MIDL Compiler Wraps the Operation Number After 255 (124564)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q124564 SYMPTOMS
The RPC MIDL compiler (version 2.00.72) that ships with the Win 32 SDK
appears to only keep 8 bits of "Operation number" when it generates the
stub code. This creates a problem if you define more than 256 remote
procedures. When operation 256 is to be called, operation 0 is really
called instead because the call number created by the MIDL compiler wrapped
at 255.
WORKAROUND
If you have more than 256 Remote Procedures defined, manually edit the
output file and correct the operation number. You can do this by examining
the stub code created by the MIDL compiler. The 4th parameter to the
NdrClientInitializeNew() wraps around after 255; edit this for each
successive procedure in the stub and increment it correctly.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5.
This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/4/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB124564 |
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