Re: Calling gcc built DLL from .NET (Visual Basic)

["Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>]

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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