PreserveSig in VS 2005

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I have been trying to migrate a VS 2003 project (dll) to VS 2005. I currently
use PreserveSig attribute on all COM visible properties and functions. When
compiling against the 1.1 framework all is well, but against the 2.0
framework I get “fatal error C1093: API call 'DefineCustomAttribute' failed
'0x801311c0' “. I discovered that by removing the PreserveSig attribute on
property definitions, the project compiles, but now my properties are
converted and exposed to COM in the HRESULT format (not desired). Any ideas?

Thanks,
Chris

[Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]]

Hi Chris,

I will perform some research on this issue and get back to you ASAP. Thanks.

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[Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]]

Hi Chris,

Sorry for letting you wait.

Can you tell me why don't want the return type to be HRESULT in the IDL?
What exactly do these definitions look like in C# managed code? Do you
return something other than int/uint?

Thanks.

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Hi Jeffrey,

Can you tell me why don't want the return type to be HRESULT in the IDL?

We currently have umanaged clients that are using our library with preserved
signatures.

What exactly do these definitions look like in C# managed code? Do you
return something other than int/uint?

I am not sure what your question is here. I am writing in managed C++ with
an interface definition that looks something like:

[Guid("someGUIDhere")]
public __gc __interface IMyList :
public IList,
public ICollection
{
public:
[PreserveSig] __property int get_Count();
[PreserveSig] __property bool get_IsFixedSize();
[PreserveSig] __property bool get_IsReadOnly();

[PreserveSig] __property Object * get_Item (int index);
[PreserveSig] __property void set_Item (int index, Object *);

[PreserveSig] int Add(Object * value);
[PreserveSig] void Clear();
[PreserveSig] bool Contains(Object * value);
[PreserveSig] int IndexOf(Object * value);
[PreserveSig] void Insert (int index, Object *value);
[PreserveSig] void Remove(Object * value);
[PreserveSig] void RemoveAt (int index);
};

So I am passing ints, bools and pointers. The PreserveSig works as expected
in VS 2003, C# clients see the properties as C# properties, etc.

Thanks,
Chris
""Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]"" wrote:

Hi Chris,

Sorry for letting you wait.

Can you tell me why don't want the return type to be HRESULT in the IDL?
What exactly do these definitions look like in C# managed code? Do you
return something other than int/uint?

Thanks.

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
Microsoft Online Community Support
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[Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for your feedback!

It seems that you are using some old style CLR syntax in the new VC++2005.
This may be a side area.

Is it possible for you to send a little sample project to help me reproduce
this problem locally? Then I may perform some deep troubleshooting over it.
You may send the reproduce project to: je***@online.microsoft.com(remove
"online.")

Thanks very much!

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[Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]]

Hi Chris,

Additionally, it seems that your old-syntax CLR marks PreserveSig on
properties.

I have also discussed this issue with one COM interop expert internally.
Based on the MSDN document below, PreserveSigAttribute is valid on methods
only(AttributeTargets.Method):
"PreserveSigAttribute Class"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...pservices.pres
ervesigattribute.aspx

So it is not supported for properties. In C# if you try and apply it to a
property declaration you will get a compiler error that is worded much
better(in both VS.net2003 and VS2005):
"Attribute 'PreserveSig' is not valid on this declaration type. It is valid
on 'method' declarations only."

Since the PreserveSigAttribute is not supported for properties, we are not
sure why the VC compiler allowed yoru code to compile in VS.NET 2003.

I would recommend you to provide a little sample project to give us a local
reproduce, thanks.

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