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kevclark64
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How would this be converted from Foxpro to XSharp?

DECLARE Long GetLastError IN WIN32API
DECLARE Long SetDefaultPrinter In WINSPOOL.DRV String pPrinterName
DECLARE INTEGER GetDefaultPrinter IN winspool.drv STRING @ pszBuffer, INTEGER @ pcchBuffer
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Kevin,

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// traditional syntax
_DLL FUNCTION GetLastError as INT PASCAL:Win32API.GetLastError()

// dotnet syntax
[DllImport("Win32API.dll")];
FUNCTION GetLastError() AS INT PASCAL

[DllImport("winspool.drv", CharSet := CharSet.Ansi, EntryPoint :="SetDefaultPrinterA" )];
FUNCTION SetDefaultPrinter( pPrinterName as STRING) AS LOGIC PASCAL

[DllImport("winspool.drv", CharSet := CharSet.Ansi, EntryPoint :="GetDefaultPrinterA" )];
FUNCTION GetDefaultPrinter( pszBuffer as StringBuilder, pcchBuffer REF INT) AS LOGIC PASCAL
You can also change the last 2 calls and change the CharSet to CharSet.Unicode and change the "A" at the end of the function name to "W" to call the Unicode versions of these functions.


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Robert, thanks for that information.
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