dllcall return string as array

[Ontosy]

I have a dllcall that return a value that I have to convert:

func joinString($Buffer, $size, $field)
    local $ret="", $i
    For $i = 1 to $size
        $ret &= StringStripWS(DllStructGetData($Buffer, $field, $i), 15)
    Next
    return $ret
EndFunc

Do it is normal or it have a other via?

[trancexx]

I don't think that's normal.

Even though you're too vague, my guess is that your buffer isn't created correctly to begin with. I've noticed that unexperienced users have troubles reading and interpreting the APIs documentation correctly. Your $Buffer should be correctly sized "byte" array in case that API advertises null-separated character arrays (strings). Only then you can get all the strings out of the buffer.

[Ontosy]

I have:

typedef struct _FbwfCacheDetail{
   ULONG cacheSize;
   ULONG openHandleCount;
   ULONG fileNameLength;
   WCHAR fileName[1];
} FbwfCacheDetail, *PFbwfCacheDetail;

And convert to:

$size=4192;

$FbwfCacheDetail=DllStructCreate("ULONG cacheSize; ULONG openHandleCount; ULONG fileNameLength; WCHAR fileName[" & $size & "];")

Do it is right?

[trancexx]

It depends on how you get $size and what it really represents.

[Ontosy]

"size [in, out] On input, contains the size of cacheDetail. If the function returns ERROR_MORE_DATA, size contains the size of the required buffer."

i trigger ERROR_MORE_DATA and get $size.

Edited January 4, 2016 by Ontosy

[Danyfirex]

I think buffer talks about  whole structure. (I'M  not over my machine to try out) 

So maybe you need to subtract other fields(ulong * 3)  or just allocate memory then used the pointer with your structure. 

 

Saludos

[trancexx]

So you have to subtract the size of first three fields and then divide the result by 2 (1 wchar is 2 bytes).

[Danyfirex]

trancexx. it's right (I forgot  to divide). So my second solution is wrong. I forgot Autoit structures are fixed size.

 

Saludos

Edited January 4, 2016 by Danyfirex

[Ontosy]

 

So maybe you need to subtract other fields(ulong * 3)  or just allocate memory then used the pointer with your structure.

What is the size of fields(ulong * 3)?

[Danyfirex]

 

What is the size of fields(ulong * 3)?

I meant same as trancexx's answer.

Saludos

[Ontosy]

f.e. if $size is 69 WCHAR fileName size is (69-3)/2 =33 ?
i'm not able to see size of fields(ulong * 3) in the trancexx's answer.

[Danyfirex]

Look:

$size = 4192;
$size -= (3 * 4);3=your first 3  fields   4=size of Ulong in bytes
$size /= 2 ;divide by size of wchar(2 bytes)
$FbwfCacheDetail = DllStructCreate("ULONG cacheSize; ULONG openHandleCount; ULONG fileNameLength; WCHAR fileName[" & $size & "];")

Saludos

[Ontosy]

Ty, the calcule now is precise.
But i have every to use iteration to obtain the string.
If i use simple
DllStructGetData($FbwfCacheDetail, "fileName")
i obtain "2".