,t)
+		if (!Pl("track_episodes",iDir > 0? "next_unwatched": "previous_unwatched",
+			"Ii",lvfi.lParam,&iEpNew))
 			return;
-		GI(t+1,&iEpNew) return;
 
 		lvfi.lParam = iEpNew;
 		if ((iItemNew = ListView_FindItem(HElv, -1, &lvfi)) != -1) {
@@ -280,18 +264,11 @@ ElvSort(LPARAM iItem1, LPARAM iItem2, LPARAM iSort)
 	case ELVSIRATING:
 	    {
 		int iRating1, iRating2;
-		term_t t, t2;
 		iRating1 = iSort > 0? 99: -1;
 		iRating2 = iSort > 0? 99: -1;
-		t = T(2);
-		PI(t,lvi1.lParam) goto e;
-		P("episode_data","episode_rating",2,t) goto e;
-		GI(t+1,&iRating1);
-	    e:	t2 = T(2);
-		PI(t2,lvi2.lParam) goto f;
-		P("episode_data","episode_rating",2,t2) goto f;
-		GI(t2+1,&iRating2);
-	    f:	if (iRating1 == iRating2)
+		Pl("episode_data","episode_rating","Ii",lvi1.lParam,&iRating1);
+		Pl("episode_data","episode_rating","Ii",lvi2.lParam,&iRating2);
+		if (iRating1 == iRating2)
 			return Cmp(lvi1.lParam, lvi2.lParam);
 		return iOrder*Cmp(iRating1, iRating2);
 		break;
@@ -300,15 +277,10 @@ ElvSort(LPARAM iItem1, LPARAM iItem2, LPARAM iSort)
 	    {
 		char *sz1, *sz2;
 		int cch, cch1, cch2;
-		term_t t, t2;
-		t = T(2);
-		PI(t,lvi1.lParam) return 0;
-		P("episode_data","episode_title",2,t) return 0;
-		GAC(t+1,&sz1) return 0;
-		t2 = T(2);
-		PI(t2,lvi2.lParam) return 0;
-		P("episode_data","episode_title",2,t2) return 0;
-		GAC(t2+1,&sz2) return 0;
+		if (!Pl("episode_data","episode_title","Is",lvi1.lParam,&sz1))
+			return 0;
+		if (!Pl("episode_data","episode_title","Is",lvi2.lParam,&sz2))
+			return 0;
 		cch1 = strlen(sz1);
 		cch2 = strlen(sz2);
 		cch = cch1 > cch2? cch2: cch1;
@@ -327,7 +299,6 @@ ElvUpdate()
 	int cEp, i, iEp, iEpFocus, iItem, iItemMark, iItemTopNew;
 	LVITEM lvi, lviEpisode, lviTop;
 	LVFINDINFO lvfi;
-	term_t t;
 	extern HWND HWndStatus;
 	static TCHAR tszDisp[16], tszEpisode[16], tszTotal[16];
 	static int aEpSel[2048];
@@ -360,45 +331,26 @@ ElvUpdate()
 	SendMessage(HElv, WM_SETREDRAW, FALSE, 0);
 	ListView_DeleteAllItems(HElv);
 
-	t = T(1);
-	P("episode_data","ensure_episode_data",0,t) return;
-	P("episode_data","episode_count",1,t) return;
-	GI(t,&cEp) return;
+	if (!Pl("episode_data","ensure_episode_data","")) return;
+	if (!Pl("episode_data","episode_count","i",&cEp)) return;
 
 	for (iEp = 1, iItem = 0; iEp <= cEp; iEp++) {
 		extern char SzLimitScreenwriter[];
 		extern int BViewTVOriginal, BViewWatched;
 
-		if (SzLimitScreenwriter[0]) {
-			atom_t a1, a2;
-			term_t t;
-			t = T(3);
-			a1 = A("Screenwriter");
-			a2 = A(SzLimitScreenwriter);
-			PI(t,iEp) goto a;
-			PA(t+1,a1) goto a;
-			PA(t+2,a2) goto a;
-			P("episode_data","episode_datum",3,t) continue;
-		}
-
-	a:	if (!BViewWatched) {
-			term_t t;
-			t = T(1);
-			PI(t,iEp) goto b;
-			P("track_episodes","watched",1,t) goto b;
-			continue;
-		}
+		if (SzLimitScreenwriter[0])
+			if (!Pl("episode_data","episode_datum","ISS",
+				iEp,"Screenwriter",SzLimitScreenwriter))
+				continue;
+		
+		if (!BViewWatched)
+			if (Pl("track_episodes","watched","I",iEp)) continue;
 
