@ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> -- Also, Pointer cannot deref a Pointer, which I think is the real error.
On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 9:21 PM Clifton Wood <clifton.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > @ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> - Did you try my suggestion with > GLib::Roles::TypedBuffer? > > The "unhandled target type" occurs when NativeCall can't figure out how to > deref the referenced value. In this case, this would be the BYTE of the > CArray. > > What type is BYTE, pray tell? > > - Cliff > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 9:08 PM ToddAndMargo via perl6-users < > perl6-us...@perl.org> wrote: > >> removing my typos: >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> This is driving me nuts! >> >> Native Call question. I have a Pointer ($ppSessionInf). >> >> It points to a structure of $pCount bytes. >> >> How do I load what $ppSessionInf points to into $Sessions >> >> # something gets assigned to it from an API call >> my Pointer $ppSessionInf = Pointer.new(); >> >> # length of the data I want also from the API call >> my DWORD $pCount; # length of the data I want >> >> # Buffer I want the data pointer to by >> # $ppSessionInf loaded into >> my BYTES $Sessions = CArray[BYTE].new( 0xFF xx $pCount ); >> >> $Sessions = $ppSessionInf.deref; >> >> Which obviously does not work: >> Internal error: unhandled target type >> >> Many thanks, >> -T >> >>
