[Gambas-user] unsigned int datatype for external function

[Jussi Lahtinen]

> An integer type is obviously not wide enough.
>

It is. You need 32 bits and Gambas integer is 32 bits. Gambas just
interprets/displays the most significant bit as sign bit.




> I don't know why Jussi said that a long type won't help you. A 'long' is
> 63+1 bits wide; certainly wide enough to hold a 32-bit
> unsigned integer.
>

Yes, it does hold the value, but you are giving the library more than it
can take.



Jussi
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