Symantec WISESCRIPT EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - FOR NS V1.0 Manual page 41

WiseScript Corresponds to Win32
SDK type
short pointer Pointer to SHORT or SHORT*
(use for PSHORT or LPSHORT)
word pointer Pointer to WORD or WORD*
(use for PWORD or LPWORD)
long pointer Pointer to LONG or LONG*
(use for PLONG or LPLONG)
dword pointer Pointer to DWORD or
DWORD* (use for LPDWORD
or PDWORD)
string buffer char [size]
WiseScript Editor Reference
Note
If you are using the Win16 SDK, use word instead of dword for parameters that
start with H or end with HANDLE.
Buffer Length
If you set Parameter Type to string buffer, then this field is enabled. Enter the
number of string buffer characters. The limit is 446.
Passing type
Leave this set to Normal unless you are passing a complex structure to the .DLL. In
that case, select First element of structure for the first element in the structure,
and select Contained within structure for all subsequent elements of the
structure. You do not pass the structure name, just the elements inside it.
See Passing Complex Structures to a .DLL: An Example
Value Source
Select the type of value to be passed: Variable (pass by reference), constant (pass
by value), constant with null value, or constant with window handle (pointing to the
installation window).
Variable Name
If Value Source is set to Variable, select or enter a variable.
Constant Value
If Value Source is set to Constant, enter a constant here. You can enter a variable
here (example: %NUMUSERS%).
See also:
Call DLL Function on page 38
Corresponds to Description
Visual Basic
type
Long 32-bit pointer to a SHORT data type
(see SHORT for the reference to this
data type)
Long 32-bit pointer to a WORD data type
(see WORD for the reference to this
data type)
Long 32-bit pointer to a LONG data type
(see LONG for the reference to this
data type)
Long 32-bit pointer to a DWORD data type
(see DWORD for the reference to this
data type)
String Use to place a character buffer of the
given size (number of characters)
into a structure. Use only with
structures.
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