Hi Sergey,

thank you. Perfect.

Agnes
>Try
>

>DECLARE LONG GlobalLock IN WIN32API LONG HMEM
>DECLARE LONG GlobalUnlock IN WIN32API LONG HMEM
>
>lhMem = bcRESULT2.pBC_TwoDimRes.hBC_TwoDimRes
>
>IF lhMem <> 0
>  lnPtr = GlobalLock(lhMem)
>  IF lnPtr <> 0	
>    lnLen = bcRESULT2.pBC_TwoDimRes.iBC_TwoDimLen
>    lcResult = SYS(2600, lnPtr, lnLen)
>    =GlobalUnlock(lhMem)
>  ENDIF
>ENDIF
>

>
>>>>
>>>>so the days second riddle.
>>>>
>>>>I have a dll that returns a string in an handle.
>>>>
>>>>It gives me the handle as well as the len of the string.
>>>>
>>>>Simple question:
>>>>How do i get my string?
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>Agnes
>>>
>>>see sys(2600) first example
>>>
>>>There's another solution with api
>>
>>Hm,
>>
>>this returns garbage.
>>
>>Is handler the same is pointer in this context?
>>
>>even the C example does something with globallock etc
>>
>>from the VB
>>

>>        If bcRESULT2.pBC_TwoDimRes.hBC_TwoDimRes <> 0 Then
>>            h2DResult = 0
>>            h2DResult = GlobalLock(bcRESULT2.pBC_TwoDimRes.hBC_TwoDimRes)
>>            If h2DResult = 0 Then
>>                sResult = sResult + TXT_ERROR_RESULT_2DIM_NOACCESS + vbCrLf
>>            Else
>>                s2DResult = String(bcRESULT2.pBC_TwoDimRes.iBC_TwoDimLen + 1, Chr(0))
>>                Call CopyMemory(ByVal s2DResult, ByVal h2DResult, bcRESULT2.pBC_TwoDimRes.iBC_TwoDimLen)
>>                s2DResult = Left(s2DResult, bcRESULT2.pBC_TwoDimRes.iBC_TwoDimLen)
>>                sResult = sResult + qsTrim(s2DResult) + vbCrLf
>>                bcData = qsTrim(s2DResult)
>>                GlobalUnlock (h2DResult)
>>            End If
>>            GlobalFree (bcRESULT2.pBC_TwoDimRes.hBC_TwoDimRes)
>>            bcRESULT2.pBC_TwoDimRes.hBC_TwoDimRes = 0
>>        Else
>>....
>>        End If
>>

>>
>>Agnes
>>
>>Update,
>>
>>ah, I ifound the declaration. I will give it a try.