Want to make a multipurpose function in PB for VB.

[Fred Oxenby]

Originally posted by Michael Meeks:
Also, I have found that when using declares in VB that the
Alias should be in all Captials. I have many examples that
don't work, if I don't.

VB-DECLARE:
Declare Function ReadIt Lib "MY.DLL" [b]Alias "ReadIt"[/b]()As Long
                                     !------------!=> this will VB remove from the declaration
PB-FUNCTION:
Function ReadIt [b]alias "ReadIt"[/b]()Export as long
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VB will remove (in the declaration) any 'Alias' witch have same capitalisation as the function-name
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VB-DECLARE:
Declare Function ReadIt Lib "MY.DLL" Alias "READIT"() As Long
PB-FUNCTION:
Function ReadIt()Export as long
Function ReAdIt()Export As Long
Function readIt()Export As Long
Function READit()Expotr As Long
Function READIT()Export AS Long
or any other capitalisation where the Alias-keyword is missing
will be exported by PB/DLL as 
Function [b]READIT[/b]() As Long

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[This message has been edited by Fred Oxenby (edited September 14, 2000).]

[Michael Meeks]

Hi,

When calling a PB DLL from VB, I use strings to hold the data,
because many times VB errors out in invalid expressions, and
it something of a pain to ts!

Strings are much easier to convert once they are passed between
VB/PB and the speed is almost as fast! For example, I pass a
zipcode as a string, converts to long, searches a db of 43,000
records, returns everything as a string,
(all within a second or two).

Also, I have found that when using declares in VB that the
Alias should be in all Captials. I have many examples that
don't work, if I don't.

<Declare Function ReadIt Lib "MY.DLL" Alias "ReadIt">

I change this to read:
Declare Function ReadIt Lib "MY.DLL" Alias "READIT"

Mike


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[Edwin Knoppert]

This is for incomming parameters, not the return value(s)

Again,

VB uses 2 (or more)diff. declares
In the VB app the correct declare is used to get the return value from a PB dword pointer.
Based on the provided parameter (what), PB uses a double or string and passes it to the FUNCTION[]

Declare Function ReadItSTRING Lib "MY.DLL" Alias "ReadIt" (ByVal What As Long ) As String
Declare Function ReadItDouble Lib "MY.DLL" Alias "ReadIt" (ByVal What As Long ) As Double

(Did not test Tom's ASM offset yet)

Note that the string part is working.
Only other types of return types won't work yet.

Would be more perfect if i could use:
Declare Function ReadItVariant Lib "MY.DLL" Alias "ReadIt" () As Variant




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[Michael Mattias]

See Dave Navarro's recent code in the Source Code Forum for a replacement for "PRINT USING."

It's a darn clever use of a UNION to accept "any" parameters.

You could apply it to this situation real easily and get rid of the assembly code.

MCM




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[Edwin Knoppert]

I want to return a double or string as dword like this

PB:

Function ReadIt( ByVal what as Long ) Export As Dword

    Dim T       As String
    Dim DBL     As Double
    Dim Temp    As Dword

    Select Case What
    Case 0

     T = "1234"

     ! MOV EAX,  T
     ! MOV TEMP, EAX
     ! MOV DWORD T, 0

     FUNCTION = Temp

    Case 1

'Example from PB but i need to set a double instead..

        DBL = 1234567

        ! mov AL, Byte Ptr rgb_value[0]
        ! xor AH, AH
        ! mov FUNCTION[0], AX

    End Select

End Function

VB:
Declare Function ReadItSTRING Lib "MY.DLL" Alias "ReadIt" (ByVal What As Long ) As String
Declare Function ReadItDouble Lib "MY.DLL" Alias "ReadIt" (ByVal What As Long ) As Double

The Double part is not working (Not with the example above of course but i tried it with MKD$ etc.. )

???

Or can use VB variants somehow?
VB6<>PB6


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