I don't know the API_PCDRead function. But there looks to be an error in your code even if it works. You are passing bufferr (two 'r's) to the function but referring to buffer (one 'r') afterwards, which wasn't used (unless there's other code you didn't show). So you need to look at that.
That aside, for the bit leading up to the call, try something like: var key, bufferr: PChar; keydata: string; buffdata: array[0..255] of char; ... begin // Allocate a string of six consecutive $FFs keydata := #255#255#255#255#255#255; // Convert to a PChar, an easy way to avoid having to allocate memory explicitly key := PChar(keydata); // Once again avoid having to allocate memory explicitly // Point bufferr at the address of an array of 256 characters bufferr := PChar(@buffdata); receive:=API_PCDRead(0,0,$00,10,1,key,bufferr); ... Cheers, Carl On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Marshland Engineering < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the replies. > > this is the line > > > receive:=API_PCDRead(0,0,$00,10,1,key,bufferr); > > I'm way out my depth with the workings of this function. I just do simple > coding - A ex dBase3 programmer. > > I took the sample code that the RFID supplier gave, stripped off > everything I > didn't need other than the read line for RFID card and then copied the bits > into my program which now crashes. > > I was wondering if the XPMENU call or something like that is interfering > with > other modules ? > > My debugging is limited to finding the line with the error. > > Both programs are run in Delphi 6, same machine and same environment. > > I can't find how to code this, where ever I put it, it crashes. - Expected > expression but ARRAY found. > > const > KEY = array[0..6] of Byte = ($FF,$FF,$FF,$FF,$FF,$FF,$00); > > Thanks Wallace. > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe >
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