Thread: Weird Statment...

Code:

HANDLE h;

if ((h=FindFirstFile("*.*", &info) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE))
  // do something here

This line gives me an Error: "Error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'bool' to 'HANDLE'".
But the function returns HANDLE.

Also when I do this, everything is fine:

Code:

HANDLE h;

h = FindFirstFile("*.*", &info);
if (h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
  // do something here

Can anyone please explain to me how could the same function return different types???


Thank you.

Code:

FindFirstFile("*.*", &info) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE

is bool

use

Code:

((h=FindFirstFile("*.*", &info) ) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)

Your () are in the wrong place

if ((h=FindFirstFile("*.*", &info) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE))
should be
if ((h=FindFirstFile("*.*", &info) ) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE )

Oops...
Not a good idea to work into the night

Thanks guys.