Convert sample from platform SDK to Delphi

[Remko]

Sorry for writing in English but my German is really insufficient.
I want to call from my app the default properties dialog for Active Directory objects from Active Directory Users & Computers.
According to this MS article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...rty_sheets.asp it can be done. The article also talks about a sample in the Platform SDK (attached). I'm currently trying to convert the sample to Delphi, but as it's the first time I'm undertaking such a project myself I find it difficult and are unsure about my results. I would really appreciate help on the conversion and comments or correction of my results so far.
(Header file is in PropSheetHost.h, implementation is in: DataObj.cpp, complete sample attached in .zip)

Delphi-Quellcode:

unit PropSheetHost;

interface

uses Messages, Windows, JwaActiveX, JwaDSClient, JwaAdsTLB, JwaPrSht, SysUtils;

const GWLP_USERDATA = -21;
const VIEW_POINTER_OFFSET = GWLP_USERDATA;

const CFSTR_DS_PARENTHWND_W: PWideChar = 'DsAdminParentHwndClipFormat';
const CFSTR_DS_PARENTHWND_A: PChar = 'DsAdminParentHwndClipFormat';

{$IFDEF UNICODE}
  const CFSTR_DS_PARENTHWND: PWideChar = 'DsAdminParentHwndClipFormat';
{$ELSE}
  const CFSTR_DS_PARENTHWND: PChar = 'DsAdminParentHwndClipFormat';
{$ENDIF} //UNICODE

const CFSTR_DS_PROPSHEETCONFIG_W: PWideChar = 'DsPropSheetCfgClipFormat';
const CFSTR_DS_PROPSHEETCONFIG_A: PChar = 'DsPropSheetCfgClipFormat';

{$IFDEF UNICODE}
  const CFSTR_DS_PROPSHEETCONFIG: PWideChar = 'DsPropSheetCfgClipFormat';
{$ELSE}
  const CFSTR_DS_PROPSHEETCONFIG: PChar = 'DsPropSheetCfgClipFormat';
{$ENDIF} //UNICODE

const WM_ADSPROP_SHEET_CREATE = (WM_USER + 1108);
const WM_DSA_SHEET_CREATE_NOTIFY = (WM_USER + 6);
const WM_DSA_SHEET_CLOSE_NOTIFY = (WM_USER + 5);

{$EXTERNALSYM TYMED_HGLOBAL}
const TYMED_HGLOBAL  = 1;

type
  PDSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO = ^DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO;
  _DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO = record
    hwndParentSheet: HWND;
    offsetTitle: DWord;
    dsObjectnames: dsObjectNames;
  end;
  DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO = _DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO;
  TDsaSecPageInfo = DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO;
  PDsaSecPageInfo = PDSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO;

  PPROPSHEETCFG = ^PROPSHEETCFG;
  _PROPSHEETCFG= record
    lNotifyHandle: PLongInt;
    hwndParentSheet: HWND;
    hwndHidden: HWND;
    wParamSheetClose: WPARAM;
  end;
  PROPSHEETCFG = _PROPSHEETCFG;

const PROP_SHEET_HOST_ID = $CDCDCDCD;

const PROP_SHEET_PREFIX_ADMIN: PWideChar = 'admin';
const PROP_SHEET_PREFIX_SHELL: PWideChar = 'shell';

type
  TPropSheetHost = class(TInterfacedObject, IDataObject)
    m_hwndParent: HWND;
    m_hwndHidden: HWND;
    m_ObjRefCount: DWORD;
    m_spADObject: IADS;
    m_cfDSPropSheetConfig: ATOM;
    m_cfDSObjectNames: ATOM;
    m_cfDSDispSpecOptions: ATOM;
    m_rgPageHandles: array of HPROPSHEETPAGE;
    {$IFDEF UNICODE}
      m_szHiddenWindowClass: PWideChar;
    {$ELSE}
      m_szHiddenWindowClass: PChar;
    {$ENDIF}
    m_hInst: Cardinal;
    m_pwszPrefix: PWideChar;
  public
    { IDataObject }
    function QueryInterface(const iid: TIID; out Obj): HResult; stdcall;
    function AddRef: Longint; stdcall;
    function Release: Longint; stdcall;

