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MarshlDirectiveException in C# when trying to pass BSTR* from COM Component

If i call my COM-Method with something like this

d.someMethod(string, doule, ref string);

I get the error mentioned above. the method thats called is something like this

STDMETHODIMP SomeClass::someMethod(BSTR, DOUBLE, BSTR*)

As long as i dont assign some value to BSTR* it works fine.

EDIT: IDL Description

interface IDistanceClass : IDispatch{
    [id(1), helpstring("some helpstring")] HRESULT someMethod([in] BSTR firstarg, [in] DOUBLE secondarg, [in,out] BSTR* returnme);
};

EDIT2: As long as i pass only 1 Character like *returnme = "T" it works fine. But when it needs to be a string it throws, even if i assign a pointer to a string i get an error.

Solution

  • The solution is quite simple after you guys helping me out :-) As it turns out i need to do something like this:

    string someString = "TestME";
_bstr_t s(someString.c_str());
*returnme = SysAllocString((BSTR)s);

    Works well for me.

    I am answering this myself so that maybe someone else with this issue wont need to search any longer. Hopefully this will help others too.