Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Protocol Col / Info col error

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Most likely you hide setting of column values in a 'if (tree)' conditional.
That doesn't work.

Thanx,
Jaap

vinayak kamath wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using wireshark 1.0.6 on RHEL 4 linux. ( Built from source code)...
> I have added by own dissector . I am able to decode the messages correctly.
> But the Protocol & Info column on GUI doesn't show the right value.
>
> Is this a known thing ???
>
> Heres a code snippet for the dissector
>
>   if (check_col(pinfo->cinfo,COL_PROTOCOL))
>     {
>       col_set_str(pinfo->cinfo,COL_PROTOCOL, "MTL");   
>     }
>
> if (check_col(pinfo->cinfo, COL_INFO))
>       {
>         col_add_fstr(pinfo->cinfo, COL_INFO,"MTL: %s", msgName);
>       }
>
>
> In both these cases it never enters the if condition as a result of 
> which the protocol/Info item never
> gets set to the required value.
>
>
> Any ideas why???
>
> thanks
> vinayak