[fpc-pascal] simpleIPC strings

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Mon, 8 May 2017, noreply at z505.com wrote:

> With simpleipc you can send a string.
>
> I am wondering what type of string is safe to send?
>
> i.e. what happens with utf8 or unicode?

If both sender and receiver use the same defaultsystemcodepage, it should
transfer fine.

>
> Is it meant to send a regular string (like a pointer to char) and not 
> more complex strings? Both?
>
> Because if a string is being sent across two different separate 
> processes (exe's) and possibly in different programming languages (when 
> I make simpleipc DLL) it will be handy to know what exact type of string 
> this communication is meant for: english characters, unicode,  utf8, all 
> of the above.

Regard it as an array of bytes and you'll be fine.

Michael.