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From: johnm@spudge.UUCP (John Munsch)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Re: Borland C++ problem.
Message-ID: <28723@spudge.UUCP>
Date: 3 Apr 91 22:38:51 GMT
References: <149000018@eriador>
Reply-To: johnm@spudge.UUCP (John Munsch)
Organization: Friends of Guru Bob
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In article <149000018@eriador> mguyott@eriador.prime.com writes:
>We were using Zortech C++ and were very happy with it
>until we attempted to use their int86x() function.  This function does not
>work and as we absolutly need it for our communications software we
>were left with nothing we could do.

Why not just fix the int86x() yourself or build a clone of its functionality
using Masm?  Zortech makes its source available for a reasonable fee and
fixing the one function (especially if you know what is going wrong) would
not seem so odious to me.  I've had to do a lot worse to make projects
work in the past.

[Stuff Deleted]

>The problem is in attempting to call MakeProcInstance().  The compiler
>does not seem to recognize the dialog box function name.  The compiler
>appears not to recognize it despite a function prototype only a
>few lines prior.  At this point I have no idea how to get the compiler to
>do the right thing.
>
>The error generated is:
>    Borland C++  Version 2.0 Copyright (c) 1991 Borland International
>    conndlg.cxx:
>
>    Error conndlg.cxx 28: Type mismatch in parameter 1 in call to
>     'MakeProcInstance(int(far pascal*)(),unsigned int)' in function
>     ConnectDlg::ConnectDlg(unsigned int,unsigned int)

Clear cut enough.  The compiler has MakeProcInstance() defined as having
a FARPROC as it's first parameter, you passed it a reference to a function
with a bunch of parameters (while FARPROC is defined as having no parameters).
Just typecast the function to a FARPROC and your problems will probably go
away.

John Munsch
 
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