If nothing else works, you can try to write wrapper DLL in VB.

>Hi every one !
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>When a try to pass values by reference to a third part component, who expected that, the folow error occurs :
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>Type Mismach
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>The component activeX expect 16-bit integer values by reference.
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>What i'm doing :
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>v1=100
>v2=100
>activeXcomponent.Method(@v1,@v2)
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>The error occurs.
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>When i do the folow :
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>activeXcomponent.Method(v1,v2)
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>
>Without referces, the error NOT occurs, i mean, the type of variables seams to be correct. The problem is about THE reference.
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>I check the Component's type library , and the type of parameters are
>VT_PTR.
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>What's happenig ?
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>Thank's to all.
>
>
>Lucas.