pass fixed string by ref

[Cc]

hi,
how do I pass fixed string byref to a dll . I had try
<VBFixedString(10)>

but when I run I keep getting system.accessviolation

Any help would be great

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Cc" <ko*****@singnet.com.sg> schrieb:

how do I pass fixed string byref to a dll . I had try
<VBFixedString(10)>

but when I run I keep getting system.accessviolation

Can you post the C/C++ function prototype and your 'Declare' statement?

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Have you looked at the MarshalAs attribute?

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"Cc" <ko*****@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
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hi,
how do I pass fixed string byref to a dll . I had try
<VBFixedString(10)>

but when I run I keep getting system.accessviolation

Any help would be great

[Cc]

thks for reply,
here the declaration in c

struct tEZL_GETLASTTRAN {
long device_id;
long result;
char tranDate[10];
char tranTime[8];
long tranValue;
int svcProviderId;
int tranType;
};

extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) int ezif_getlasttran(struct
tEZL_GETLASTTRAN *pkt);

and on vb.net

Public Structure tEZL_getLastTran

Public device_id As Integer

Public result As Integer

<VBFixedString(10)> Public tranDate As String

<VBFixedString(8)> Public tranTime As String

Public tranValue As Integer

Public svcProviderId As Short

Public tranType As Short

End Structure

<DllImport("EZLINTFC.DLL", EntryPoint:="ezif_getlasttran", _

SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode, _

ExactSpelling:=True, _

CallingConvention:=CallingConvention.Cdecl)> _

Private Shared Function ezif_getlasttran(ByRef arg_tEZL_getLastTran As
tEZL_getLastTran) As Short

' ' Leave function empty - DLLImport attribute

End Function

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"Cc" <ko*****@singnet.com.sg> schrieb:

how do I pass fixed string byref to a dll . I had try
<VBFixedString(10)>

but when I run I keep getting system.accessviolation

Can you post the C/C++ function prototype and your 'Declare' statement?

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Cc" <ko*****@singnet.com.sg> schrieb:

struct tEZL_GETLASTTRAN {
[...]
char tranDate[10];

The line above translates to this line:

\\\
<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst:=10)> _
Public tranDate() As Char
///

Don't forget to specify the appropriate charset for the structure containing
this member.

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[Cc]

it's works, thks

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"Cc" <ko*****@singnet.com.sg> schrieb:

struct tEZL_GETLASTTRAN {
[...]
char tranDate[10];

The line above translates to this line:

\\\
<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst:=10)> _
Public tranDate() As Char
///

Don't forget to specify the appropriate charset for the structure
containing this member.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>