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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] col_add_fstr doesn't _add_ string to column

From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:48:44 +0100 (CET)
Hi,

Sure: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark/trunk/epan/column-utils.h

Thanx,
Jaap

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Wiese, Hendrik wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> I've got another problem here developing a dissector: why doesn't
> col_add_fstr() really _add_ (append) a string to the selected column,
> but clears the column and fills it with a new one?
>
> I've got some TPKT encapsulated messages here inside a single TCP packet
> and I'd like to get all of them displayed in the COL_INFO column one
> after another. Fetching the messages out of the TPKT encapsulation
> already works but only the last fetched message is displayed in the
> column. So I think col_add_fstr erases the column before adding the
> string.
>
> Is there any kind of 'Wireshark API' function reference somewhere on the
> web? How do I really _append_ a text to a column?
>
> Thanks alot
>
> regards,
> Hendrik
>