    function GetData(const formatetcIn: TFormatEtc; out medium: TStgMedium):
      HResult; stdcall;
    function GetDataHere(const formatetc: TFormatEtc; out medium: TStgMedium):
      HResult; stdcall;
    function QueryGetData(const formatetc: TFormatEtc): HResult;
      stdcall;
    function GetCanonicalFormatEtc(const formatetc: TFormatEtc;
      out formatetcOut: TFormatEtc): HResult; stdcall;
    function SetData(const formatetc: TFormatEtc; var medium: TStgMedium;
      fRelease: BOOL): HResult; stdcall;
    function EnumFormatEtc(dwDirection: Longint; out enumFormatEtc:
      IEnumFormatEtc): HResult; stdcall;
    function DAdvise(const formatetc: TFormatEtc; advf: Longint;
      const advSink: IAdviseSink; out dwConnection: Longint): HResult; stdcall;
    function DUnadvise(dwConnection: Longint): HResult; stdcall;
    function EnumDAdvise(out enumAdvise: IEnumStatData): HResult;
      stdcall;
  public
    constructor Create(hInstance: Cardinal; hwnParent: HWND);
    destructor Destroy;
  public
    function SetObject(pwsaADsPath: PWideString): HRESULT; overload;
    function SetObject(IADs: IADS): HRESULT; overload;
  private
    function _CreateHiddenWindow: HWND;
    function _AddPagesForObject(hPage: HPROPSHEETPAGE; lParam: LPARAM): HRESULT;
    procedure _CreateSecondaryPropertySheet(pDSASecPageInfo: DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO);
    function _GetDSDispSpecOPtion(pFormatEtc: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HRESULT;
    function _GetDSObjectNames(pFormatETC: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HRESULT;
    function _GetDSPropSheetConfig(pFormatEtc: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HRESULT;
    function _ExtractSecPageInfo(wParam: WPARAM; ppSecPageInfo: PDSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO): HRESULT;
  end;

implementation

function TPropSheetHost.QueryInterface(const IID: TGUID; out Obj): HRESULT;
var IID_IDataObject: TGUID;
begin
  IID_IDataObject := IDataObject;
  if GetInterFace(IID, Obj) then
  begin
    AddRef;
    Result := S_OK;
  end
  else
  begin
    Result := E_NOINTERFACE;
  end;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.AddRef: LongInt;
begin
  Inc(m_ObjRefCount);
  Result := m_ObjRefCount;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.Release: LongInt;
begin
  Dec(RefCount);
  Result := RefCount;
  if RefCount = 0 then
    Free;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.GetData(var formatetcIn: TFormatEtc; var medium: TStgMedium):
      HResult; stdcall;
var hr: HResult;
begin
  hr := DV_E_FORMATETC;
  if m_cfDSDispSpecOptions = formatetcIn.cfFormat then
  begin
    hr := _GetDSDispSpecOption(formatetcIn, pStgMedium);
  end
  else if m_cfDSObjectNames = formatetcIn.cfFormat then
  begin
    hr := _GetDSObjectNames(formatetcIn, TStgMedium);
  end
  else if m_cfDSPropSheetConfig = formatetcIn.cfFormat then
  begin
    hr := _GetDSPropSheetConfig(pFormatEtc, pStgMedium);
  end;
  Result := hr;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.GetDataHere(const formatetc: FORMATETC; out medium: STGMEDIUM): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.QueryGetData(const formatetc: FORMATETC): HResult;
begin
  if m_cfDSDispSpecOptions = formatetc.cfFormat then
  begin
    Result := S_OK;
  end
  else if m_cfDSObjectNames = formatetc.cfFormat then
  begin
    Result := S_OK;
  end
  else if m_cfDSPropSheetConfig = formatetc.cfFormat then
  begin
    Result := S_OK;
  end
  else
  begin
    Result := DV_E_FORMATETC;
  end;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.GetCanonicalFormatEtc(const formatetc: FORMATETC; out formatetcOut: FORMATETC): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.EnumFormatEtc(dwDirection: Integer; out enumFormatEtc: IEnumFORMATETC): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.SetData(const formatetc: FORMATETC; var medium: STGMEDIUM; fRelease: LongBool): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.DAdvise(const formatetc: FORMATETC; advf: Integer; const advSink: IAdviseSink; out dwConnection: Integer): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.DUnadvise(dwConnection: Integer): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.EnumDAdvise(out enumAdvise: IEnumSTATDATA): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost._GetDSDispSpecOPtion(pFormatEtc: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HResult;
var hr: HResult;
  pwszPrefix: PWideChar;
  dwPrefixOffset: DWORD;
  dwBytes: DWORD;
begin
  if (m_cfDSDispSpecOptions <> pFormatEtc.cfFormat) or not (pFormatEtc.tymed and TYMED_HGLOBAL) then
  begin
    Result := DV_E_FORMATETC;
    Exit;
  end;
  hr := E_OUTOFMEMORY;
  pwszPrefix := m_pwszPrefix;

