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how may I give pointer as parameter to function in DLL

p1,p2 - pinter
err:=_OWersja(p1,p2)

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declare DLL_TYPE_BYTE _OWersja(DLL_TYPE_LPCSTR CFILE1, DLL_TYPE_LPCSTR CFILE2) in WinIP.Dll

Kajot,

strings are automatically managed as pointers (their addresses is supplied, not their content).

For numbers you have to supply them by reference using @

If the function is not working as expected, its a good idea to access it using C code instead of using DLL FUNCTION, just to locate where the problem may come from. Just implement a C wrapper using pragma BEGINDUMP ... ENDDUMP. There are many examples in these forums

any samples

Here you have a working example that shows how strings are managed as pointers:

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#include "FiveWin.ch"

function Main()

   local cIn := "Hello world!"
   local cOut := Space( Len( cIn ) )

   Test( cIn, cOut )

   MsgInfo( cOut )

return nil

#pragma BEGINDUMP

#include <hbapi.h>

HB_FUNC( TEST )
{
   strcpy( hb_parc( 2 ), hb_parc( 1 ) );
   strupr( hb_parc( 2 ) );
}   

#pragma ENDDUMP


thans
I get error

Missing prototype for 'strupr'

#include <hbapi.h>

char * strupr( char * );

...

next error

unresolved external symbol '_strupr'

What C compiler are you using ?

Here it works fine using Borland C 5.5

I am usingv
xHarbour Compiler build 1.0.0 (SimpLex)
Copyright 1999-2007, http://www.xharbour.org http://www.harbour-project.org/

Both Harbour and xHarbour generate a C output file that has to be compiled with a C compiler.

Are you using Borland or Microsoft C compiler to compile the output .C ?
Are you using xHarbour commercial ?

yes, I am using commercial

Kajot,

Then add this code to the PRG:

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#pragma BEGINDUMP

#include "string.h"
#include "ctype.h"

char * strupr( char * string )
{
   char c, * p = string;

   while( ( c = * p )  != '\0' )
      * ( p++ ) = _toupper( c );

   return string;
}

#pragma ENDDUMP


thanks

I got worning

missing prototype for '_toupper'

Try this one:

char _toupper( char );

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#pragma BEGINDUMP

#include "string.h"
#include "ctype.h"

char _toupper( char );

char * strupr( char * string )
{
   char c, * p = string;

   while( ( c = * p )  != '\0' )
      * ( p++ ) = _toupper( c );

   return string;
}

#pragma ENDDUMP


I change
toupper(c)

and is OK

but I got worning in

declare DLL_TYPE_BYTE _OWersja(DLL_TYPE_LPCSTR cfile1, DLL_TYPE_LPCSTR cfile2) in WinIP.Dll

syntax error: "parse error at 'CFILE1'"