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QuestionException Pin
shir_k21-Sep-07 1:43
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Roger Stoltz21-Sep-07 3:47
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shir_k23-Sep-07 20:04
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Roger Stoltz23-Sep-07 21:56
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shir_k wrote:
CString SerialData
CComVariant vIn;
vIn.Clear();
vIn = CMSCommPtr ->GetInput();
SerialData = vIn.bstrVal;

U see any problem in the above code.


All COM interfaces returns a HRESULT, which is a 32-bit integer value that is an error code that equals zero if everything was OK. The ability to return any other type is disguised when using dispatch interfaces. In your case the VARIANT that is supposed to be returned is a temporary object in the wrapper for the MSComm server. The wrapper was created by the wizard when you added the ActiveX component to your project. A pointer to this temporary VARIANT is provided in the parameter list when the interface method is called. For some reason the MSComm server doesn't like how that temporary object is set up, or you may be calling it from the wrong context.
This can happen if you're calling the server from a different thread than the one that created the server without marshalling the interface.

I suggest that you continue with one of the following depending on whether you're using multiple threads or not:

1. If you're using multiple threads you have to know how to cross apartment boundaries the correct way. Read Lim Bio Liong's excellent articles to get the basics down. You'll find them here[^], starting with part 1.

2. If you're only using one single thread, I suggest you use the other implementation of the Input() method that takes a VARIANT in the parameter list according to my first post in this forum thread. This way you have the control over the VARIANT.


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GeneralRe: Exception Pin
shir_k24-Sep-07 0:35
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Questionproblem in thread calling Pin
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