Please excuse my newbish question, but I'm having a problem generating a checksum to send using BNLS_AUTHORIZEPROOF (0x0f). I am using Yoni's VB CRC32 checksum functions that are listed in the BNLS protocol spec. I wrote a packet parsing sub that returns divided packet data in a user-defined type array, with the actual data in a Variant. Problem is, the checksum function's server key argument is a Long. Trying to pass the key directly causes a type mismatch error. I've tried using combinations of CLng, Val, and Fix, but they either cause the same error or destroy the data.

So here's my question: How can I convert the BNLS server key data (stored in a variant or string) into an equivalent long that I can use to get a valid CRC32 checksum?

Do something like this:
[code]CopyMemory lngKey, ByVal Mid$(strData, 4, 4), 4[/code]
lngKey of course being a long where the key will be stored.

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Thanks.

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shadypalm obviously is not a n00b, thus he does not deserve vb flaming.

shadypalm: +1

[quote author=St0rm.iD link=board=17;threadid=3139;start=0#msg24547 date=1066533040]shadypalm obviously is not a n00b, thus he does not deserve vb flaming.[/quote]Why are veterans excused from being flamed for using a language that doesn't even have an unsigned 32 bit type?

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Why are veterans excused from being flamed for using a language that doesn't even have an unsigned 32 bit type?
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They're excused because they may be under pressure from others to use it. That's punishment enough without being flamed as well.