I just double checked on my IIIx (v3.3), your theory appears correct - the
char pointer must remain valid.
-jjf
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Rezsonya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 8:22 AM
To: Palm Developer Forum
Subject: Re: Ir device name
got it. it seems that the xid when sent out (after being set) should still
be resident... ie, global
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Rezsonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, October 05, 2000 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Ir device name
>heya, i don't think i have a problem with the reading the name from the
>discovery list, 'cause a sample code sends out the right name. but in my
>code i can't seem to get it to display.
>
>i declare it as
>
>char test[]={IR_HINT_PDA, 0, 't', 'e', 's', 't'};
>
>set it as
>
>IrSetDeviceInfo(refnum, test, 6); //(aswell as 4)
>
>but i can't see the name in discovery. what else may i be doing?
>
>tia
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Fitzpatrick, Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 5:57 PM
>Subject: RE: Ir device name
>
>
>>There are actually sort of two 'names'. The device info which is
exchanged
>>at discovery, and the device name which is stored in the IAS database.
>>
>>The device info is set with IrSetDeviceInfo(), and the character string
>>would be something like:
>>
>>char dev_info[] = { IR_HINT_PDA, 0, 'M', 'y', 'N', 'a', 'm', 'e' };
>>
>>The two bytes at the beginning are the 'hint' bits and are defined in the
>>Irda specs. There can actually be more bytes if the 'extension' bit is
>set,
>>so you have to be careful when parsing discovered text.
>>
>>The name in the IAS database is set with IrIAS_SetDeviceName. I have only
>>ever set it with a regular null terminated string:
>>
>>#define DNAME "MyName"
>>
>>IrIAS_SetDeviceName(ir_ref, DNAME, StrLen(DNAME))
>>
>>Then interogated it with an IrIAS_Query for: "\006Device\012DeviceName"
>>from the far end.
>>
>>This did seem to work when I tested it long ago (3.1?), but I haven't
>looked
>>at it recently. What sort of trouble are your having?
>>
>>-jjf
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Charles Rezsonya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 1:36 PM
>>To: Palm Developer Forum
>>Subject: Ir device name
>>
>>
>>in the docs, the devices name is a ptr to an array of bytes. i set the
>>name, function passes but when another unit goes to grab the device name
>>its not valid =/ ie, what comes up is random char's. what would the
>>proper declaration and set of the device settings look like?
>>
>>tia
>>
>>
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