BUG: ATL Connection Point Wizard Generated Code for Event with VARIANT Argument Gives C4305 Warning (250847)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 6.0
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 6.0
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0
The Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) 3.0

This article was previously published under Q250847

SYMPTOMS

The ATL Connection Point wizard generates a proxy class that implements a connection point for an out going interface. If an out going interface has an event that takes an argument of type VARIANT, then the wizard generates the wrong code in the out going call (Fire method) for that event. The Visual C++ compiler gives these two warnings when you call this fire method in your code

warning C4305: 'argument' : truncation from 'struct tagVARIANT *' to 'bool'

warning C4800: 'struct tagVARIANT *' : forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning)

CAUSE

Implementing the Connection Point wizard generates the wrong code in the Fire_ method for the event that takes VARIANT as parameter. For Event1, with VARIANT parameter Param1, it generates this code

pVars[0] = &Param1;

instead of this

pVars[0] = Param1;

in Fire_Event1 method of the proxy class.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem manually remove the "&" before the Param1.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a new ATL DLL/EXE project.
Insert a simple object with Connection Point support.
Add a method named Event1 to source(event) interface that takes a VARIANT as parameter
Compile the project.
Right-click the ATL class and click Implement Connection Point to bring up the Connection Point wizard.
Select the event interface and click OK.
Create a test method on the ATL object's incoming interface with VARIANT as a parameter and call it "Fire_Event1".
```
STDMETHODIMP CTestQ::Test(VARIANT var)
{
	Fire_Event1(var);
	return S_OK;
}

						
```
Compile your application to see the warnings C4305 and C4800.

REFERENCES

Adding Connection Points to an ATL Object

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/11/2003
Keywords:	kbBug kbConnPts kbpending KB250847 kbAudDeveloper