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  1. #1

    Unable to use large buffer / convert array of strings

    I have a function that basically takes an Array of Variant type. My Array is in this format

    buf = Array(70, 90, 42, 76...)
    However, i can't use a large array so I decided to use a method that allows me to add to an Array. However, each "string" is an element and I need a way to individualize each byte (the numbers between the commas) as single elements instead of the entire string being an element. This way I can pass off my Array to my WriteBinary function. Unless there is a way to modify the function itself?

    Sub WriteBinary(FileName, buf)
    
        Dim I, aBuf, Size, bStream
        Size = UBound(buf): ReDim aBuf(Size \ 2)
        For I = 0 To Size - 1 Step 2
            aBuf(I \ 2) = ChrW(buf(I + 1) * 256 + buf(I))
        Next
    
        If I = Size Then aBuf(I \ 2) = ChrW(buf(I))
        aBuf = Join(aBuf, "")
        Set bStream = CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
        bStream.Type = 1: bStream.Open
        With CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
            .Type = 2: .Open: .WriteText aBuf
            .Position = 2: .CopyTo bStream: .Close
        End With
    
        bStream.SaveToFile FileName, 2: bStream.Close
        Set bStream = Nothing
    End Sub
    
    Sub Main()
    
        Dim coll As Object
        Set coll = CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList")
    
        coll.Add "70, 90, 42, 76, 0, 0, 65, 112, 114, 105,"
        coll.Add "255, 255, 104, 76, 43, 32, 23, 56, 77,"
        'so on and so forth
    
        Dim arr As Variant
        buf = coll.ToArray
        
        WriteBinary "C:\file.bin", buf
    
    End Sub
    Last edited by yeahbuddeh; 06-02-2022 at 10:34 PM.

  2. #2
    can you not write the Array individually:

    Set coll=CreateObject("System.Collection.ArrayList")
    coll.Add "70"
    coll.Add "90"
    coll.Add "42"
    ...
    ...
    etc.

  3. #3
    I tried that but it crashes Word. there are simply too many. The method with strings I tried fits all the data without crashing but I don't know a why to get each element out separately with this language. If it was C or C++ i would have.

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