You are looking for big trouble. If the two objects are just "com" objects
(really "ole" objects as Delphi does not support COM, only C++ supports COM,
you need an IDL compiler to support COM), you are restricted to the data
types valid for a variant. There is around 15 of these, and a record pointer
ain't one of them (as it doesn't need to be in the same process space - it
could be running inside MTS for example, so pointers are bad news for OLE).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 11:39 AM
Subject: [DUG]: COM types and pointers
> Hello again
>
> Perhaps a stupid question but here goes ...
>
> I have a COM object which will be called by ASP etc and so requires dual
> interfaces, valid types etc. This object calls an (internal - will never
be
> called by anything except my object) object, I would like to pass a record
> pointer between the two.
> I have butchered the generated typelib.pas files to change the datatype to
> pointer and it appears to work. I cannot seem to get the typelib editor to
> accept the pointer type even with dual and automation type flags unchecked
> for the interface.
> Is there a way to accomplish this or I am looking for BIG trouble ?
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