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From: "David Botton" <David@Botton.com>
Subject: Re: Passing Strings between Ada and C++
Date: 2000/01/12
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If you want to be able to create a String on the Ada side and then Free it
on the MS VC side or vice versa, use BSTRs.

See the AdaCOM.BSTR in the AdaWin packages on AdaPower for examples of using
BSTRs with Ada. http://www.adapower.com/lab/adawin.html

David Botton

Caroline <caroline.j.swindellNOSPAM@cpmx.saic.com> wrote in message
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> I am experimenting with interlanguage programming and have the following
> question:
>
> What is the best way to pass a string from C++ to an Ada procedure and
> to pass one out of Ada back to C++?   I would like to know in particular
> what incarnations of strings to use on each side.
>
> I am using Aonix ObjectAda 7.1.2 and MS Visual Studio 6.0.
>
> Thanks
> Caroline
>
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> Caroline Swindell
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