Q27294: Passing BASIC INTEGER Array to Microsoft C by Far Reference

Article: Q27294
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | B_BasicCom S_C S_QuickC | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 6-NOV-1989

The example below demonstrates how to pass an array of integers from
compiled BASIC to Microsoft C by far reference.

This information about inter-language calling applies to QuickBASIC
Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50 for MS-DOS and to Microsoft BASIC
Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.

For more information about passing other types of parameters between
BASIC and C, and a list of which BASIC and C versions are compatible
with each other, search in the Software/Data Library for the following
word:

   BAS2C

Code Example
------------

REM ===== BASIC PROGRAM =====

DECLARE SUB IntArray CDECL (_
            BYVAL p1 AS INTEGER,_
            BYVAL p2 AS INTEGER)
DEFINT A-Z
DIM i AS INTEGER
DIM array(10) AS INTEGER
CLS
FOR i = 1 TO 10
   array(i) = i
NEXT i
'Array must be a FAR pointer, so offset and segment must be passed:
CALL IntArray(VARPTR(array(0)), VARSEG(array(0)))
LOCATE 15, 1
WHILE INKEY$ = "": WEND
PRINT "Back in BASIC"
FOR i = 1 TO 10
   PRINT i, array(i)
NEXT i
END

/* ===== C ROUTINE ===== */

#include <stdio.h>
void IntArray (array)
     int far *array;
 {
    int i;
    printf("Index         Value\n");
    for (i=0;i < 11; i++)
       {
         printf("  %d          %d\n",i,array[i]);
         array[i]=array[i]+100;
       };
 }

===== OUTPUT =====

Index      Value
  0          0
  1          1
  2          2
  3          3
  4          4
  5          5
  6          6
  7          7
  8          8
  9          9
  10         10

Back in BASIC
 1             101
 2             102
 3             103
 4             104
 5             105
 6             106
 7             107
 8             108
 9             109
 10            110