   // Size of the DSDISPLAYSPECOPTIONS structure.
  dwPrefixOffset := SizeOf(DSDISPLAYSPECOPTIONS);

  // Store the offset to the prefix.
  dwPrefixOffset := dwBytes;

  // Length of the prefix Unicode string, including the null terminator.
  dwBytes := (Length(pwszPrefix) + 1) * SizeOf(WChar);

  pStgMedium.unkForRelease := nil;
  pStgMedium.tymed := TYMED_HGLOBAL;
  pStgMedium.hGlobal := GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwBytes);

end;

function TPropSheetHost._GetDSObjectNames(pFormatETC: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HResult;
begin

end;

function TPropSheetHost._GetDSPropSheetConfig(pFormatEtc: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HResult;
begin

end;

end.

[Remko]

How to convert this part?

Code:

pwszTemp = (LPWSTR)((LPBYTE)pDispSpecOptions + dwPrefixOffset);
lstrcpyW(pwszTemp, pwszPrefix);

This is my conversion so far:

Delphi-Quellcode:

unit PropSheetHost;

interface

uses Messages, Windows, JwaActiveX, JwaDSClient, JwaAdsTLB, JwaPrSht, SysUtils,
     JwaWinType;

const GWLP_USERDATA = -21;
const VIEW_POINTER_OFFSET = GWLP_USERDATA;

const CFSTR_DS_PARENTHWND_W: PWideChar = 'DsAdminParentHwndClipFormat';
const CFSTR_DS_PARENTHWND_A: PChar = 'DsAdminParentHwndClipFormat';

{$IFDEF UNICODE}
  const CFSTR_DS_PARENTHWND: PWideChar = 'DsAdminParentHwndClipFormat';
{$ELSE}
  const CFSTR_DS_PARENTHWND: PChar = 'DsAdminParentHwndClipFormat';
{$ENDIF} //UNICODE

const CFSTR_DS_PROPSHEETCONFIG_W: PWideChar = 'DsPropSheetCfgClipFormat';
const CFSTR_DS_PROPSHEETCONFIG_A: PChar = 'DsPropSheetCfgClipFormat';

{$IFDEF UNICODE}
  const CFSTR_DS_PROPSHEETCONFIG: PWideChar = 'DsPropSheetCfgClipFormat';
{$ELSE}
  const CFSTR_DS_PROPSHEETCONFIG: PChar = 'DsPropSheetCfgClipFormat';
{$ENDIF} //UNICODE

const WM_ADSPROP_SHEET_CREATE = (WM_USER + 1108);
const WM_DSA_SHEET_CREATE_NOTIFY = (WM_USER + 6);
const WM_DSA_SHEET_CLOSE_NOTIFY = (WM_USER + 5);

{$EXTERNALSYM TYMED_HGLOBAL}
const TYMED_HGLOBAL  = 1;

type
  PDSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO = ^DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO;
  _DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO = record
    hwndParentSheet: HWND;
    offsetTitle: DWord;
    dsObjectnames: dsObjectNames;
  end;
  DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO = _DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO;
  TDsaSecPageInfo = DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO;
  PDsaSecPageInfo = PDSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO;