-	b:	if (!BViewTVOriginal) {
-			term_t t;
-			t = T(1);
-			PI(t,iEp) goto c;
-			P("episode_data","tv_original",1,t) goto c;
-			continue;
-		}
+		if (!BViewTVOriginal)
+			if (Pl("episode_data","tv_original","I",iEp)) continue;
 
 		/* Format episode number string. */
-	c:	_stprintf_s(tszEpisode, sizeof(tszEpisode), TEXT("%d"), iEp);
+		_stprintf_s(tszEpisode, sizeof(tszEpisode), TEXT("%d"), iEp);
 
 		/* Insert item. */
 		lviEpisode.iItem = iItem++;
@@ -461,28 +413,22 @@ ElvUpdateItem(LPLVITEM lpLvi)
 	char *szName;
 	int iRating;
 	TCHAR *tszName;
-	term_t t, t2;
 	static TCHAR tszRating[3];
 
-	t = T(2);
 	tszName = NULL;
-	PI(t,lpLvi->lParam) goto r;
-	P("episode_data","episode_title",2,t) {
-		P("episode_data","update_episode_data",0,t) goto r;
-		P("episode_data","episode_title",2,t) goto r;
+	if (!Pl("episode_data","episode_title","Is",lpLvi->lParam,&szName)) {
+		if (!Pl("episode_data","update_episode_data","")) goto r;
+		if (!Pl("episode_data","episode_title","Is",lpLvi->lParam,&szName))
+		    goto r;
 	}
-	GAC(t+1,&szName) goto r;
 	tszName = TszFromSz(szName, CP_UTF8);
 	if (tszName)
 		ListView_SetItemText(HElv, lpLvi->iItem, ELVSITITLE, tszName);
 
-r:	t2 = T(2);
-	PI(t2,lpLvi->lParam) goto f;
-	P("episode_data","episode_rating",2,t2) {
+r:	if (!Pl("episode_data","episode_rating","Ii",lpLvi->lParam,&iRating)) {
 		ListView_SetItemText(HElv, lpLvi->iItem, ELVSIRATING, TEXT(""));
 		goto f;
 	}
-	GI(t2+1,&iRating) goto f;
 
 	_stprintf_s(tszRating, sizeof(tszRating), TEXT("%d"), iRating);
 	ListView_SetItemText(HElv, lpLvi->iItem, ELVSIRATING, tszRating);
diff --git a/c/main.c b/c/main.c
index bcee867..3f94986 100644
--- a/c/main.c
+++ b/c/main.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
 	LPTSTR tszErr;
 	MSG msg;
 	INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX icc;
-	term_t t;
 	WNDCLASSEX wc;
 
 	/* Set constant values. */
@@ -89,8 +88,7 @@ WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
 	ShowWindow(hWnd, nCmdShow);
 
 	/* Populate episode list view. */
-	t = T(0);
-	P("track_episodes","update_tracked_episodes",0,t);
+	Pl("track_episodes", "update_tracked_episodes", "");
 	ElvUpdate();
 	ElvSelectFocus();
 
