Hi there,
I am currently translating a VB 6.0 application to .NET and have the
following problem:
The data structure I need to pass to a DLL function call has a structure
variable inside its structure:
Private Structure CstData_type
Dim Cst_AZ As DbLong
Dim Cst_DECKS As DbLong
Dim Cst_LUZ As DbSingle
Dim Cst_ZoneLen As ZoneSingleArray
End Structure
where
Private Structure ZoneSingleArray
Dim ZoneArr(20) As DbSingle
End Structure
The Function call of the DLL is declared as
Private Declare Function ShPlcDb_Rd_Data
Lib "D:\ShPLCDb\ErS hPlcDb.dll"
Alias "_ShPlcDb_Rd_Da ta@24"
(ByVal nSubSysNode As Integer,
ByVal nDataType As Integer,
ByVal nDataIdx As Integer,
ByVal nDataCnt As Integer,
ByRef pData As "Any",
ByVal nDataLen As Integer) As Integer
Note the 5th parameter in the function call (pData) is declared
originally as Any (VB6.0).
Now, if I use the directive <StructLayout(L ayoutKind.Seque ntial)> to
declare the struct and change the type of the 5th parameter in the
function call from Any to CstData_type, the function call works fine up
until the last variable in the struct Cst_ZoneLen. If I leave it out, it
works. If I put the last variable in the declaration, I get the error
message:
System.TypeLoad Exception
Additional information: Can not marshal field Cst_ZoneLen of type
CstData_type: The type definition of this field has no layout
information.
I have tried to declare the Structure ZoneSingleArray with
<StructLayout(L ayoutKind.Seque ntial)> as well, but that didn't do the
trick. I get the same error.
Question: How should I declare the data structure so it works with my
DLL?
Looking forward to any suggestions!
Falko
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