How can I use a Type from a DLL?

[Nobody/Anonymous]

I've tried this wonderful bridge to COM and it's very helpful.
Now i have to use a dll function (the dll is written in vb) that use a dll type but i don't know how to do with JCom. It's impossibile to go on without an english doc!
This is a VB code that test the dll and I've to emulate in Java.
Thank in advance!

        Dim cls As New Lotti32.clsLotti

        ' new type
        Dim factory As Lotti32.factoryType
        res = cls.GetFactory(factory)

[Philippe Ombredanne]

It hass to be a COM object. Then it can be used an any COM object.
Check the VBCom.java example for that: something like:
Dim cls As New Lotti32.clsLotti 
-> becomes ->
IDispatch vbcom = new IDispatch(rm, "Lotti32.clsLotti");

Dim factory As Lotti32.factoryType
->becomes->
Object[] param = new Object[] { somethingLikeYourFactoryType };

res = cls.GetFactory(factory)
->becomes ->
Object o = vbcom.method("GetFactory", param);

Or something like that.

Beware or returned types and how you cast.
Check also the Excel implementation for hints.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

First of all: THANK YOU! but...
I tried to implement a class like the Factory type as you said but it doesn't work. I still receive an error message:

"..JComException: Invalid argument(index=0)
....
ERROR!!! cannot convert jobject to VARIANT."

I tried to extends IDispatch to this class(class FactoryType), and this is the error:

"DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH 0"

The class FactoryType has the same property of the DLL VB Type (simple a string) and i've just tried unluckly to implements get/set method for this property.

If this can help you, this is the print of the funcDesc of the getFactory()

"FUNC GetDitta([in][out]VT_PTR+VT_USERDEFINED(3000ce4):DittaType aty_Ditta)VT_I2"

(as you see a Short object is required as result and the parameter is the userdefined FactoryType)

thank u again!!!