Problem compiling IDL created with OleView - idl

Question

To correct a problem with the name of the value for the enum, after searching, that I need to modify the TLB file of my DLL. The first step that I need to do is to create the IDL file. So I use Oleview to create the file. Before doing the modification I to correct my problem, I decided to try and compile the IDL file. This gave me the error:
error MIDL2025 : syntax error : expecting a type specification near "AzEnumParameters"
After searching for the problem, I found this question was the way to correct the error. So I change the enum defitions of place and now I'm getting this error:
error MIDL2025 : syntax error : expecting a constant expression near "<"
error MIDL2035 : constant expression expected
error MIDL2025 : syntax error : expecting ) near "IUnknown"
I've got no idea what cause the error since I only inverted my enum definition and the functions defitions. What is causing the last errors in my file?
// Generated .IDL file (by the OLE/COM Object Viewer)
//
// typelib filename: AccessParam.tlb
[
uuid(C24F6EAB-4957-34BB-8008-CCABAF1E8B36),
version(6.0),
custom(90883F05-3D28-11D2-8F17-00A0C9A6186D, "AccessParam, Version=6.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")
]
library AccessParam
{
// TLib : // TLib : mscorlib.dll : {BED7F4EA-1A96-11D2-8F08-00A0C9A6186D}
importlib("mscorlib.tlb");
// TLib : Esri System Object Library 10.1 : {5E1F7BC3-67C5-4AEE-8EC6-C4B73AAC42ED}
importlib("esriSystem.olb");
// TLib : OLE Automation : {00020430-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
importlib("stdole2.tlb");
// Forward declare all types defined in this typelib
interface _AccessParameter;
interface _ManageParameter;
[
uuid(388AB2D9-A3A3-3400-8644-F0A3BA43F621),
version(1.0),
custom(0F21F359-AB84-41E8-9A78-36D110E6D2F9, "AccessParam.AccessParameter")
]
coclass AccessParameter {
interface _Object;
[default] interface _AccessParameter;
};
typedef [uuid(B59B449B-2757-3E69-A39A-4535A59CD173), version(1.0) ,
custom(0F21F359-AB84-41E8-9A78-36D110E6D2F9, "AccessParam.AccessParameter+AzEnumGDBNames")
]
enum {
AzEnumGDBNames_AzGOcadastre = 0,
AzEnumGDBNames_AzGOhistorique = 1,
AzEnumGDBNames_AzGOtravail = 2,
AzEnumGDBNames_AzGOmatrice = 3,
AzEnumGDBNames_AzGOmatriceHab = 4,
AzEnumGDBNames_AzGOmatriceHis = 5
} AzEnumGDBNames;
typedef [uuid(94C28066-95C8-3380-A46A-DFECD219E900), version(1.0) ,
custom(0F21F359-AB84-41E8-9A78-36D110E6D2F9, "AccessParam.AccessParameter+AzEnumParameters")
]
enum {
AzEnumParameters_AzConnection = 0,
AzEnumParameters_AzFuseau = 1,
AzEnumParameters_AzRepPrinc = 2,
AzEnumParameters_AzSuffixeGDB = 3,
AzEnumParameters_AzListMuni = 4,
AzEnumParameters_AzRepGDB = 5,
AzEnumParameters_AzRepDataMRN = 6,
AzEnumParameters_AzRepRapport = 7,
AzEnumParameters_AzRepRoleFoncier = 8,
AzEnumParameters_AzRepMatriceScan = 9,
AzEnumParameters_AzRepArchives = 10
} AzEnumParameters;
[
odl,
uuid(3CEEDD8D-2A91-3BCB-A620-1D818994EF47),
version(1.0),
dual,
oleautomation,
custom(0F21F359-AB84-41E8-9A78-36D110E6D2F9, "AccessParam.AccessParameter+_AccessParameter")
]
interface _AccessParameter : IDispatch {
[id(0x00000001), propget]
HRESULT NomTerritoire([out, retval] BSTR* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000001), propput]
HRESULT NomTerritoire([in] BSTR pRetVal);
[id(0x00000002), propget]
HRESULT AliasTerritoire([out, retval] BSTR* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000002), propput]
HRESULT AliasTerritoire([in] BSTR pRetVal);
[id(0x00000003), propget]
