I've used void pointers with C++ Builder to convert Palm to PC data types.
convert Palm float in a db record to pc float:
void *ptr;
double *tempD;
long *tempL;
char tempBuf[8];
// Read from DB into tempBuf
ptr = tempBuf;
tempL = (long *)ptr;
tempD = (double *) tempL;
-----Original Message-----
From: Fletch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: unsinged long in Delphi
>
>How is the data being picked up in the Delphi App? Is
>it possible for you to treat the unisgned long as a
>string, do with it what you will, then save the value
>as a number again?
>
>Fletch
>--- Mike Margerum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> hello, I am using Delphi 3.0 in a project involving
>> the transfer of data
>> from a palm pilot to a middleware server. A few of
>> the structures we are
>> sending back and forth have unsigned long int.
>> Delphi(3) has no true
>> unsigend long type. Does anyone know how I can
>> convert an unsigned long
>> into an equivalent delphi signed long. I understand
>> that there would be a
>> limit to the largest number because of the extra
>> sign bit. thanks,
>> Mike Margerum
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Sergio Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 10:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: Visual C++ 6.0
>>
>>
>> > "Kourosh Bodaghi - XPAND Corp 703.742.0900" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Is it possible to write conduits using Visual
>> C++ 6.0?
>> >
>> > Yes, although I didn't manage to get the wizard
>> running.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Sergio Carvalho
>> > ---------------
>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >
>> > If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not
>> for you
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>
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