@@ -124,34 +122,22 @@ WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 			FreeLibrary(hModule);
 		}
 		SetWindowPos(hWnd, NULL, -1, -1, Dpi(510), Dpi(400), SWP_NOMOVE);
-		{
-			term_t t;
-			t = T(1);
-			P("cfg","get_view_watched",1,t) goto s;
-			GI(t,&BViewWatched) goto s;
+		if (Pl("cfg","get_view_watched","i",&BViewWatched))
 			CheckMenuItem(GetMenu(hWnd), IDM_VIEW_WATCHED,
 			    BViewWatched? MF_CHECKED: MF_UNCHECKED);
-		}
-	    s:	{
-			term_t t;
-			t = T(1);
-			P("cfg","get_view_tv_original",1,t) goto t;
-			GI(t,&BViewTVOriginal) goto t;
+		if (Pl("cfg","get_view_tv_original","i",&BViewTVOriginal))
 			CheckMenuItem(GetMenu(hWnd), IDM_VIEW_TV_ORIGINAL,
 			    BViewTVOriginal? MF_CHECKED: MF_UNCHECKED);
-		}
-	    t:	{
+		{
 			char *sz;
-			term_t t;
-			t = T(1);
-			P("cfg","get_limit_screenwriter",1,t) goto u;
-			GAC(t,&sz) goto u;
+			if (!Pl("cfg","get_limit_screenwriter","s",&sz))
+				goto s;
 			strcpy_s(SzLimitScreenwriter,
 			    sizeof(SzLimitScreenwriter), sz);
 			CheckMenuItem(GetMenu(hWnd), IDM_VIEW_OTHERS,
 			    SzLimitScreenwriter[0]? MF_UNCHECKED: MF_CHECKED);
 		}
-	    u:	SetupFonts();
+	    s:	SetupFonts();
 		DlvCreate();
 		ElvCreate();
 		UpdateTheme();
@@ -167,13 +153,9 @@ WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 		extern HWND HElv;
 		lvi.mask = LVIF_PARAM;
 		if ((lvi.iItem=ListView_GetNextItem(HElv,-1,LVNI_FOCUSED)) != -1
-		    && ListView_GetItem(HElv, &lvi)) {
-			term_t t;
-			t = T(1);
-			PI(t,lvi.lParam) goto q;
-			P("cfg","set_focus",1,t);
-		}
-	    q:	PostQuitMessage(0);
+		    && ListView_GetItem(HElv, &lvi))
+			Pl("cfg","set_focus","I",lvi.lParam);
+		PostQuitMessage(0);
 		break;
 	    }
 	case WM_SIZE:
@@ -210,13 +192,9 @@ WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 			break;
 		case WA_ACTIVE:
 		case WA_CLICKACTIVE:
-		    {
-			term_t t;
 			SetFocus(HFocus);
-			t = T(0);
-			P("track_episodes","update_tracked_episodes",0,t);
+			Pl("track_episodes","update_tracked_episodes","");
 			ElvRedraw();
-		    }
 		}
 		break;
 	case WM_NOTIFY:
@@ -234,21 +212,13 @@ WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 			ElvUpdate();
 			break;
 		case IDM_FILE_FETCH_DATA:
-		    {
-			term_t t;
-			t = T(0);
-			P("episode_data","update_episode_data",0,t);
+			Pl("episode_data","update_episode_data","");
 			ElvUpdate();
 			break;
-		    }
 		case IDM_FILE_FETCH_SCREENWRITERS:
-		    {
-			term_t t;
-			t = T(0);
-			P("episode_data","update_screenwriters",0,t);
+			Pl("episode_data","update_screenwriters","");
 			ElvUpdate();
 			break;
-		    }
 		case IDM_FILE_ABOUT:
 			DialogBox(
 			    GetModuleHandle(NULL),
@@ -260,15 +230,12 @@ WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 		case IDM_VIEW_WATCHED:
