>-----Original Message-----
>This link on the MSDN is a good reference.
>
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
url=/library/en-us/cpguide/htm
>l/cpcondefaultmarshalingforarrays.asp?frame=true
>
>As far as your specific case, here is a good place to
start:
>
>>
>>Type DS_FLT_INFO
>> Name As String * 100
>> HasProperties As Long
>> lpISPP As Long
>> lpIFB As Long
>>End Type
>>
>
><StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)> _
>Public Structure DS_FLT_INFO
> <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst := 100)
> _
> Public Name as String
> Public HasProperties as System.Int64
> Public lplSPP as System.Int64
> Public lplFB as System.Int64
>End Structure
>
>>Type DS_DISPLAY
>> HdrVer As Long
>> hParentWindow As Long
>> hVideoWindow As Long
>> dwOrigWidth As Long
>> dwOrigHeight As Long
>> dwAspectRatio As Long
>> State As Long
>> FullScreen As Long
>> pIGraphBuilder As Long
>> dummy1 As Long
>> dummy2 As Long
>> XGRName As String * 500
>> FilterCount As Long
>> Filter(20) As DS_FLT_INFO
>>End Type
>>
>
>The interesting one here is the array so I'll show you
that:
>...
><MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst := 20)> _
>Public Filter() as DS_FLT_INFO
>...
>
>If you need more information, check out the other topics
under Blittable
>and Non-blittable types in that part of the MSDN. It
contains good
>information about how to use attributes to marshal
structures.
>
>Michal Sampson
>VB .Net Developer
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>>From: "Bernhard Christl" <bernhard.christl@netbase.at>
>>Sender: "Bernhard Christl" <bernhard.christl@netbase.at>
>>Subject: Can anyone help me to declare that?
>>Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 02:50:48 -0700
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>>I have some structure which I have to pass to a
unmanaged
>>dll which expects the data to be in memory just as it
has
>>been in VB6. My problem is marchaling fixed length
>>strings and arrays correctly. Can anybody help to get
me
>>on the right track?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Bernhard
>>
>>
>>Type DS_FLT_INFO
>> Name As String * 100
>> HasProperties As Long
>> lpISPP As Long
>> lpIFB As Long
>>End Type
>>
>>Type DS_DISPLAY
>> HdrVer As Long
>> hParentWindow As Long
>> hVideoWindow As Long
>> dwOrigWidth As Long
>> dwOrigHeight As Long
>> dwAspectRatio As Long
>> State As Long
>> FullScreen As Long
>> pIGraphBuilder As Long
>> dummy1 As Long
>> dummy2 As Long
>> XGRName As String * 500
>> FilterCount As Long
>> Filter(20) As DS_FLT_INFO
>>End Type
>>
>>
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