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C++ to VB Conversion please ?

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:10:01 -0700

How would

 typedef unsigned char U8
static const U8 SELECT_FILE [] = {0x80, 0xA4, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02};

convert to VB ??

I'm thinking :

Const SELECT_FILE(1 to 5) As String * 2 = "80 A4 00 00 02"

Am I wrong ???
Any help appreciated............

Re: C++ to VB Conversion please ?

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 11:11:21 -0700

: How would
:

 typedef unsigned char U8
: static const U8 SELECT_FILE [] = {0x80, 0xA4, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02};

:
: convert to VB ??
:
: I'm thinking :
:

Const SELECT_FILE(1 to 5) As String * 2 = "80 A4 00 00 02"

:
: Am I wrong ???
: Any help appreciated............
:

Constants in VB cannot be arrays, so you are going to have to come up with a different approach.

Greets...
Richard

Re: C++ to VB Conversion please ?

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:01:09 -0700

: : How would
: :

 typedef unsigned char U8
: : static const U8 SELECT_FILE [] = {0x80, 0xA4, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02};

: :
: : convert to VB ??
: :
: : I'm thinking :
: :

Const SELECT_FILE(1 to 5) As String * 2 = "80 A4 00 00 02"

: :
: : Am I wrong ???
: : Any help appreciated............
: :
:
: Constants in VB cannot be arrays, so you are going to have to come up with a different approach.
:
: Greets...
: Richard
:
:
:Thanks for your reply Richard.....Whoops ! that do call for a....... reevaluation..........per conversations in other forums I've concluded that a byte array instead of a string would probably be the closest , Since the VB equivalent to an unsigned char is a byte...
your thoughts ???

Re: C++ to VB Conversion please ?

Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:10:31 -0700

: : : How would
: : :

 typedef unsigned char U8
: : : static const U8 SELECT_FILE [] = {0x80, 0xA4, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02};

: : :
: : : convert to VB ??
: : :
: : : I'm thinking :
: : :

Const SELECT_FILE(1 to 5) As String * 2 = "80 A4 00 00 02"

: : :
: : : Am I wrong ???
: : : Any help appreciated............
: : :
:
: :
: :Thanks for your reply Richard.....Whoops ! that do call for a....... reevaluation..........per conversations in other forums I've concluded that a byte array instead of a string would probably be the closest , Since the VB equivalent to an unsigned char is a byte...
: your thoughts ???
:

That would depend on your usage. First let me note that:

Dim btNumber(1 To 2) As Byte
btNumber(1) = &H8
btNumber(2) = &H40

Is not the same as:

Dim sNumber As String * 2
sNumber = "48"

This is because the numbers stored in string format are not equivalent to bytes.
&H48 would make 01001000
While "48" makes Asc("4") and Asc("8")
Together making 52 and 56 and binary 00110100 00111000

So it is also more bytes as well as being totally different numbers in memory.

Because of this, the way to store the numbers depends on your usage.
So how are you planning to use them in code?

Greets...
Richard