I have to parse a binary file having a number of fixed records, each
record containing datas in fixed positions. I would like to parse
this binary file into an array of structures having members that
represent those fields, so that I can access the records in a
meaningful way.
Using C, I would have defined a struct that I could cast a byte array
into, which held exactly one of these fixed records. The struct would
be defined as such:
struct rec {
char index[1] ;
char padding[50];
char name[28];
};
No big deal, (rec)char_array ;.
I tried to do something similar in C#, and I am getting an error
telling me that:
"Array size cannot be specified in a variable declaration"
How might I create a data structure with fixed-size members at design
time?
Do I really have to encapsulate this into a class that contains logic
to parse the record sequentially when it's instantiated?
Thanks. 4 8104
Hi Robert,
i think, you are looking for this (PInvoke Style):
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial,CharSet=Ch arSet.Ansi)
public struct rec
{
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=1)]
string index; //could also be a byte
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=50)]
string padding;//could also be a byte
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=28)]
string name;//could also be a byte
}
then you go like this:
rec your_rec = (rec)
Marshal.PtrToSt ructure(ptrPoin terToYourBytesB lockOfMemory,ty peof(rec));
MessageBox.Show (your_rec.name) ;
Regards
Kerem
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>I have to parse a binary file having a number of fixed records, each
record containing datas in fixed positions. I would like to parse
this binary file into an array of structures having members that
represent those fields, so that I can access the records in a
meaningful way.
Using C, I would have defined a struct that I could cast a byte array
into, which held exactly one of these fixed records. The struct would
be defined as such:
struct rec {
char index[1] ;
char padding[50];
char name[28];
};
No big deal, (rec)char_array ;.
I tried to do something similar in C#, and I am getting an error
telling me that:
"Array size cannot be specified in a variable declaration"
How might I create a data structure with fixed-size members at design
time?
Do I really have to encapsulate this into a class that contains logic
to parse the record sequentially when it's instantiated?
Thanks.
On Oct 20, 2:10*am, Kerem Gümrükcü <kareem...@hotm ail.comwrote:
Hi Robert,
i think, you are looking for this (PInvoke Style):
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial,CharSet=Ch arSet.Ansi)
public struct rec
{
* * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=1)]
* * string index; //could also be a byte
* * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=50)]
* * string padding;//could also be a byte
* * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=28)]
* * string name;//could also be a byte
}
then you go like this:
rec your_rec = (rec)
Marshal.PtrToSt ructure(ptrPoin terToYourBytesB lockOfMemory,ty peof(rec));
MessageBox.Show (your_rec.name) ;
Regards
Kerem
Thank you, that's exactly what I needed.
On Oct 20, 2:10*am, Kerem Gümrükcü <kareem...@hotm ail.comwrote:
Hi Robert,
i think, you are looking for this (PInvoke Style):
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial,CharSet=Ch arSet.Ansi)
public struct rec
{
* * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=1)]
* * string index; //could also be a byte
* * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=50)]
* * string padding;//could also be a byte
* * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=28)]
* * string name;//could also be a byte
}
then you go like this:
rec your_rec = (rec)
Marshal.PtrToSt ructure(ptrPoin terToYourBytesB lockOfMemory,ty peof(rec));
MessageBox.Show (your_rec.name) ;
I have a problem: I get an 'attempted to read protected memory"
exception.
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial,CharSet=Ch arSet.Ansi)]
public struct PbEntry // size=385b
{
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=1)]
string index;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=5)]
string nameHeader;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=123)]
string contactName;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 11)]
string numsHeader;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
string cellNumber;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
string homeNumber;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
string workNumber;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
string otherNumber1;
[MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
string otherNumber2;
}
...... program and FileStream ('fs') set-up .....
byte[] pbData = new byte[385];
fs.Read(pbData, 0, 385);
// pbData is now populated correctly
PbEntry pb=new PbEntry();
IntPtr ptr = Marshal.AllocHG lobal(pbData.Le ngth);
try
{
Marshal.Copy(pb Data, 0, ptr, pbData.Length);
pb = (PbEntry)Marsha l.PtrToStructur e(ptr,
typeof(PbEntry) ); // exception happens here
Console.WriteLi ne(pb.ToString( ));
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeHGl obal(ptr);
}
Any reason why that is protected memory?
Thanks!
On Oct 20, 7:16*pm, "robert.wat ers" <robert.wat...@ gmail.comwrote:
On Oct 20, 2:10*am, Kerem Gümrükcü <kareem...@hotm ail.comwrote:
Hi Robert,
i think, you are looking for this (PInvoke Style):
[StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial,CharSet=Ch arSet.Ansi)
public struct rec
{
* * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=1)]
* * string index; //could also be a byte
* * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=50)]
* * string padding;//could also be a byte
* * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=28)]
* * string name;//could also be a byte
}
then you go like this:
rec your_rec = (rec)
Marshal.PtrToSt ructure(ptrPoin terToYourBytesB lockOfMemory,ty peof(rec));
MessageBox.Show (your_rec.name) ;
I have a problem: I get an 'attempted to read protected memory"
exception.
* * [StructLayout(La youtKind.Sequen tial,CharSet=Ch arSet.Ansi)]
* * public struct PbEntry *// size=385b
* * {
* * * * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=1)]
* * * * string index;
* * * * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=5)]
* * * * string nameHeader;
* * * * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst=123)]
* * * * string contactName;
* * * * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 11)]
* * * * string numsHeader;
* * * * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
* * * * string cellNumber;
* * * * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
* * * * string homeNumber;
* * * * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
* * * * string workNumber;
* * * * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
* * * * string otherNumber1;
* * * * [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.LPStr, SizeConst = 49)]
* * * * string otherNumber2;
* * *}
..... program and FileStream ('fs') set-up .....
* * * * * * * * byte[] pbData = new byte[385];
* * * * * * * * fs.Read(pbData, 0, 385);
* * * * * * * * // pbData is now populated correctly
* * * * * * * * PbEntry pb=new PbEntry();
* * * * * * * * IntPtr ptr = Marshal.AllocHG lobal(pbData.Le ngth);
* * * * * * * * try
* * * * * * * * {
* * * * * * * * * * Marshal.Copy(pb Data, 0, ptr, pbData.Length);
* * * * * * * * * * pb = (PbEntry)Marsha l.PtrToStructur e(ptr,
typeof(PbEntry) ); // exception happens here
* * * * * * * * * * Console.WriteLi ne(pb.ToString( ));
* * * * * * * * }
* * * * * * * * finally
* * * * * * * * {
* * * * * * * * * * Marshal.FreeHGl obal(ptr);
* * * * * * * * }
Any reason why that is protected memory?
Thanks!
Replacing UnmanagedType.L PStr with UnmanagedType.B yValTStr for each
struct member fixed this problem.
Does anyone have any idea why?
Note: the data inside the records had many nulls (\0), which I figured
wouldn't be a problem because they typically follow strings of non-
null characters, and so would fit the model of 'null-terminated ANSI
character string'.
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