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VBA AddressOf Crash Office App


I want to run a simple snippet, but evertime Access and Excel crash.

I'm running CallbackTest2, could you please help me. Thanks allot.

Declare Function CallWindowProc Lib "user32" Alias "CallWindowProcA" ( _
      ByVal lpPrevWndFunc As Long, _
      ByVal hwnd As Long, _
      ByVal msg As Long, _
      ByVal wParam As Long, _
      ByVal lParam As Long) _
      As Long

Sub CallbackTest2()
   CallWindowProc AddressOf CallbackMsg, 0, 0, 0, 0
End Sub

Public Function CallbackMsg _
      (msg As String, _
      ByVal nUnused1 As Long, _
      ByVal nUnused2 As Long, _
      ByVal nUnused3 As Long)

   MsgBox "CallBack Work :)" & msg
End Function

Solution

  • Found the solution.

    Things I change:

    • CallbackMsg from function to sub
    • String Parameter filled with Data VarPtr("Hallo Welt")

    RUNNING VERSION:

    Private Declare Function CallWindowProc _
                              Lib "user32.dll" Alias "CallWindowProcA" ( _
                                  ByVal lpPrevWndFunc As Long, _
                                  ByVal hwnd As Long, _
                                  ByVal msg As Long, _
                                  ByVal wParam As Long, _
                                  ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
    
    private Sub CallbackTest2()
       CallWindowProc AddressOf CallbackMsg, VarPtr("Hallo Welt"), 0, 0, 0
    End Sub
    
    Private Sub CallbackMsg( _
            msg As String, _
            ByVal nUnused1 As Long, _
            ByVal nUnused2 As Long, _
            ByVal nUnused3 As Long)
        MsgBox msg
    End Sub