Sending strings via PostMessage

[Megadime 0]

I'm trying to send strings via PostMessage from AutoIt to C++. The way I understand it this is possible by using string pointers and handing them to the wparam and lparam parameters of PostMessage. Is that correct?

If it is, how am I supposed to do that in AutoIt?

[Zedna 182]

For strings you must allocate memory inside called application's memory (address) space.

Look at sources of  _GUICtrlListView_GetItemText() or _GUICtrlListView_SetItemText() in "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Include\guilistview.au3" 

Also search forum for WM_COPYDATA to see the right way of interprocess communication.

Edited October 8, 2009 by Zedna

[trancexx 921]

Anyway, Megadime likely understood wrong.

[Megadime 0]

What do you mean?

[trancexx 921]

What do you mean?

PostMessage is asynchronous function. That means it returns without waiting for receiver to process it, i.e. string buffer will be destroyed before processed.