I am working on the Forger Tut and have run across this error. I have looked through google and can't find the answer. So I thought I would see if any one here could help. I am using DEV C++ and the file is App 1.

CODE:

hfDefault = GetStockObject (DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
SendMessage(hEdit, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hfDefault, MAKELPARAM(FALSE, 0));
}
break;


invalid conversion from 'void*' to 'HFONT_*'


I apreciate any help any one can give me.

See RED...
Also, MAKELPARAM(FALSE,0) is just zero.


:

:  hfDefault = (HFONT) GetStockObject (DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
:  SendMessage(hEdit, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hfDefault, MAKELPARAM(FALSE, 0));                   
:  break;
: 

: See RED...
: Also, MAKELPARAM(FALSE,0) is just zero.
:
:
: :

: :  hfDefault = (HFONT) GetStockObject (DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
: :  SendMessage(hEdit, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hfDefault, MAKELPARAM(FALSE, 0));                   
: :  break;
: : 

:
:

Thanks ASM, the (HFONT) worked for the problem. Dev didn't like when I took out the false though so I kept it and it worked fine. Now I am running into another error on the next lesson.

DWORD dwFileSize;
          
          dwFileSize = GetFileSize(hFile, NULL);
          if(dwFileSize != 0xFFFFFFFF)
          {
               LPSTR pszFileText;
               
               pszFileText = GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1);
               if (pszFileText != NULL);

with an error of: invalid conversion from 'void*' to 'CHAR*'

Eventualy I will figure out all of these damn errors:)

:
ummmm don't think anything came through that time.

: : See RED...
: : Also, MAKELPARAM(FALSE,0) is just zero.
: :
: :
: : :

: : :  hfDefault = (HFONT) GetStockObject (DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
: : :  SendMessage(hEdit, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hfDefault, MAKELPARAM(FALSE, 0));                   
: : :  break;
: : : 

: :
: :
:
: Thanks ASM, the (HFONT) worked for the problem. Dev didn't like when I took out the false though so I kept it and it worked fine. Now I am running into another error on the next lesson.
:
:

: DWORD dwFileSize;
:           
:           dwFileSize = GetFileSize(hFile, NULL);
:           if(dwFileSize != 0xFFFFFFFF)
:           {
:                LPSTR pszFileText;
:                
:                pszFileText = GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1);
:                if (pszFileText != NULL);
: 

:
: with an error of: invalid conversion from 'void*' to 'CHAR*'
:
: Eventualy I will figure out all of these damn errors:)
:


If you compile as C++, you need to make an explicit typecast.
You won't get that error if you compile as C.

This message was edited by Aberran7 at 2006-9-4 15:47:23

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: :

: : DWORD dwFileSize;
: :           
: :           dwFileSize = GetFileSize(hFile, NULL);
: :           if(dwFileSize != 0xFFFFFFFF)
: :           {
: :                LPSTR pszFileText;
: :                
: :                pszFileText = GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1);
: :                if (pszFileText != NULL);
: : 

: :
: : with an error of: invalid conversion from 'void*' to 'CHAR*'
: :
: : Eventualy I will figure out all of these damn errors:)
: :
:
:
: If you compile as C++, you need to make an explicit typecast.
: You won't get that error if you compile as C.
:
ok looked up explicit typecast on the net and I think I understand. Should be something like this:

 pszFileText =  (LPSTR) GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1);

Right?

: This message was edited by Aberran7 at 2006-9-4 15:47:23

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: : :

: : : DWORD dwFileSize;
: : :           
: : :           dwFileSize = GetFileSize(hFile, NULL);
: : :           if(dwFileSize != 0xFFFFFFFF)
: : :           {
: : :                LPSTR pszFileText;
: : :                
: : :                pszFileText = GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1);
: : :                if (pszFileText != NULL);
: : : 

: : :
: : : with an error of: invalid conversion from 'void*' to 'CHAR*'
: : :
: : : Eventualy I will figure out all of these damn errors:)
: : :
: :
: :
: : If you compile as C++, you need to make an explicit typecast.
: : You won't get that error if you compile as C.
: :
: ok looked up explicit typecast on the net and I think I understand. Should be something like this:
:
:

: 
:  pszFileText =  (LPSTR) GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1);
: 
: 

:
: Right?
:
Correct.