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  • October 15, 2008
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[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

hello

i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

situation:
01 handle1 usage is handle.
01 port usage unsigned-int.
01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
01 structure1.
05 var1 pic x(30).
05 pic x.
05 var2 pic x(25).
05 pic x.
05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
05 pic x.
05 var4 pic x(15).
05 pic x.

call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
by value port,
by reference CardType,
by reference structure1
end-call.

Problem:
handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

*edit*: typo

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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    A better choice than unsigned-int is PIC X(4) COMP-N, try this.

    I am assuming you want a 32 bit unsigned integer.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    A better choice than unsigned-int is PIC X(4) COMP-N, try this.

    I am assuming you want a 32 bit unsigned integer.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    A better choice than unsigned-int is PIC X(4) COMP-N, try this.

    I am assuming you want a 32 bit unsigned integer.


    hello,

    thank you for the answer but it does not work either.

    and yes its a 32 bit unsigned int.

    the return-value for CardType is 2 and for var3 its 1.
    with unsigned-int i get CardType 0 and var3 49.
    with pic x(4) COMP-N i get CardType 0 and var3 12544.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    What calling convention do you use? Do you have any documentation on the DLL, or example in C on how to call the DLL?
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    im using __cdecl convention. with dll-convention 1 i get a memory access violation.

    partly solved:

    inside the structur i had to use 2 filling bytes (pic x(2)) to get the right value in unsigned-int.

    this is no option/not working for CardType
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    im using __cdecl convention. with dll-convention 1 i get a memory access violation.

    partly solved:

    inside the structur i had to use 2 filling bytes (pic x(2)) to get the right value in unsigned-int.

    this is no option/not working for CardType
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    Don't do that. Use PIC X(4) COMP-N for any instance of unsigned int. Sorry, I realized I did not make that clear in the first post.
    I am assuming of course that unsigned int on this machine is 32 bit?

    Can I get to see the C source (or declaration in header file) for this function (not the body, just the header), or documentation on its use from C?
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    in fact i use pic x(4) comp-n delcaration for the dword32 value

    the struct looks like that now

    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 filler1 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 filler2 pic xxx.
    05 var3 pic x(4) comp-n.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 filler4 pic x.

    i had to buff filler2 from just NULL-Char Container to NULL-Char Container 2 fillbytes to get it working.


    *edit:*sent you the header infos as a private message

    *edit2:* the original structure is a bit longer and contains 2 dword32 variables. in order to get it working i have to use 2 additional fillbytes berfore the first and one additional fillbyte before the second one.
    still not getting the single dword32 CardType to work :/
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    I hate to hijack a thread but we just started interfacing with a dll and there were several unsigned int and longs which I setup to use PIC X(2) COMP-N and PIC X(4) COMP-N this all works perfectly except when the longs come back with a negative number then on my side it's some rediculously huge number like 4296967295... is there something special I need to do to handle this or should I just switch the longs to PIC S9(9) COMP-5's (which show the correct negative number)?
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    I hate to hijack a thread but we just started interfacing with a dll and there were several unsigned int and longs which I setup to use PIC X(2) COMP-N and PIC X(4) COMP-N this all works perfectly except when the longs come back with a negative number then on my side it's some rediculously huge number like 4296967295... is there something special I need to do to handle this or should I just switch the longs to PIC S9(9) COMP-5's (which show the correct negative number)?
    D

    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    If you need to have the negative, you have to use PIC S9(9) COMP-5.
    PIC X(4) COMP-N is an unsigned storage.

    However, if you expect large numbers into a PIC S9(9) COMP-5 item, do remember to use the --TruncANSI option.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 14 October 2008]

    hello

    i have a problem getting a unsigned int declerated return value off a c-dll function.

    situation:
    01 handle1 usage is handle.
    01 port usage unsigned-int.
    01 CardType usage unsigned-int.
    01 structure1.
    05 var1 pic x(30).
    05 pic x.
    05 var2 pic x(25).
    05 pic x.
    05 var3 usage unsigned-int.
    05 pic x.
    05 var4 pic x(15).
    05 pic x.

    call "dllfunction" using by value handle1,
    by value port,
    by reference CardType,
    by reference structure1
    end-call.

    Problem:
    handle and port are correct transmitted to the function but the return-value does not contain the desired values. the strings in this structure work as intended but neither CardType or var3 contain the values the c-function returns. how do i get unsigned int values of a c-function? am i missing something obvious?

    *edit*: typo
    Thanks for the help, and no we don't expect huge numbers, prob nothing more than 9999.99 and nothing less than -9999.99.

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