Problems with GetMonitorInfoE x Structure

[JackRazz]

I'm having problems trying to call GetMonitorInfo. I believe the problem has
something to do with the szDeviceName. Passing a MonitorInfo struct works fine. I
added the szDeviceName and the struct is filled with garbage. What am I doing
wrong??

Thanks - JackRazz
Pretty version of this snippet is here: http://rafb.net/paste/results/M3114698.html

private const int CCHDEVICENAME = 32;
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
internal class MonitorInfoEx {
public uint cbSize;
public RECT rcMonitor;
public RECT rcWork;
public UInt32 dwFlags;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.ByValT Str, SizeConst=CCHDE VICENAME)]
public string szDeviceName;
}
[DllImport("user 32")]
internal static extern bool GetMonitorInfo( IntPtr hMonitor, [Out]
MonitorInfoEx lpmi );
MonitorInfoEx mi = new MonitorInfoEx() ;
mi.cbSize =(uint) Marshal.SizeOf( mi);

bool result = GetMonitorInfo( hMonitor, mi ) ;
if ( result ) {
Mon.MonitorArea = mi.rcMonitor;
Mon.WorkArea= mi.rcWork;
Mon.Flags = (int) mi.dwFlags;
Mon.hMonitor = hMonitor;
//Mon.deviceName= mi.szDeviceName ;
}
else {
Console.WriteLi ne("Call to GetMonitorInfo failed");
}

[Mattias Sjögren]

[DllImport("user 32")]
internal static extern bool GetMonitorInfo( IntPtr hMonitor, [Out]
MonitorInfoE x lpmi );

Add CharSet=CharSet .Auto to the DllImport attribute.

Mattias

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[JackRazz]

> Add CharSet=CharSet .Auto to the DllImport attribute.
Mattias,
First, thanks for the reply. It didn't work. I worked on it last night to capture
the LastError, which is 127 - 'The parameter is incorrect.' Any other suggestions.
I've updated the listing to show your suggested change with the full callback
procedure.

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Pretty print version here --> http://rafb.net/paste/results/p3091664.html
//I'm having problems trying to call GetMonitorInfo. I believe the problem has
//something to do with szDeviceName. Passing a MonitorInfo struct works fine. I
//added the szDeviceName and the struct is filled with garbage.

[DllImport("user 32", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError=tr ue)]
internal static extern bool GetMonitorInfo( IntPtr hMonitor, [Out] MonitorInfoEx
lpmi );

private const int CCHDEVICENAME = 32;
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
internal class MonitorInfoEx {
public uint cbSize;
public RECT rcMonitor;
public RECT rcWork;
public UInt32 dwFlags;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.ByValT Str, SizeConst=CCHDE VICENAME)]
public string szDeviceName;
}
public bool MonitorEnumCall back( IntPtr hMonitor, IntPtr hDC,ref RECT lprcMonitor,
object dwData ) {

CMonitor Mon = new CMonitor();
MonitorInfoEx mi = new MonitorInfoEx() ;
mi.cbSize =(uint) Marshal.SizeOf( mi);

bool result = GetMonitorInfo( hMonitor, mi ) ;
if ( result ) {
Mon.MonitorArea = mi.rcMonitor;
Mon.WorkArea= mi.rcWork;
Mon.Flags = (int) mi.dwFlags;
Mon.hMonitor = hMonitor;
//Mon.deviceName= mi.szDeviceName ;
}
else {
//throw new Win32Exception( Marshal.GetLast Win32Error());
Win32Exception myEx = new Win32Exception( Marshal.GetLast Win32Error());
Console.WriteLi ne(myEx.ErrorCo de);
Console.WriteLi ne(myEx.Message );
}

mMonitors.Add(M on);
return result;
}

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

How does RECT looks like?
It's always good to post complete reproducible code snippets.

Willy.

"JackRazz" <Ja******@NotVa lid.com> wrote in message
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Add CharSet=CharSet .Auto to the DllImport attribute.