  PPROPSHEETCFG = ^PROPSHEETCFG;
  _PROPSHEETCFG= record
    lNotifyHandle: PLongInt;
    hwndParentSheet: HWND;
    hwndHidden: HWND;
    wParamSheetClose: WPARAM;
  end;
  PROPSHEETCFG = _PROPSHEETCFG;

const PROP_SHEET_HOST_ID = $CDCDCDCD;

const PROP_SHEET_PREFIX_ADMIN: PWideChar = 'admin';
const PROP_SHEET_PREFIX_SHELL: PWideChar = 'shell';

type
  TPropSheetHost = class(TInterfacedObject, IDataObject)
    m_hwndParent: HWND;
    m_hwndHidden: HWND;
    m_ObjRefCount: DWORD;
    m_spADObject: IADS;
    m_cfDSPropSheetConfig: ATOM;
    m_cfDSObjectNames: ATOM;
    m_cfDSDispSpecOptions: ATOM;
    m_rgPageHandles: array of HPROPSHEETPAGE;
    {$IFDEF UNICODE}
      m_szHiddenWindowClass: PWideChar;
    {$ELSE}
      m_szHiddenWindowClass: PChar;
    {$ENDIF}
    m_hInst: Cardinal;
    m_pwszPrefix: PWideChar;
  public
    { IDataObject }
    function QueryInterface(const iid: TIID; out Obj): HResult; stdcall;
    function AddRef: Longint; stdcall;
    function Release: Longint; stdcall;

    function GetData(const formatetcIn: TFormatEtc; out medium: TStgMedium):
      HRESULT; stdcall;
    function GetDataHere(const formatetc: TFormatEtc; out medium: TStgMedium):
      HResult; stdcall;
    function QueryGetData(const formatetc: TFormatEtc): HResult;
      stdcall;
    function GetCanonicalFormatEtc(const formatetc: TFormatEtc;
      out formatetcOut: TFormatEtc): HResult; stdcall;
    function SetData(const formatetc: TFormatEtc; var medium: TStgMedium;
      fRelease: BOOL): HResult; stdcall;
    function EnumFormatEtc(dwDirection: Longint; out enumFormatEtc:
      IEnumFormatEtc): HResult; stdcall;
    function DAdvise(const formatetc: TFormatEtc; advf: Longint;
      const advSink: IAdviseSink; out dwConnection: Longint): HResult; stdcall;
    function DUnadvise(dwConnection: Longint): HResult; stdcall;
    function EnumDAdvise(out enumAdvise: IEnumStatData): HResult;
      stdcall;
  public
    constructor Create(hInstance: Cardinal; hwnParent: HWND);
    destructor Destroy;
  public
    function SetObject(pwsaADsPath: PWideString): HRESULT; overload;
    function SetObject(IADs: IADS): HRESULT; overload;
  private
    function _CreateHiddenWindow: HWND;
    function _AddPagesForObject(hPage: HPROPSHEETPAGE; lParam: LPARAM): HRESULT;
    procedure _CreateSecondaryPropertySheet(pDSASecPageInfo: DSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO);
    function _GetDSDispSpecOPtion(pFormatEtc: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HRESULT;
    function _GetDSObjectNames(pFormatETC: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HRESULT;
    function _GetDSPropSheetConfig(pFormatEtc: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HRESULT;
    function _ExtractSecPageInfo(wParam: WPARAM; ppSecPageInfo: PDSA_SEC_PAGE_INFO): HRESULT;
  end;

implementation

constructor TPropSheetHost.Create(hInstance: Cardinal; hwnParent: HWND);
begin

end;

destructor TPropSheetHost.Destroy;
begin

end;

