simpler char * to thread

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp
index 0d90d0f..5ddf03c 100644
--- a/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp
+++ b/noncore/todayplugins/stockticker/stocktickerlib/stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp
@@ -31,38 +31,40 @@
 #include <qpe/qcopenvelope_qws.h>
 #include <qpe/network.h>
 
 #include <opie/oticker.h>
 
 extern "C" {
 #include "libstocks/stocks.h"
 }
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 #include "stocktickerpluginwidget.h"
 
 QString output;
 OTicker *stocktickerTicker;
 
-void getStocks( const QString *blah) {
+void getStocks( const char *blah) {
 
 //    stocktickerTicker->setText( "Downloading stock data.");
     stock *stocks_quotes=NULL;
     stock *stocks_tmp;
-    qDebug("%s", blah->latin1());
+    char *stock_liste = blah;
+    //    char *stock_liste = (char *)blah->latin1();
+    qDebug("%s", stock_liste );
     QString tempString;
     output = "";
 
     libstocks_return_code error;
 
     Config cfg( "stockticker");
     cfg.setGroup( "Fields" );
     bool dotimeCheck, dodateCheck, dosymbolCheck, donameCheck;
     bool docurrentPriceCheck, dolastPriceCheck, doopenPriceCheck;
     bool dominPriceCheck, domaxPriceCheck, dovariationCheck, dovolumeCheck;
 
     dotimeCheck=dodateCheck=dosymbolCheck=donameCheck= docurrentPriceCheck=dolastPriceCheck=doopenPriceCheck=dominPriceCheck=domaxPriceCheck=dovariationCheck=dovolumeCheck=false;
 
     dotimeCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("timeCheck",1);
     dodateCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("dateCheck",1);
     dosymbolCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("symbolCheck",1);
@@ -83,33 +85,32 @@ void getStocks( const QString *blah) {
        /* Proxy support */
        /* Checks for "http_proxy" environment variable */
      proxy = getenv("http_proxy");
      if(proxy) {
            /* printf("proxy set\n"); */
          error = set_proxy(proxy);
          if (error) {
              printf("Proxy error (%d)\n", error);
              QString tempString;
              tempString.sprintf("Proxy error (%d)\n", error);
              output = tempString;
              return;
 //             exit(1);
          }
      }
  }
-    char *stock_liste = (char *)blah->latin1();
 //    char *stock_liste = (char *)blah;
       /* Get the stocks and process errors */
     error = get_stocks( stock_liste, &stocks_quotes);
 
     if (error) {
         printf("Error in getting stocks (%d)\n", error);
         tempString.sprintf("Error in getting stocks (%d)\n", error);
         output =tempString;
         return;
 //        exit(1);
     }
 
     stocks_tmp = stocks_quotes;
 
       /* Displays the stocks */
     while(stocks_tmp!=0){
@@ -238,33 +239,34 @@ void StockTickerPluginWidget::init() {
     wasError = true;
 }
 
 void StockTickerPluginWidget::doStocks() {
     Config cfg( "stockticker");
     cfg.setGroup( "Symbols" );
     symbollist="";
     symbollist = cfg.readEntry("Symbols", "");
     symbollist.replace(QRegExp(" "),"+");//seperated by +
 
     cfg.setGroup("Timer");
     stocktickerTicker->setUpdateTime( cfg.readNumEntry("ScrollSpeed",50));
     stocktickerTicker->setScrollLength( cfg.readNumEntry("ScrollLength",10));
 
     if (!symbollist.isEmpty()) {
         pthread_t thread1;
-        pthread_create(&thread1,NULL, (void * (*)(void *))getStocks, &symbollist);
+        char *blah = symbollist.latin1();
+        pthread_create(&thread1,NULL, (void * (*)(void *))getStocks, blah);
     }
 }
 
 void StockTickerPluginWidget::timerEvent( QTimerEvent *e ) {
     killTimer(e->timerId());
     checkConnection();
 }
 
 void StockTickerPluginWidget::checkConnection() {
 //     qDebug("checking connection");
 //     Sock = new QSocket( this );
 
 //      if( wasError)
 //          stocktickerTicker->setText("Checking connection");
 
 //     if(Sock->state() == QSocket::Idle) {