my dll is and needs to be x64. I have in the past passed reference strings to a dll x32 but when I try to do the same thing it doesn't work.

more explicitly my vb declare is:

Declare Sub stringbyref_ Lib "c:\davids\directory_all_dlls\hiprec1.dll" (s As String)


and my c++ dll function is:

void FAR PASCAL stringbyref_(LPSTR*p_s)

{



}


when the code is run p_s is a bad pointer!

I note that I can pass a string forward into the dll just fine. its the passback that is the problem.

if you can help I would appreciate it.

my error! I apologize. it works as advertised.

the declaration that works in the dll is:

void FAR PASCAL stringbyref_(LPSTR p_s)

{

}

and the calling declaration from vb is:

Declare Sub stringbyref_ Lib "c:\davids\directory_all_dlls\hiprec1.dll" (s As String)

note that:

Declare Sub stringbyref_ Lib "c:\davids\directory_all_dlls\hiprec1.dll" (byref s As String)

crashes when returning from the dll.

sorry for inconvience,


david