VC++ 2005/8 Yoda buffer.dll crash

My test appl crashes when making a call to GetExport in VC++ 2005. Is there a fully working sample that uses buffer.dll that I can see?

If someone can review it, I can post my VC++ 2005 code ...

good point .. VC++ Demo.exe from Oct-2004 works ok with either the Yoda1 52KB buffer.dll from Oct-2004, or the Yoda2 196KB buffer.dll from Dec-2006

Is there a VC++ 2005 source code skeleton I can use to build my appl on top of?

Attached is my VC++2005 test application.

It compiles and links ok; dll loads ok, call to EndYoda is ok, but it crashes upon call to GetExport.

I am a C++ beginner so there may be something obviously wrong with the code. Would love to complete this and post a fully working source code!!

Hope you can help.

YodaTest2005v1.zip

Thanks .. I am using VC++2005 Express and none of the New Project templates had a UNICODE checkbox option.

Are you using VC++2005? if yes, can you pls walk me through how to open a new project of type that allows to change UNICODE setting?

The only unicode setting option I found is shown in attached pic, but changing it did not resolve the appl crash when making GetExport call.

Thanks again .. I changed the option to Use Multi-Byte Character Set. The appl still crashes when trying to make GetExport dll call.

Couple of things I noticed:

1) debugger does not show the address obtained for GetExport, like it does for EndYoda (see pic1)

2) just before doing the GetExport, I try an initialize myYoda struct, but Watch shows access to array is offset by 1 (see pic2)

Not sure if these two observations are clues to what's going wrong?

Think I had the much needed breakthrough!! both EndYoda and GetExport DLL fcns now get an address back from GetProcAddress (see pic).

Also - GetExport call no longer crashes the appl.


Your recommendation to encapsulate dll access within a class seemed to do the magic :clap:

I placed break points before and after GetExport - the Export struct now cleanly initializes all elements.

Still working on printing the GetExport data onto the form's listbox from within the class. Do you have a quick way to tell if the GetExport returns force feedback data from games (any game you may have) ?

Solution attached; I'm very excited about latest progress!!

Nothing will give me more pleasure!! you have my concent to add this express edition code as sample to x-sim.

Your assistance in bringing this to life was invaluable!!

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