xMask - A Masked Edit Gadget

[DevilDog]

Has anyone tried this code with version 5.10 x64?

I get a compile error in line 43:

"Procedure InsertCharacter(*HoldText.i, Index.i, Character.c)"

the error is "Native types can't be used with pointers"

Any ideas?

[luis]

the error is "Native types can't be used with pointers"

Any ideas?

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[ASI]

I have used this file in my program quite a lot. (THANKS!!!)

Now with 5.10 i had similar problem of the error.
i was a little confused with what had to change, but done and fixed now.
I can upload the fixed code if anyone requires it.

[normeus]

to fix the error "Native types can't be used with pointers" which you'll get for PB 5.11

first an explanation
from PB Help

As a consequence the type of a pointer depends of the CPU address mode, (‘long' on 32-bit CPU and ‘quad' on 64-bit one for example), so a pointer is a variable of type pointer.
It results from this that assigning a native type to a pointer (*Pointer.l, *Pointer.b ...) makes no sense.

now for the fix:
line 43 replace this:

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Procedure InsertCharacter(*HoldText.i, Index.i, Character.c)

with this:

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Procedure InsertCharacter(*HoldText, Index.i, Character.c)

the pointer "*HoldText" is not defined as integer anymore.
line 248 replace this:

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Procedure.c _xm_ReturnCharacter(List xMask.__s_xMask_Main(), Character.c, *Index.i, UsingPlaceholder.b = #False)

with this:

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Procedure.c _xm_ReturnCharacter(List xMask.__s_xMask_Main(), Character.c, *Index, UsingPlaceholder.b = #False)

the pointer "*Index" is not defined as integer anymore.

Norm.