how to pass a structure from a DLL to vb.net application

[Support]

Hello:
I have a VB.NET DLL with a public structure:
Public Class OCIDIIRRegistry

Public Structure OCIDIIRRegistry Return
Public OCIDIIRimplicit error As String
Public OCIDIIRexplicit error As String
Public OCIDIIRvalueReq uested
End Structure
the DLL has a Function

Public Function SetRegistry_Str ing(ByVal Registryname As String, ByVal
registryvalue As String) As OCIDIIRRegistry Return
OCIDIIRimplicit error = OCIDIIRErrors.B eginErrorNOTOK
OCIDIIRexplicit error = "Error in SetRegistry_Str ing: " + Registryname +
" [" + OCIDIIRexplicit error + "]"
End Function

'============== =============== =============== =============== =============== =
=============

In VB.NEt, I want to get the values OCIDIIRimplicit error and
OCIDIIRexplicit error from SetRegistry_Str ing

I tried in the VB.NET app:
Public Structure MyOCIDIIRRegist ryReturn
Public MyOCIDIIRimplic iterror As String
Public MyOCIDIIRexplic iterror As String
Public MyOCIDIIRvalueR equested
End Structure
Dim MyRegistrySetti ng As New OCIDIIRRegistry .GAINSCOM.OCIDI IRRegistry ' name
of the DLL
Dim MyRegistryStruc ture As MyOCIDIIRRegist ryReturn
MyRegistryStruc ture = MyRegistrySetti ng.GetRegistry_ String("server" , "SQL")
' as an attempt to pass the structure but I get an squigly error :

Value of type 'OCIDIIRRegistr y.GAINSCOM.OCID IIRRegistry.OCI RegistryReturn'
cannot be converted to 'DIIRMAIN.frmMA IN.MyOCIDIIRReg istryReturn'

What does that mean ? and should I do about it ?

Thanks

TErry

[Support]

THANK YOU! after 6 hours of work on this + your two minutes, I can go home!
Take Care

"David Williams" <Da***********@ discussions.mic rosoft.com> wrote in message
news:1A******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Drop the structure MyOCIDIIRRegist ryReturn. Just use the OCIDIIRRegistry Return structure. The probelm is that they are different
structures so the two are not the same.
HTH
--
David Williams, VB.NET MVP
"Support" wrote:

Hello:
I have a VB.NET DLL with a public structure:
Public Class OCIDIIRRegistry

Public Structure OCIDIIRRegistry Return
Public OCIDIIRimplicit error As String
Public OCIDIIRexplicit error As String
Public OCIDIIRvalueReq uested
End Structure
the DLL has a Function

Public Function SetRegistry_Str ing(ByVal Registryname As String, ByVal
registryvalue As String) As OCIDIIRRegistry Return
OCIDIIRimplicit error = OCIDIIRErrors.B eginErrorNOTOK
OCIDIIRexplicit error = "Error in SetRegistry_Str ing: " + Registryname + " [" + OCIDIIRexplicit error + "]"
End Function

'============== =============== =============== =============== =============== = =============

In VB.NEt, I want to get the values OCIDIIRimplicit error and
OCIDIIRexplicit error from SetRegistry_Str ing

I tried in the VB.NET app:
Public Structure MyOCIDIIRRegist ryReturn
Public MyOCIDIIRimplic iterror As String
Public MyOCIDIIRexplic iterror As String
Public MyOCIDIIRvalueR equested
End Structure
Dim MyRegistrySetti ng As New OCIDIIRRegistry .GAINSCOM.OCIDI IRRegistry ' name of the DLL
Dim MyRegistryStruc ture As MyOCIDIIRRegist ryReturn
MyRegistryStruc ture = MyRegistrySetti ng.GetRegistry_ String("server" , "SQL")

' as an attempt to pass the structure but I get an squigly error :

Value of type 'OCIDIIRRegistr y.GAINSCOM.OCID IIRRegistry.OCI RegistryReturn' cannot be converted to 'DIIRMAIN.frmMA IN.MyOCIDIIRReg istryReturn'

What does that mean ? and should I do about it ?

Thanks

TErry