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From: fehrja@iscdcvm3.cdcgate.dupont.com (John Albert Fehr)
Subject: Re: Visual Works, DLL and C Connect.
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In article <INFO-CLS%95042522140025@VM.GMD.DE>, Srinivas Jamched at USFPL104 USR00550 - FPLMX says:
>
>===============================================================================
>
>     Hi,
>     My question is on Visual Works 2.0, DLL and C Connect.
>
>     I am trying to call Windows API calls, in the externalInterface method
>     I have the "self externalAccessFailed" I get an unhandled exception
>     for one of my calls(as my call failed). What puzzles me is the
>     _errorCode(instance of SystemError) instance variable:Parameter is -1,
>     PARCPLACE DLL and C Connect does not explain the reason for this. Can
>     anyone out there explain what is the reason?
>
>     Are there any books which explains the interface of C and Smalltalk
>     using Visual Works ( FTP Sites which has code, are also welcome).
>
>     Thanks in advance.

greetings,

are you accessing a 16 or 32 bit DLL?  are you sure that your appl can "see"
the DLL?  -John F.