 		    {
 			int iEpFocus;
-			term_t t;
 			extern HWND HElv;
 			CheckMenuItem(GetMenu(hWnd), IDM_VIEW_WATCHED,
 			    BViewWatched? MF_UNCHECKED: MF_CHECKED);
 			BViewWatched = !BViewWatched;
 			ElvUpdate();
-			t = T(1);
-			PI(t,BViewWatched) break;
-			P("cfg","set_view_watched",1,t);
+			Pl("cfg","set_view_watched","I",BViewWatched);
 			iEpFocus = ListView_GetNextItem(HElv, -1, LVNI_FOCUSED);
 			if (iEpFocus == -1) break;
 			ListView_EnsureVisible(HElv, iEpFocus, TRUE);
@@ -277,15 +244,12 @@ WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 		case IDM_VIEW_TV_ORIGINAL:
 		    {
 			int iEpFocus;
-			term_t t;
 			extern HWND HElv;
 			CheckMenuItem(GetMenu(hWnd), IDM_VIEW_TV_ORIGINAL,
 			    BViewTVOriginal? MF_UNCHECKED: MF_CHECKED);
 			BViewTVOriginal = !BViewTVOriginal;
 			ElvUpdate();
-			t = T(1);
-			PI(t,BViewTVOriginal) break;
-			P("cfg","set_view_tv_original",1,t);
+			Pl("cfg","set_view_tv_original","I",BViewTVOriginal);
 			iEpFocus = ListView_GetNextItem(HElv, -1, LVNI_FOCUSED);
 			if (iEpFocus == -1) break;
 			ListView_EnsureVisible(HElv, iEpFocus, TRUE);
@@ -293,40 +257,31 @@ WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 		    }
 		case IDM_VIEW_OTHERS:	/* Show/hide other screenwriters. */
 		    {
-			atom_t a;
 			int iEpFocus;
-			term_t t;
 			extern HWND HElv;
 			if (SzLimitScreenwriter[0]) {
 				CheckMenuItem(GetMenu(hWnd), IDM_VIEW_OTHERS,
 				    MF_CHECKED);
 				SzLimitScreenwriter[0] = 0;
 			} else {
-				atom_t a;
 				char *sz;
 				LVITEM lvi;
-				term_t t;
 				iEpFocus = ListView_GetNextItem(HElv, -1, LVNI_FOCUSED);
 				if (iEpFocus == -1) break;
 				lvi.iItem = iEpFocus;
 				lvi.mask = LVIF_PARAM;
 				if (!ListView_GetItem(HElv, &lvi)) break;
-				t = T(3);
-				a = A("Screenwriter");
-				PI(t,lvi.lParam) break;
-				PA(t+1,a) break;
-				P("episode_data","episode_datum",3,t) break;
-				GAC(t+2,&sz) break;
+				if (!Pl("episode_data","episode_datum","ISs",
+					lvi.lParam,"Screenwriter",&sz))
+					break;
 				strcpy_s(SzLimitScreenwriter,
 				    sizeof(SzLimitScreenwriter), sz);
 				CheckMenuItem(GetMenu(hWnd), IDM_VIEW_OTHERS,
 				    MF_UNCHECKED);
 			}
 			ElvUpdate();
-			t = T(1);
-			a = A(SzLimitScreenwriter);
-			PA(t,a) break;
-			P("cfg","set_limit_screenwriter",1,t);
+			Pl("cfg","set_limit_screenwriter","S",
+			    SzLimitScreenwriter);
 			iEpFocus = ListView_GetNextItem(HElv, -1, LVNI_FOCUSED);
 			if (iEpFocus == -1) break;
 			ListView_EnsureVisible(HElv, iEpFocus, TRUE);
@@ -350,8 +305,8 @@ WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 		case IDM_RATE1:
 		case IDM_RATE0:
 		    {
+			int iRating;
 			LVITEM lvi;
-			term_t t;
 			extern HWND HElv;
 
