You're welcome

>
>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.