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| Date | Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:14:15 -0500 |
| From | "Mike C. Fletcher" <mcfletch@vrplumber.com> |
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On 13-01-21 05:46 AM, Steve Simmons wrote:
...
> >>> from ctypes import *
> >>> sLib = cdll.slib
> >>> lic_key = c_char_p("asdfghjkl".encode(encoding='utf_8',
> errors='strict'))
> >>> initResult = sLib.InitScanLib(lic_key.value)
> >>> print("InitScanLib Result: ", initResult)
> InitScanLib Result: 65535
> >>>
>
> I've tried declaring initResult as c_short by: inserting...
>
> >>> initResult = c_short(0)
>
> ... before the call to sLib.InitScanLib but I still get the same
> response (65535).
That's because you've just discarded the object you created.
What you wanted was, I believe:
initScanLib = sLib.InitScanLib
initScanLib.restype = c_short
initResult = initScanLib( ... )
i.e. you tell the initScanLib function how to coerce its result-type.
*Some* C functions take a pointer to a data-value to fill in their data,
but not *your* function. That pattern looks like:
result = c_short(0)
my_ctypes_function( ..., byref(result) )
print result.value
i.e. you have to pass the variable into the function (as a
reference/pointer).
HTH,
Mike
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