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Posted: **Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:14 pm**

Hello

In C I've got a array of structures, defined like this :

struct {
  char *fileName;
  int fD;
  } example

struct example files[]={
  "1.dta",1
  "2.dta",2
   };

etc. Whilst I've defined the PB structure using

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structure example
   fileName.s
   fd.l
enstructure

and dimmed and array to hold the fields, I do have one problem : When passing the array to a C DLL, I've found that the alignment is all wrong, and that the contents of file[1] is taken from further down the array (around files[8] or so).

Is there any way I can get to the two to exactly align ?

Posted: **Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:27 am**

You need to use a StaticArray, which is only available within structures:

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Structure example
   fileName.s
   fd.l
EndStructure

Structure exampleArray
  item.example[2]
EndStructure

ea.exampleArray
With ea\item[0]
  \fileName="1.dta"
  \fd=1
EndWith
With ea\item[1]
  \fileName="2.dta"
  \fd=2
EndWith

I know this is a little clumsy, but I think the idea is that it provides the advanced developer with the C compatability without cluttering the core language for the beginner.

Posted: **Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:58 pm**

Thanks - I'll have to try that.

Yes. Thats fine.

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C structures & equivilent in PB

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