Easy WinAPI declaration (like Visual Basic)

[1134i]

In Visual Basic, i can do that:

Dim A as string
Declare Function MyFavoriteWinApi (x as long, y as string)

A = "hello winapi"
call MyFavoriteWinApi (1, A)



in wb, i need to try

Call .... @A
Call .... *A
Call .... strptr(a)

and

dim x as ptr
*x = A
x = *A
x = **A
**x = A

and wait when that works


now i try to use

dim myfn as string
SystemParametersInfo SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0, ???? , SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE


maybe somewhere has wrapper (don't know how to say it in english) VB <-> FB, when i can write

vbSystemParametersInfo SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0, i , SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE

and

what is PVOID? how to use SystemParametersInfo with filename?

[Sisophon2001]

Does an example help? Interesting function, I did not know how to do this until you showed me.

Garvan

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#include "windows.bi"

SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0,  _ 
  strptr("C:\WINDOWS\FluxMetal_1400x1050.bmp"), _ 
  SPIF_SENDCHANGE )

[v1ctor]

Btw, STRPTR() is never needed in FB when passing any kind of string as parameter. The compiler should take care of that.

[Sisophon2001]

Btw, STRPTR() is never needed in FB when passing any kind of string as parameter. The compiler should take care of that.

This is a PVOID parameter, not a string parameter, so I think STRPTR() is needed in this case.

Garvan

[VirusScanner]

Literal strings are ZSTRING type, not STRING, so passing them to any pointer parameter doesn't need STRPTR.

[Sisophon2001]

Literal strings are ZSTRING type, not STRING, so passing them to any pointer parameter doesn't need STRPTR.

VirusScanner, please try it yourself and you will see that STRPTR is required, or show me an example of what you are suggesting, I may be misunderstanding something.

Garvan

[v1ctor]

Uh, sorry, i missed the PVOID part, forget what i said, Sisophon2001 is correct.