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Getting errors when trying to call a Class Function...

I am trying to call a class function...That function is defined as:

VARIANT CInet::OpenURL(const VARIANT& URL, const VARIANT& DataType)
{
VARIANT result;
static BYTE parms[] =
VTS_VARIANT VTS_VARIANT;
InvokeHelper(0x16, DISPATCH_METHOD, VT_VARIANT, (void*)&result, parms,
&URL, &DataType);
return result;
}

I also have a button on my MFC form that will call the function.

Here is what the code that calls the function looks like:
void CInet_TestDlg::OnGethtml()
{
// TODO: Add your control notification handler code here
CString strURL="www.yahoo.com";
long lngAccessType = 0;

m_Inet1.SetProtocol(4);
m_strHTML = m_Inet1.OpenURL(&strURL,&lngAccessType);

UpdateData(FALSE);
}

When I try and execute the program, it gives me an error of:
C:\My Documents\nussch01\c++\Inet_Test\Inet_TestDlg.cpp(104) : error C2664: 'OpenURL' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'class CString *' to 'const struct tagVARIANT &'
Reason: cannot convert from 'class CString *' to 'const struct tagVARIANT'
No constructor could take the source type, or constructor overload resolution was ambiguous

Could someone please help?? Thanks, Christian

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jkr

As the 1st arg indeed is a VARIANT, you have to provide one:

#include <comdef.h>

void CInet_TestDlg::OnGethtml()
{
// TODO: Add your control notification handler code here
//CString strURL="www.yahoo.com";

VARIANT var;
__bstr_t bstr ( "www.yahoo.com");

var.vt = VT_BSTR;
var.bstrVal = bstr;

long lngAccessType = 0;

m_Inet1.SetProtocol(4);
m_strHTML = m_Inet1.OpenURL(var,&lngAccessType);

UpdateData(FALSE);
}

deadlyfluvirus

ASKER

OK, the function calling now looks like:
m_Inet1.OpenURL(COleVariant(strURL,VT_BSTRT),COleVariant(lngAccessType,VT_BSTRT));

The 2nd value was having the same fit.

There are now no compile-time errors. When I click the GetHTML button however, I get a run-time error:

Debug Assertion Failed!

Program: C:\C++\Inet_Test\Debug\Inet_Test.exe
File: olevar.cpp
Line: 300

For information on how your program can cause an assertion failure, see the Visual C++ documentation on asserts.

(Press Retry to debug the application)

[Abort] [Retry] [Ignore]

What could be causing this?

Thanks, Christian

jkr

>>What could be causing this?

Take a look at that line:

ASSERT(vtSrc == VT_I4 || vtSrc == VT_ERROR || vtSrc == VT_BOOL);

Have you tried my suggestion?

deadlyfluvirus

ASKER

jkr,
when I tried yours, i got the following error:

C:\C++\Inet_Test\Inet_TestDlg.cpp(103) : error C2065: '__bstr_t' : undeclared identifier

I included that file also...

Thanks, Christian

SteveGTR

Try this:

m_Inet1.OpenURL(COleVariant(strURL,VT_BSTRT), COleVariant(lngAccessType, VT_I4));

Or, it looks like you could just say:

m_Inet1.OpenURL(COleVariant(strURL), COleVariant(lngAccessType, VT_I4));

Good Luck,
Steve

deadlyfluvirus

ASKER

SteveGTR,
It is calling the function properly.

One last thing, the OpenURL function returns a VARIANT result. How can I convert this into a string so I can display it in my edit box? The edit box's member variable is set up as a CString with a name of m_strHTML.

Thanks, Christian

SteveGTR

What is the VARIANT result? Is it a long, bool, bstr?

If it's a bstr you might try this:

COleVariant var = m_Inet1.OpenURL(COleVariant(strURL,VT_BSTRT), COleVariant(lngAccessType, VT_I4));

CString str = (LPCTSTR) var->bstrVal;

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