 			/* Look through selected items, applying the
@@ -359,70 +314,68 @@ WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 
 			lvi.mask = LVIF_PARAM;
 			lvi.iItem = -1;
-			t = T(2);
 			while ((lvi.iItem = ListView_GetNextItem(
 				    HElv, lvi.iItem, LVNI_SELECTED)) != -1) {
 				if (!ListView_GetItem(HElv, &lvi)) goto b;
-				PI(t,lvi.lParam) goto b;
 
 				switch (LOWORD(wParam)) {
 				case IDM_WATCH_LOCALLY:
-					P("local_episode","open_episode_locally",1,t);
+					Pl("local_episode","open_episode_locally","I",lvi.lParam);
 					break;
 				case IDM_WATCH_ONLINE:
-					P("local_episode","open_episode_online",1,t);
+					Pl("local_episode","open_episode_online","I",lvi.lParam);
 					break;
 				case IDM_TOGGLE:
-					P("track_episodes","toggle_episode",1,t);
+					Pl("track_episodes","toggle_episode","I",lvi.lParam);
 					ElvRedraw();
 					break;
 				case IDM_FORGET:
-					P("track_episodes","forget_episode",1,t);
-					P("track_episodes","update_tracked_episodes",0,t);
+					Pl("track_episodes","forget_episode","I",lvi.lParam);
+					Pl("track_episodes","update_tracked_episodes","");
 					ElvRedraw();
 					break;
 				case IDM_LOOKUP:
-					P("episode_data","retract_episode",1,t);
+					Pl("episode_data","retract_episode","I",lvi.lParam);
 					ElvUpdateItem(&lvi);
 					ElvRedraw();
 					DlvShowEpisode(lvi.lParam);
 					break;
 				case IDM_WIKI:
-					P("episode_data","open_episode_wiki",1,t);
+					Pl("episode_data","open_episode_wiki","I",lvi.lParam);
 					break;
 				case IDM_RATE10:
-					PI(t+1,10) break;
+					iRating = 0;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE9:
-					PI(t+1,9) break;
+					iRating = 9;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE8:
-					PI(t+1,8) break;
+					iRating = 8;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE7:
-					PI(t+1,7) break;
+					iRating = 7;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE6:
-					PI(t+1,6) break;
+					iRating = 6;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE5:
-					PI(t+1,5) break;
+					iRating = 5;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE4:
-					PI(t+1,4) break;
+					iRating = 4;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE3:
-					PI(t+1,3) break;
+					iRating = 3;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE2:
-					PI(t+1,2) break;
+					iRating = 2;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE1:
-					PI(t+1,1) break;
+					iRating = 1;
 					goto r;
 				case IDM_RATE0:
-					PI(t+1,0) break;
-				r:	P("episode_data","rate_episode",2,t);
+					iRating = 0;
+				r:	Pl("episode_data","rate_episode","II",lvi.lParam,iRating);
 					ElvUpdateItem(&lvi);
 					break;
 				}
@@ -499,10 +452,8 @@ CreateStatusBar(HWND hWndParent, HINSTANCE hInstance)
 int
 Attach()
 {
-	term_t t;
-	t = T(0);
-	P("track_episodes","attach",0,t) return 0;
-	P("episode_data","attach",0,t) return 0;
+	if (!Pl("track_episodes","attach","")) return 0;
+	if (!Pl("episode_data","attach","")) return 0;
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/c/pl.c b/c/pl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f7a07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c/pl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <SWI-Prolog.h>
+
+int
+Pl(char *szMod, char *szPred, char *szFmt, ...)
+{
+	int i, iArity;
+	term_t t;
+	va_list vl;
+
+	va_start(vl, szFmt);
+	iArity = strlen(szFmt);
+	t = PL_new_term_refs(iArity);
+
+	for (i = 0; szFmt[i]; i++) {
+		switch (szFmt[i]) {
+		case 'I':
+		    {
+			int x;
+			x = va_arg(vl, int);
+			if (!PL_put_integer(t+i, x)) return 0;
+			break;
+		    }
+		case 'A':
+		    {
+			atom_t x;
+			x = va_arg(vl, atom_t);
+			if (!PL_put_atom(t+i, x)) return 0;
+			break;
+		    }
+		case 'S':
+		    {
+			atom_t a;
+			char *x;
+			x = va_arg(vl, char *);
+			a = PL_new_atom(x);
+			if (!PL_put_atom(t+i, a)) return 0;
+			break;
+		    }
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!PL_call_predicate(NULL, PL_Q_NORMAL,
+		PL_predicate(szPred, iArity, szMod), t))
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; szFmt[i]; i++) {
+		switch (szFmt[i]) {
+		case 'i':
+		    {
+			int *lp;
+			lp = va_arg(vl, int *);
+			if (!PL_get_integer(t+i, lp)) return 0;
+			break;
+		    }
+		case 'a':
+		    {
+			atom_t *lp;
+			lp = va_arg(vl, atom_t *);
+			if (!PL_get_atom(t+i, lp)) return 0;
+			break;
+		    }
+		case 's':
+		    {
+			char **lp;
+			lp = va_arg(vl, char **);
+			if (!PL_get_atom_chars(t+i, lp)) return 0;
+			break;
+		    }
+		}
+	}
+
+	va_end(vl);
+	return 1;
+}