Write a string vector to a text wave

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int stringVectorToTextWave(std::vector<std::string> &stringVector, waveHndl &waveHandle){<br />
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    std::vector<long int> stringSizes;<br />
    char buf[1000];<br />
    int lockStateWave, ret, i;<br />
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    long int offset;<br />
    long int totalSize=0;<br />
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        if(stringVector.size() == 0){<br />
             return -1;<br />
        }<br />
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    // number of 32-bit integers (aka long int) is one more compared to the number of strings<br />
    const long int numEntriesPlusOne = stringVector.size()+1;<br />
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    std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it;<br />
    for(it = stringVector.begin(); it != stringVector.end(); it++){<br />
                try{<br />
           stringSizes.push_back(it->size());<br />
                }<br />
                catch(...){<br />
                    return NOMEM;<br />
                 }<br />
        totalSize += it->size();<br />
    }<br />
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    totalSize += numEntriesPlusOne*sizeof(long);<br />
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    Handle textHandle = NewHandle(totalSize);<br />
    if(MemError() || textHandle == NULL){<br />
        return NOMEM;<br />
    }<br />
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    //sprintf(buf,"totalSize of strings %d",GetHandleSize(textHandle));<br />
    //XOPNotice(buf);<br />
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    for(i=0; i < numEntriesPlusOne; i++){<br />
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        if(i == 0){// position of the first string<br />
            offset = numEntriesPlusOne*sizeof(long);<br />
        }<br />
        else{ // and of all the others<br />
            offset+=stringSizes[i-1];<br />
        }<br />
        //sprintf(buf,"offset=%d, offsetPosition=%d*sizeof(long)",offset,i);<br />
        //XOPNotice(buf);<br />
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        // write offsets<br />
        memcpy(*textHandle+i*sizeof(long),&offset,sizeof(long));<br />
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        if(i < stringVector.size()){<br />
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            //sprintf(buf,"string=%s, stringPosition=%d",stringVector[i].c_str(),offset);<br />
                    //XOPNotice(buf);<br />
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            // write strings<br />
            memcpy(*textHandle+offset,stringVector[i].c_str(),stringSizes[i]);<br />
        }<br />
    }<br />
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    // mode = 2 defines the format of the handle contents to<br />
    // offsetToFirstString<br />
    // offsetToSecondString<br />
    // ...<br />
    // offsetToPositionAfterLastString<br />
    // firstString<br />
    //...<br />
    int mode=2;<br />
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        // Locking is only needed on MacOS9<br />
    // acquire waveHandle lock<br />
    lockStateWave=MoveLockHandle(waveHandle);<br />
    ret = SetTextWaveData(waveHandle,mode,textHandle);<br />
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    //sprintf(buf,"SetTextWaveData returned %d",ret);<br />
    //XOPNotice(buf);<br />
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    // release waveHandle lock<br />
    HSetState(waveHandle, lockStateWave);<br />
    DisposeHandle(textHandle);<br />
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    return ret;<br />
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