[AccessD] ReadDirectoryChangesW, not returning anything to t he buffer.

Hi Drew

Very good Stuart and Brett!

So, Drew, how would you assign a Null to these if not dim'ed as
variants?? 

/gustav


> LOL.  Very funny.

> I do use int for all integers, because I always dimension as Long, unless I
> absolutely require an integer (which is only for API calls)

> Drew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Barabash [mailto:BBarabash at tappeconstruction.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 5:52 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] ReadDirectoryChangesW, not returning anything to
> t he buffer.


> Of course, to Drew, an integer and a long integer are the same thing! <VBG>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Drew Wutka [mailto:DWUTKA at marlow.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 5:45 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] ReadDirectoryChangesW, not returning anything to
> t he buffer.


> Thanks, complete brain fart.  I had run into that before, and completely
> forgot.

> Drew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart McLachlan [mailto:stuart at lexacorp.com.pg]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 5:34 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] ReadDirectoryChangesW, not returning anything to
> t he buffer.


> On 10 Sep 2003 at 17:21, Drew Wutka wrote:

>> Never mind, I figured it out.  What is the difference between 0 and 0&
>> though?

> 0& forces it to be passed as a  32 bit Long or DWord). 
> 0 will be passed as a 16 bit Integer.

> For API calls always pass declared variables/equates (with suitable 
> prefixes <g>) or typed values to avoid this sort of problem.