[Info-vax] Any Way to Pass Arrays of Strings from C to Basic?

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In article <fe71b858-e71c-4d9c-bd6b-bee53a86207a at googlegroups.com>, Craig Dedo <craig.dedo at gmail.com> writes:
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>On Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 2:18:28 PM UTC-5, abrsvc wrote:
>> Isn't this essentially the same question that you asked in an earlier top=
>ic with the same title?
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>> There are many regular visitors here (myself included) that can probably =
>help with this, but we usually work as consultants to resolve these types o=
>f issues and get paid.  While it is reasonable to ask generic questions if =
>you are not sure, this looks more like a consulting opportunity.
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>> I'd like to help resolve this as this is a very interesting problem, but =
>consulting is how I make a living and giving away time for free is not in t=
>he cards.
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>> Let me know if you are interested in a shirt term contract to resolve thi=
>s. If so, additional information will be required as well as a reproducer (=
>if possible).
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>> Dan
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>No, this is NOT the same question I posted on October 21.  That question co=
>ncerned passing scalar character strings from C to Basic.  This question is=
> about passing arrays of character strings from C to Basic.  I solved the p=
>roblem in the original question by using fixed-length string descriptors, l=
>ike I mentioned around halfway thru my original post.  This time I need to =
>use array descriptors.
>
>No, a consulting contract is not possible.  I don't have any spending autho=
>rity for Navistar and I'm not willing to spend my own money on a work-relat=
>ed problem.  I would need to get permission from management and someone in =
>management would need to approve the contract.

Simple, use an array descriptor.

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