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
@@ -1,147 +1,148 @@
 /*
  * stocktickerpluginwidget.cpp
  *
  * copyright   : (c) 2002 by L.J. Potter
  * email       : llornkcor@handhelds.org
  *
  */
 /***************************************************************************
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
  *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include <qsocket.h>
 #include <qvaluelist.h>
 #include <qtl.h>
 #include <qstring.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
 #include <qobject.h>
 #include <qlayout.h>
 #include <qlineedit.h>
 #include <qregexp.h>
 #include <qtimer.h>
 #include <qmessagebox.h>
 
 #include <qpe/config.h>
 #include <qpe/timestring.h>
 #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);
     donameCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("nameCheck",1);
     docurrentPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("currentPriceCheck",1);
     dolastPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("lastPriceCheck",1);
     doopenPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("openPriceCheck",1);
     dominPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("minPriceCheck",1);
     domaxPriceCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("maxPriceCheck",1);
     dovariationCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("variationCheck",1);
     dovolumeCheck=cfg.readBoolEntry("volumeCheck",1);
 
 //    DefProxy();
  {
      char *proxy;
      libstocks_return_code error;
 
        /* 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){
         
         if (stocks_tmp->Time) {
 //            printf("%s ", stocks_tmp->Time);
             tempString.sprintf("|  %s  ", stocks_tmp->Time);
             tempString.replace(QRegExp("\""),"");
             if( dotimeCheck)
                 output +=tempString;
         }
         if (stocks_tmp->Date) {
 //             printf("%s ", stocks_tmp->Date);
             tempString.sprintf("|  %s  ", stocks_tmp->Date);
             tempString.replace(QRegExp("\""),"");
             if(dodateCheck)
                 output +=tempString;
         }
 //         printf("\n");
       
 //         printf("----------------------------------------\n");
 
         if ( strlen(stocks_tmp->Symbol) > 20 ) {
 //             printf("| Symbol    | %.20s     |\n",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
             tempString.sprintf("|  Symbol %s  ",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
             if(dosymbolCheck)
                 output +=tempString;
         }
         else {
 //             printf("| Symbol    | %-20s |\n",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
             tempString.sprintf("|  Symbol %s  ",stocks_tmp->Symbol);
             if(dosymbolCheck)
                 output +=tempString;
         }
 
@@ -206,97 +207,98 @@ void getStocks( const QString *blah) {
         tempString.sprintf("||==++==|");
         output +=tempString;
 
           /* Simple function which help to browse in the stocks list */ 
         stocks_tmp = next_stock(stocks_tmp);
     }
 
       /* frees stocks */
     free_stocks(stocks_quotes);
     stocktickerTicker->setText( output.latin1() );
 
 }
 
 StockTickerPluginWidget::StockTickerPluginWidget( QWidget *parent,  const char* name)
     : QWidget(parent,  name ) {
     init();
     startTimer(1000);
 
     stocktickerTicker->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
 //    checkConnection();
 }
 
 StockTickerPluginWidget::~StockTickerPluginWidget() {
 }
 
 void StockTickerPluginWidget::init() {
 
     QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout( this );
     stocktickerTicker = new OTicker(this);
 //    stocktickerTicker->setMinimumHeight(15);
     connect( stocktickerTicker, SIGNAL( mousePressed()), this, SLOT( checkConnection() ));
     layout->addWidget( stocktickerTicker);
     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) {    
 //         Sock->connectToHost("finance.yahoo.com", 80);
 //         connect( Sock, SIGNAL( error(int) ),  SLOT(socketError(int)) );
 //         connect( Sock, SIGNAL( hostFound() ), SLOT(isConnected()) );
 //     } else {
 //         qDebug("State is not Idle");
         isConnected();
 //    }
 }
 
 void StockTickerPluginWidget::isConnected() {
 //    qDebug("We connect, so ok to grab stocks");
     doStocks();
 
     Config cfg( "stockticker");
     cfg.setGroup("Timer");
     timerDelay= cfg.readNumEntry("Delay",0);
     if(timerDelay > 0)
         startTimer(timerDelay*60000);
     qDebug("timer set for %d",(timerDelay*60000)/60000);
     wasError = false;
         
 //    Sock->close();
 }
 
 void StockTickerPluginWidget::socketError(int errcode) {
     switch(errcode) {
       case QSocket::ErrConnectionRefused:
           output = tr("Connection refused.");
           break;
       case QSocket::ErrHostNotFound:
           output = tr("Could not find server.");
           break;