Mattias,
First, thanks for the reply. It didn't work. I worked on it last night

to capture the LastError, which is 127 - 'The parameter is incorrect.' Any other suggestions. I've updated the listing to show your suggested change with the full callback procedure.

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

GetMonitorInfo take a handle to a monitor as first argument not a DC handle.
So you nee to call MonitorFromWind ow to get this handle.

[DllImport("User 32")]
public static extern IntPtr MonitorFromWind ow( IntPtr hWnd, int dwFlags );

const int MONITOR_DEFAULT TOPRIMARY = 1;
.....
result = GetMonitorInfoE x( MonitorFromWind ow( IntPtr.Zero,
MONITOR_DEFAULT TOPRIMARY) , ref mi );
if ( result ) {
.....

Willy.
"JackRazz" <Ja******@NotVa lid.com> wrote in message
news:uo******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

How does RECT looks like? The RECT members are int's.

It's always good to post complete reproducible code snippets.

Agreed, thanks for offering to look at it. I reduced it to a simple

CMonitorInfo class that does everything when an instance is created in Form_Load. I have a break set in the callback, just load and run.

Just to reiterate, I'm having problems trying to call GetMonitorInfo. I believe the problem has something to do with szDeviceName. Passing a MonitorInfo struct works, MonitorInfoEx doesn't.

JackRazz
MS reference on MonitorInfoEx:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nitor_81v6.asp
Latest Pretty Print version of the CMonitorInfo class included in the class http://rafb.net/paste/results/r3091643.html

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

Forgot the most important, change MonitorInfoEx and RECT into a struct i.s.o
a class....

Here is a working console sample.

using System;
using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;

class Tester {
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial)]
public struct RECT {
public int left;
public int top;
public int right;
public int bottom;
}
[DllImport("User 32")]
public static extern IntPtr MonitorFromWind ow( IntPtr hWnd, int dwFlags );

[DllImport("user 32",EntryPoint= "GetMonitorInfo ", CharSet = CharSet.Auto,
SetLastError=tr ue)]
internal static extern bool GetMonitorInfoE x( IntPtr hMonitor, ref
MonitorInfoEx lpmi );

private const int CCHDEVICENAME = 32;
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
internal struct MonitorInfoEx {
public int cbSize;
public RECT rcMonitor;
public RECT rcWork;
public UInt32 dwFlags;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.ByValT Str, SizeConst=CCHDE VICENAME)]
public string szDeviceName;
}

static void Main()
{
const int MONITOR_DEFAULT TOPRIMARY = 1;
bool result;
MonitorInfoEx mi = new MonitorInfoEx() ;
mi.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf( mi);
result = GetMonitorInfoE x( MonitorFromWind ow(
IntPtr.Zero,MON ITOR_DEFAULTTOP RIMARY) , ref mi );
if ( result ) {
Console.WriteLi ne(mi.rcMonitor .left);
Console.WriteLi ne(mi.rcMonitor .right);
Console.WriteLi ne(mi.dwFlags.T oString());
Console.WriteLi ne(mi.szDeviceN ame);
}
else {
Console.WriteLi ne(Marshal.GetL astWin32Error() );

}
}
}

Willy.

"JackRazz" <Ja******@NotVa lid.com> wrote in message
news:uo******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

How does RECT looks like? The RECT members are int's.

It's always good to post complete reproducible code snippets.

Agreed, thanks for offering to look at it. I reduced it to a simple

CMonitorInfo class that does everything when an instance is created in Form_Load. I have a break set in the callback, just load and run.

Just to reiterate, I'm having problems trying to call GetMonitorInfo. I believe the problem has something to do with szDeviceName. Passing a MonitorInfo struct works, MonitorInfoEx doesn't.

JackRazz
MS reference on MonitorInfoEx:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nitor_81v6.asp
Latest Pretty Print version of the CMonitorInfo class included in the class http://rafb.net/paste/results/r3091643.html