HRESULT NomAppli([out, retval] BSTR* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000003), propput]
HRESULT NomAppli([in] BSTR pRetVal);
[id(0x00000004), propget]
HRESULT DateCreate([out, retval] DATE* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000004), propput]
HRESULT DateCreate([in] DATE pRetVal);
[id(0x00000005), propget]
HRESULT CountParam([out, retval] short* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000006), propget]
HRESULT ToCreate([out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000006), propput]
HRESULT ToCreate([in] VARIANT_BOOL pRetVal);
[id(0x00000007), propget]
HRESULT CodeParam(
[in] short Index,
[out, retval] AzEnumParameters* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000007), propput]
HRESULT CodeParam(
[in] short Index,
[in] AzEnumParameters pRetVal);
[id(0x00000008), propget]
HRESULT ValueParam(
[in] AzEnumParameters EnumP,
[out, retval] BSTR* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000008), propput]
HRESULT ValueParam(
[in] AzEnumParameters EnumP,
[in] BSTR pRetVal);
[id(0x00000009), propget]
HRESULT DescripParam(
[in] AzEnumParameters EnumP,
[out, retval] BSTR* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000009), propput]
HRESULT DescripParam(
[in] AzEnumParameters EnumP,
[in] BSTR pRetVal);
[id(0x0000000a), propget]
HRESULT EstModifParam(
[in] AzEnumParameters EnumP,
[out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL* pRetVal);
[id(0x0000000a), propput]
HRESULT EstModifParam(
[in] AzEnumParameters EnumP,
[in] VARIANT_BOOL pRetVal);
[id(0x0000000b), propget]
HRESULT GetPropertyConnect(
[in] AzEnumGDBNames GDB,
[out, retval] IPropertySet** pRetVal);
[id(0x0000000c), propget]
HRESULT NameGDB(
[in] AzEnumGDBNames EnumGDB,
[out, retval] BSTR* pRetVal);
};
[
uuid(25E50774-0A09-3C1B-A7DA-FBFE54CBFBC9),
version(1.0),
custom(0F21F359-AB84-41E8-9A78-36D110E6D2F9, "AccessParam.ManageParameter")
]
coclass ManageParameter {
interface _Object;
[default] interface _ManageParameter;
};
typedef [uuid(5ED0622E-5DC6-3DF6-A568-57DF774744F1), version(1.0) ,
custom(0F21F359-AB84-41E8-9A78-36D110E6D2F9, "AccessParam.ManageParameter+AzEnumAppNames")
]
enum {
AzEnumAppNames_AzAppGOcadastre = 0,
AzEnumAppNames_AzAppGOmatrice = 1
} AzEnumAppNames;
[
odl,
uuid(7D8D41B4-EF0A-370B-86BB-163F1A27B568),
version(1.0),
dual,
oleautomation,
custom(0F21F359-AB84-41E8-9A78-36D110E6D2F9, "AccessParam.ManageParameter+_ManageParameter")
]
interface _ManageParameter : IDispatch {
[id(0x00000001), propget]
HRESULT LoadParam(
[in, optional, defaultvalue(<unprintable IUnknown*>)] VARIANT Index,
[in, optional, defaultvalue(0)] AzEnumAppNames GOapp,
[out, retval] _AccessParameter** pRetVal);
[id(0x00000002), propget]
HRESULT LoadParamDefault(
[in] BSTR NomApp,
[out, retval] _AccessParameter** pRetVal);
[id(0x00000003), propget]
HRESULT GetParamMuni(
[in] short Index,
[out, retval] _AccessParameter** pRetVal);
[id(0x00000004), propget]
HRESULT Count([out, retval] short* pRetVal);
[id(0x00000005)]
HRESULT AddTerritoire([in] _AccessParameter* Param);
[id(0x00000006)]
HRESULT SuppTerritoire(
[in, out] BSTR* Terr,
[in, out] BSTR* Appli);
[id(0x00000007)]
HRESULT UpdateAllMuni();
[id(0x00000008)]
HRESULT UpdateMuni([in, out] short* Index);
};
};

Answer 1

Found the problem. In the declaration
HRESULT LoadParam(
[in, optional, defaultvalue(<unprintable IUnknown*>)] VARIANT Index,
[in, optional, defaultvalue(0)] AzEnumAppNames GOapp,
[out, retval] _AccessParameter** pRetVal);
The unprintable IUnknown* was causing the error. I remove the defaultvalue declaration for the index field and everything compile.