[omniORB] DLLified echo example

[Gavin Uttley]

Hi,

As per my previous post im looking to do alot of the functionality i 
require in delphi, however i need to transfer data between C++ and 
delphi via a dll.
To get used to how it all works with omni im have transfered the code 
from the echo example using a remote servant.

I can use this almost fine, however i have a small problem with the 
return from a function, the code is as follows.

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
char* Hello(CORBA::Object_ptr obj, CORBA::String_var src)
{
    Echo_ptr e = Echo::_narrow(obj);

    if( CORBA::is_nil(e) ) {
        errLog << "hello: The object reference is nil!\n" << endl;
        return "";
    }

    CORBA::String_var dest = e->echoString(src);

    return (char*)dest;
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/


As you can see this is pretty much the same as the example with the 
addition of what to echo and the return from the servant.
I can call the servant just fine and it returns the expected result, 
however as soon as i jump off the "return (char*)dest"
I get a "user break point called from 0x<memory address>" when i run it 
outside the debugger i get debug assertion failed
error with the expression _CrtIsValidHeapPointer(pUserData).
The problem seems to be with the line that calls the servant, if i 
comment this line out it returns fine.

any ideas?

gav.


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