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<0> uses base 100
<1> wait, what?
<0> yes.
<0> Base 100
<0> array of byte
<0> 0..99 in it
<1> ah, ok
<0> (That pretty much ****s)
<0> they didn't even implement it properly
<0> to "convert" it to double or integer
<2> bye all
<0> to first convert it to string
<0> then parse it with strtoint/strtodouble
<0> some idiot implemented this.
<0> aaargh
<0> and they wonder why delphi ****s these days.
<3> hehe
<4> hi
<0> hey crc
<0> you happen to know how to convert VT_DECIMAL to BCD and back ?
<4> oo. variants, ive tried to avoid them like the plague since VB3
<3> heh
<4> guess you could always be lazy and convert it via a string? :D
<5> bcd as in binary coded decimal as in 0x92 = 92 ?
<0> ootje: not sure yet, I know it's base 10/100
<0> something illogical
<5> BCD is usually just like that
<6> Hey hello everybody
<0> I'd look in the help
<4> BCD?
<0> but that doesn't work on vista.
<5> a=0..99 -> ((a div 10) shl 4) or (a mod 10)
<4> each nibble encodes a decimal digit
<0> yep
<4> so the issue is, how is that VT_DECIMAL stored :)
<5> heh bcd also= "birth control device"
<6> I'm trying to get all my outlook calendar items with a Delphi application but I get an error I can't uderstand, may you help me?
<6> Undersant*
<6> Items:= CalendarItems.Restrict('([Start] > ''11/01/2007'') And ([Start] < ''12/01/2007'')');
<0> LordCrc: 3 ints (low,mid,high)
<0> then an other int containing sign & scale
<4> ki9a: so the 3 ints are "one"?
<0> yes
<0> it's how any sane person
<0> would store integers
<0> in a format a computer understands.
<4> well, they ARE variants, thus not sane :P
<0> variants are actually quite good
<0> boreland ****ed it up
<0> when they implemented custom variants.
<4> yeah i guess that didnt help
<0> remember that variants can be quite efficient.
<0> and they're ole compatible
<0> (They were invented to support OLE)
<6> Anyone may help please?
<4> so these ints, are they encoded in any way or just one 48bit good 'ol number?
<4> never used outlook calendar, so i wouldnt know
<6> LordCrc: Thanks :)
<6> The errors I get are
<6> [Error] Unit1.pas(34): Left side cannot be ***igned to
<6> [Error] Unit1.pas(34): Incompatible types: 'TGUID' and '_Items'
<6> It is the line I pasted you
<0> LordCrc: well they're 3xinteger
<0> just 3x32 bits
<4> right
<4> there's the scale tho...
<4> but lets leave that out for now :)
<6> Any idea please?
<6> Items:= ItemtoGuid(CalendarItems.Restrict('([Start] > ''11/01/2007'') And ([Start] < ''12/01/2007'')'));
<6> That works better now
<6> But I still get that error
<6> [Error] Unit1.pas(34): Left side cannot be ***igned to
<6> What that means?
<0> LordCrc: that's documented though
<6> Whwat does that mean sorry
<4> Mr_Jingle: means that Items its a read only property
<4> ki9a: got an url handy?
<6> LordCrc: And is this problem solvable? lol
<6> I'm trying to create an easy interface for blind people to use the Outlook Calendar
<0> just because I said it was documented
<6> It is impossible to navigate trough it with a screen reader
<0> doesn't mean I know where ;)
<4> lol
<4> ki9a: to be honest, going via a string would be the least amount of code by far :)
<4> Mr_Jingle: well since i have no idea what "Items" is, i cant tell
<6> thanks LordCrc
<0> LordCrc: It's sorta like this http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms962433.aspx
<4> ki9a: k, so youll need some sort of 96 bit modulo then to transform it into a BCD
<0> I think I;'ll need to keep dividing by 100
<0> till I have nothing left.
<4> by 10, each nibble = one decimal digit
<0> that's possible too
<4> but you still need to do it on a 96bit integer :)
<0> I did it on integers of dynamic size
<0> with my large integer unit
<4> think id modify llmod
<4> __llmod that is
<0> llmod ?
<4> yeah delphi's 64bit modulo
<4> dont think it would be too hard to modify it to 96 bit
<0> it's in asm though
<0> I want to avoid tht.
<4> true
<4> hmm
<4> guess you could rewrite it as "code" :)
<4> // we don't expect this to actually
<4> // work
<4> lol
<4> nice comment
<0> where ?
<4> from llmod
<0> heh
<4> you can optimize it a bit since your doing mod 10/100
<4> and you get your div for free
<4> ki9a: i can take a stab if you want?
<0> I need to do it myself
<0> it's for RO
<4> i figured
<0> now this might actually work: VarDecFromStr
<0> :)
<4> as i said, going via a string would wastly simplify your code, although it might be a tad slower
<0> I think that's my only option really
<0> LordCrc: what's the longest amount of characters a 96 bit number can take ?
<0> in base 10
<5> http://www.sgknox.com/2007/01/11/no-porn-on-blu-ray/
<0> oke
<0> then it's decided
<7> Hei LordCrc :)
<7> question: what exactly delphi does when i declare "function blah (number: integer); external "dll.dll"?
<0> it creates an import table
<7> does it call "loadlibrary and stuff behind the stages?
<0> well an entry most likely.
<0> no
<0> it creates an import entry.
<7> so lets think that i have dll that uses such external function
<5> then your dll will load a dll :P
<7> right.. but when in the main app that loads the main dll i load it in threads
<0> you don't "load" it in a a dll
<0> it's loaded when you start the app
<0> if it's not there
<0> it won't load.
<7> ki9a, no.. i mean..
<7> this "external" stuff is coded inside dll - lets call it A
<7> So the main application creates a new thread.. loads the A dll in the thread
<7> then it executes a method in A which calls the function blah
<0> LoadLibrary will fail
<0> if A isn't there.
<0> but it's loaded from that thread then yes.
<7> i understand this.. my question is a bit different
<7> now.. the first thread still doing the calculations..
<7> then a second thread is started..
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