Passing a managed (C#) string[] array to a COM DLL
Question
Setup:
I have a COM DLL that calls a method inside a managed C# DLL. This function returns a C# string[] array, which is marshaled to a SAFEARRAY.
Problem:
When I try to access the strings within the safearray I only get the first char of the string. What am I doing wrong?
The code:
// Pointer to the managed interface
DatabasePtr pODB(__uuidof(DBClass));
// Get the string[] array from the managed method
SAFEARRAY* safearray = pODB->GetStringArray();
HRESULT hresult;
long ubound;
long lbound;
hresult = SafeArrayGetUBound(safearray, 1, &ubound);
hresult = SafeArrayGetLBound(safearray, 1, &lbound);
long index;
BSTR fromarray;
for (; lbound <= ubound; lbound++)
{
index = lbound;
hresult = SafeArrayGetElement(safearray, &index, (void*)&fromarray);
char buffer[512];
sprintf_s(buffer,"%s",fromarray);
MessageBox(0, (LPCSTR)buffer, "...", 0);
}
Thanks for your help,
-Sean!
Solution
The BSTR is an unicode string, so you must use an wchar_t
buffer and the wsprintf_s
. Right now u print the ANSI part of the first unicode character then stop on the \0. And please, please, don't stack overflow like that (sic!). Use the safe _vsnwprintf_s_l
and its family, your code is a hacker's delight as it is right now and u'll be pwned. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d3xd30zz(VS.80).aspx