[fpc-pascal] Typed file problem.

[Inpromptu]

Problem solved !

Thank you very much !




> 
> Inpromptu wrote:
> > I've found the problem... !
> >
> > if the record is Myrecord=record
> >          MyInteger:integer;
> >          Mystring:string;
> >          end;
> >
> > compiled with c:\lazarus\pp\bin\i386-bin\ppc386 without any other 
> > parameter, sizeof(Myrecord.Myinteger) shows 2.
> >
> > compiled inside Lazarus sizeof(Myrecord.Myinteger) shows  4 !
> >
> > Because of this, Mystring is readed wrong from the file.
> >
> >
> > I think this is a trivial problem, but I don't know how to force 
> > MyInteger to be 2 bytes long inside and outside Lazarus... Or 4 
> > bytes long ?
> >
> >
> 
> Size of Integer depends on FPC $mode used. See 
> [http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/prog/progap4.html]. So you can 
> force Integer to be of specific size by making sure that FPC always 
> uses the same $mode, whether you compile console version or GUI 
> version from Lazarus.
> 
> Or you can use "SmallInt" or "LongInt" (depending on what you want 
> -- 2 or 4 bytes ?) to be sure that, regardless of $mode used, your 
> MyInteger has always the same size. See 
> [http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/refsu5.html].
> 
> Michalis
> 
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