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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Thomas X. Hoban" <thoban AT verbalogic DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
References: <DLEPIMCBMLJEPMIPNAEDMEEACAAA DOT thoban AT verbalogic DOT com>
Subject: Re: Calling gcc built DLL from .NET (Visual Basic) 
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 22:33:42 +0100
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Thomas X. Hoban wrote:
> Does anyone have a good example that shows how to create a DLL using
> cygwin/gcc and call it using VB .NET?   I am specifically interested in an
> example that shows how to pass a String variable.  In the example that I
> show below, I am able to call a C function.  I can successfully pass a
long
> integer.  But the string that I pass shows garbage in the called function.
...
> As I mentioned, I am able to pass integers successfully, but strings don't
> seem to get marshaled to (char *).  I recognize that the .NET String
> implementation is different, but thought the .NET marshaling would take
care
> of conversion.  A simple working example would be extremely helpful.

There is nothing Cygwin-specific to this. You should ask about this in a
VB.NET forum.


Max.


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