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From: "Mike Westerfield" <MikeW50@aol.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2.programmer
Subject: Re: GSoft Quickdraw
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 22:30:30 -0600
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In article <#77aeX7i#GA.338@nih2naaf.prod2.compuserve.com>, Bryn Jones
<71307.1457@CompuServe.COM> wrote:


>Am trying to pass an array to an interface function in GSoft BASIC.
>
>DIM mymask as mask
>
>for i = 0 to 3
>  mymask(i*2) = $55
>  mymask(i*2+1) = $AA
>next i
>
>HGR
>SetPenMask(mymask)
>
>etc.
>
>All I get is 'Parameter type mismatch at parameter 1'
>I need to sort this typing out.
>Can any kind programmer point me in the right direction.

Ouch. This appears to be caused by a bug in GSoft BASIC. The problem has to
do with the fact that Mask is an array. I'll fix this in the next update.

Meanwhile, you can fix this temporarily on your own if you can handle
recompiling GSoftTools.int. Change the parameter for SetPenMask to something
more hospitable, like a pointer to a byte, then pass the address of the
first element of the myMask array. If you can't recompile GSoftTools.int on
your own, email me and I'll make some other arrangement.

Mike Westerfield