function TPropSheetHost.QueryInterface(const IID: TGUID; out Obj): HRESULT;
var IID_IDataObject: TGUID;
begin
  IID_IDataObject := IDataObject;
  if GetInterFace(IID, Obj) then
  begin
    AddRef;
    Result := S_OK;
  end
  else
  begin
    Result := E_NOINTERFACE;
  end;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.AddRef: LongInt;
begin
  Inc(m_ObjRefCount);
  Result := m_ObjRefCount;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.Release: LongInt;
begin
  Dec(m_ObjRefCount);
  Result := m_ObjRefCount;
  if RefCount = 0 then
    Free;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.GetData(const formatetcIn: TFormatEtc; out medium: TStgMedium):
  HRESULT; stdcall;
var hr: HResult;
begin
  hr := DV_E_FORMATETC;
  if m_cfDSDispSpecOptions = formatetcIn.cfFormat then
  begin
    hr := _GetDSDispSpecOption(formatetcIn, medium);
  end
  else if m_cfDSObjectNames = formatetcIn.cfFormat then
  begin
    hr := _GetDSObjectNames(formatetcIn, medium);
  end
  else if m_cfDSPropSheetConfig = formatetcIn.cfFormat then
  begin
    hr := _GetDSPropSheetConfig(formatetcIn, medium);
  end;
  Result := hr;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.GetDataHere(const formatetc: FORMATETC; out medium: STGMEDIUM): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.QueryGetData(const formatetc: FORMATETC): HResult;
begin
  if m_cfDSDispSpecOptions = formatetc.cfFormat then
  begin
    Result := S_OK;
  end
  else if m_cfDSObjectNames = formatetc.cfFormat then
  begin
    Result := S_OK;
  end
  else if m_cfDSPropSheetConfig = formatetc.cfFormat then
  begin
    Result := S_OK;
  end
  else
  begin
    Result := DV_E_FORMATETC;
  end;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.GetCanonicalFormatEtc(const formatetc: FORMATETC; out formatetcOut: FORMATETC): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.EnumFormatEtc(dwDirection: Integer; out enumFormatEtc: IEnumFORMATETC): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.SetData(const formatetc: FORMATETC; var medium: STGMEDIUM; fRelease: LongBool): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.DAdvise(const formatetc: FORMATETC; advf: Integer; const advSink: IAdviseSink; out dwConnection: Integer): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.DUnadvise(dwConnection: Integer): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost.EnumDAdvise(out enumAdvise: IEnumSTATDATA): HResult;
begin
  Result := E_NOTIMPL;
end;

function TPropSheetHost._GetDSDispSpecOPtion(pFormatEtc: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HResult;
var hr: HResult;
  pwszPrefix: PWideChar;
  dwPrefixOffset: DWORD;
  dwBytes: DWORD;
  pDispSpecOptions: PDSDISPLAYSPECOPTIONS;
  pwszTemp: PWideChar;
begin
  if (m_cfDSDispSpecOptions <> pFormatEtc.cfFormat) or (pFormatEtc.tymed and TYMED_HGLOBAL = 0) then
  begin
    Result := DV_E_FORMATETC;
    Exit;
  end;
  hr := E_OUTOFMEMORY;
  pwszPrefix := m_pwszPrefix;

   // Size of the DSDISPLAYSPECOPTIONS structure.
  dwPrefixOffset := SizeOf(DSDISPLAYSPECOPTIONS);

  // Store the offset to the prefix.
  dwPrefixOffset := dwBytes;

  // Length of the prefix Unicode string, including the null terminator.
  dwBytes := (Length(pwszPrefix) + 1) * SizeOf(WChar);

  pStgMedium.unkForRelease := nil;
  pStgMedium.tymed := TYMED_HGLOBAL;
  pStgMedium.hGlobal := GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwBytes);
  if pStgMedium.hGlobal <> 0 then
  begin
    pDispSpecOptions := PDSDISPLAYSPECOPTIONS(GlobalLock(pStgMedium.hGlobal));
    if Assigned(pDispSpecOptions) then
    begin
      pDispSpecOptions.dwSize := SizeOf(DSDISPLAYSPECOPTIONS);
      pDispSpecOptions.dwFlags := 0;
      pDispSpecOptions.offsetAttribPrefix := dwPrefixOffset;
      pDispSpecOptions.offsetUserName := 0;
      pDispSpecOptions.offsetPassword := 0;
      pDispSpecOptions.offsetServer := 0;
      pDispSpecOptions.offsetServerConfigPath := 0;

         // Copy the prefix string.

