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[Eric T]

Hi folks,

Does anyone know how to get a character string out of an SLX export, please (in C, not C++)? Sorry if it's a naive question -- I'm new to C.

The example for Pi works okay, like this:

pi = (float *) get_symbol(sxl_handle, "_pi");
if (!pi)
{
DebugF( "Pi wasn't found or wasn't exported.", 0);
}
else
{
sprintf(tmp, "Pi = %f", *pi);
DebugF(tmp, 0);
}

But all I can get out of a string is the first char.

Many thanks in advance,
Eric T.

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/* From the host application: */

void GetId(h_sxl sxl_handle)
{
char tmp[15];
char result[15];

/* get_symbol() returns the address of the function "hello" */

char (*id)() = get_symbol(sxl_handle, "_hello");

/* id() now calls hello using the address and returns a
pointer to hello's output: "id=such-and-such" */

*result = id();

sprintf(tmp, "Library returned %s.", result);
DebugF(tmp, 0);

/* outputs only "i", not "id=such-and-such" */

}

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/* In the SLX application: */

char helo[15];

int main(char *args)
{
EXPORT (hello);
}

char hello()
{
strncpy(helo, "id=dialapp.sla", 15);
return * helo;
}

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[Eric T]

Hi folks,

I've had another go at exporting a char string from SLX, but with no success. Hopefully the example below will make things clearer:

Any help would be gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Eric T.

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/* From the host application: */

void GetId(h_sxl sxl_handle)
{
char tmp[50];
char result[50];
char (*pt2function)() = NULL;

/get_symbol returns the address of the "ReturnID" function */

pt2function = get_symbol(sxl_handle, "_ReturnID");

strncpy(tmp, "\0", 50);

/* ReturnID() returns pointer to "id=such-and-such" */

*result = (*pt2function)();

sprintf(tmp, "Library returned %s.", result);
DebugF(tmp, 0);

}

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/* In the SLX application: */

char id[16];

int main(char *args)
{
EXPORT (ReturnID);
}

char * ReturnID()
{
strncpy(id, "id=dialapp.sla", 16);
return id;
}

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