"Brian Tyler" <brianmtyler@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ODiXly3MEHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Depends on the language you are using, but the DllImportAttribute has a
> property called CallingConvention. So in C#, it would look something like
>
> [DllImport("myoldcode.dll", CallingConvention=CallingConvention.FastCall)]
> void foo();
>
> Getting calls to native methods correct can be difficult as some of the
> rules are subtle. I recommend getting a copy of Adam Nathan's book (.NET
and
> COM) and checking out the PInvoke website (http://pinvoke.net/).
>
> Brian
>
> "andrea catto'" <acatto@dataflight.com> wrote in message
> news:uECAENsMEHA.3404@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I 'managed' to be able to call a regular unmagaged function from within
a
> > clr bases winforms, but....
> > I can not call functions that are compiled as __fastcall....
> >
> > there has to be a way, otherwise how would be possible for the world to
> > migrate or use old static libraries ???
> >
> >
>
>

"andrea catto'" <acatto@dataflight.com> wrote in message
news:uECAENsMEHA.3404@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I 'managed' to be able to call a regular unmagaged function from within a
> clr bases winforms, but....
> I can not call functions that are compiled as __fastcall....
>
> there has to be a way, otherwise how would be possible for the world to
> migrate or use old static libraries ???
>
>

"andrea catto'" <acatto@dataflight.com> wrote in message
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> sorry I forgot to be specific, I only use VC++.
> I am beginning to love the win forms, so I'd like to start using it and
yet
> my static libraries written in C are all __fastcall.
> how about this now ? any help ?
>
> "Brian Tyler" <brianmtyler@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ODiXly3MEHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Depends on the language you are using, but the DllImportAttribute has a
> > property called CallingConvention. So in C#, it would look something
like
> >
> > [DllImport("myoldcode.dll",
CallingConvention=CallingConvention.FastCall)]
> > void foo();
> >
> > Getting calls to native methods correct can be difficult as some of the
> > rules are subtle. I recommend getting a copy of Adam Nathan's book (.NET
> and
> > COM) and checking out the PInvoke website (http://pinvoke.net/).
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > "andrea catto'" <acatto@dataflight.com> wrote in message
> > news:uECAENsMEHA.3404@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > I 'managed' to be able to call a regular unmagaged function from
within
> a
> > > clr bases winforms, but....
> > > I can not call functions that are compiled as __fastcall....
> > >
> > > there has to be a way, otherwise how would be possible for the world
to
> > > migrate or use old static libraries ???
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

> sorry I forgot to be specific, I only use VC++.
> I am beginning to love the win forms, so I'd like to start using it and
yet
> my static libraries written in C are all __fastcall.
> how about this now ? any help ?

"cody" <no_spam_deutronium@gmx.net> wrote in message
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> > sorry I forgot to be specific, I only use VC++.
> > I am beginning to love the win forms, so I'd like to start using it and
> yet
> > my static libraries written in C are all __fastcall.
> > how about this now ? any help ?
>
> You have to create an unmanaged wrapper dll then.
>
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> cody
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