Hi Alex, Sorry to butt in, but is this a difference in the way Cach� COM Interop works with C# and VB.NET (no InvokeMember in VB, just call the method)?
I've given up waiting for native .NET binding now they've pulled it from 5.1. Regards Jay Ayliff Stalis Ltd "Alex Schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > The syntax you tried to use will work fine with the native .NET binding > that we're currently working on. > > However, as of now you unfortunately have to use the InvokeMember() > method every time you want to access a property or method from Cache. > So it'll be something like myPatient.InvokeMember("firstName",...) > > If you can't get it to work, throw it at support with a specific sample, > they will be able to help. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Having a bit of a hitch here and am a bit lost on how to proceed. > > > > I managed to get an object opened using the OpenID method in C# > > > > so something like ... > > > > object myPatient = new object(); > > myPatient = factory.OpenId("PatientDB.patientInfo", "1", 0); > > > > Now, the annoying thing is that I cannot get any information about > > myPatient. So I cannot get ....... myPatient.firstName or > > myPatient.Lastname > > > > so if I add this line: > > System.Console.WriteLine(myPatient.firstName); > > > > the program won't even compile... > > > > I can sort of understand why.....since .NET would have no idea > > of the existance of firstName and lastName attributes. > > > > To try fixing that, I even created a PatientInfo object that would > > have the same attributes as the PatientDB.patientInfo table > > and then tried typecasting it as such.. > > > > PatientInfo myPatient = new PatientInfo(); > > myPatient = (PatientInfo)factory.OpenId("PatientDB.patientInfo", "1", > > 0); > > > > but at that point, it gives an "Invalid typecast" error > > > > ..................... > > > > > > So....I'm quite lost at this point. I tried googling for examples, but > > I couldn't find even one....where VB .NET or VC# .NET and Cache were > > used together. most of them seem to use VB6 which seems to be slightly > > different in handling objects. > > > > Would really appreciate if..someone could guide me on the right path > > about the above problem > > > > Regards, > > > > Himanshu