         GlobalUnlock(pStgMedium.hGlobal);

         hr := S_OK;

    end;
  end;
end;

function TPropSheetHost._GetDSObjectNames(pFormatETC: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HResult;
begin

end;

function TPropSheetHost._GetDSPropSheetConfig(pFormatEtc: FORMATETC; pStgMedium: STGMEDIUM): HResult;
begin

end;

end.

[Robert Marquardt]

Zitat von Remko:

How to convert this part?

Code:

pwszTemp = (LPWSTR)((LPBYTE)pDispSpecOptions + dwPrefixOffset);
lstrcpyW(pwszTemp, pwszPrefix);

This is rather easy.

Delphi-Quellcode:

var
  pwswTemp: PWideChar;

...

  pwszTemp := PWideChar(PChar(pDispSpecOptions) + dwPrefixOffset);
  lstrcpyW(pwszTemp, pwszPrefix);

It takes the pointer to the structure and moves it for dwPrefixOffset bytes. To increment it uses the + operator which is defined in C for any pointer type and integer. In Delphi the operator is only defined for PChar, but that is good enough to increment the pointer for the desired amount of bytes.
The resulting pointer is typecasted to PWideChar because obviously at this address a C Unicode string resides.
The Win32 funtion lstrcpyW now copies the C Unicode string residing at pwszPrefix into pwszTemp.

To add some help for the many C string types:
LP = Long Pointer. Can be ignored. It is from a time when there were 16-bit and 32-bit pointers. It denotes 32-bit pointers.
C = const. Not fully the same as const in Delphi. Can usually be dropped.
W = Wide. Unicode.
T = ANSI or Unicode depending on the preprocessor symbol UNICODE. Since most Win32 functinos come in ANSI and Unicode variant (suffix A and W) this allows to write a program which can be compiled in ANSI or Unicode without change of source.
STR = string.

LPCTSTR = Unicode or ANSI C string where the pointer cannot be changed because it is const. const PWideChar/PChar as parameter or PWideChar/PChar as parameter or variable.
LPWSTR = Unicode C string where the pointer can be changed. PWideChar as parameter or variable.
LPSTR = ANSI C string where the pointer can be changed. PChar as parameter or variable.

[Olli]

Didn't Inc() support any pointer type in Delphi and provide the same functionality as the + operator in C/C++ (i.e. incrementing the pointer by sizeof(*PPointerType))?

[Robert Marquardt]

Yes, but i wanted it to be as near as possible to the C version.

[Remko]

Thanks Robert,

That makes the compiler happy!
How about this one (I don't understand the #if 1)
#if 1
m_pwszPrefix = PROP_SHEET_PREFIX_ADMIN;
#else
m_pwszPrefix = PROP_SHEET_PREFIX_SHELL;
#endif

[Robert Marquardt]

{$IF True} is the conversion if you do not drop it completely. It is a preprocessor if then else with 1 = True forcing it to always take the then part.
Probably a lazy change to drop compatibility with an older API (probably Win 9x).

[Remko]

So you suggest to drop the whole part and just keep the true part?
m_pwszPrefix := PROP_SHEET_PREFIX_ADMIN; Sorry to keep firing off my questions but I am grabbing the occassion
is this the corret translation?

Code:

   if((m_cfDSObjectNames != pFormatEtc->cfFormat) ||
      !(pFormatEtc->tymed & TYMED_HGLOBAL))
   {
      return DV_E_FORMATETC;
   }

Delphi-Quellcode:

  if (m_cfDSObjectNames <> pFormatEtc.cfFormat) or (pFormatEtc.tymed and TYMED_HGLOBAL = 0) then
  begin
    Result := DV_E_FORMATETC;
    Exit;
  end;

[Robert Marquardt]

Yep.

[Remko]

Sorry Robert I made an edit while you were replying.
What Delphi type can I use for CComBSTR?