lstrlenW() in 64-bit Excel

S.Br.

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Dear All;
When I run the following code in 32-bit Excel (Windows 10):
VBA Code:
Option Explicit
Option Base 0

Declare PtrSafe Function GetCommandLine Lib "Kernel32" Alias "GetCommandLineW" () As Long
Declare PtrSafe Function lstrlenW Lib "Kernel32" (ByVal lstrptr As Long) As Long
Declare PtrSafe Sub CopyMemory Lib "Kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (pDest As Any, pSrc As Any, ByVal l As Long)

Sub Button1_Click()
  Dim lCmdLineAddr As Long
  Dim lCmdLineLen As Long 'length of command line
  Dim sCmdLineStr As String
  Dim buff() As Byte
  On Error GoTo lblErr
  lCmdLineAddr = GetCommandLine
  lCmdLineLen = lstrlenW(lCmdLineAddr) * 2
  ReDim buff(0 To (lCmdLineLen - 1)) As Byte
  CopyMemory buff(0), ByVal lCmdLineAddr, lCmdLineLen
  sCmdLineStr = buff
  MsgBox "[" & sCmdLineStr & "]"
  Exit Sub
lblErr:
  MsgBox Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description
End Sub
everything looks as expected, but in 64-bit Excel lstrlenW() call always returns 0.
What should I change to have this code '64-bit Excel' compatible?
Thanks in advance. S.Br.
 

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VBA Code:
Option Explicit
Option Base 0

#If VBA7 Then
    Declare PtrSafe Function GetCommandLine Lib "Kernel32" Alias "GetCommandLineW" () As LongPtr
    Declare PtrSafe Function lstrlenW Lib "Kernel32" (ByVal lstrptr As LongPtr) As Long
    Declare PtrSafe Sub CopyMemory Lib "Kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (pDest As Any, pSrc As Any, ByVal l As Long)
#Else
    Declare Function GetCommandLine Lib "Kernel32" Alias "GetCommandLineW" () As Long
    Declare Function lstrlenW Lib "Kernel32" (ByVal lstrptr As Long) As Long
    Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib "Kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (pDest As Any, pSrc As Any, ByVal l As Long)
#End If




Sub Button1_Click()
  #If VBA7 Then
    Dim lCmdLineAddr As LongPtr
  #Else
    Dim lCmdLineAddr As Long
  #End If
  Dim lCmdLineLen As Long 'length of command line
  Dim sCmdLineStr As String
  Dim buff() As Byte
  On Error GoTo lblErr
  lCmdLineAddr = GetCommandLine
  lCmdLineLen = lstrlenW(lCmdLineAddr) * 2
  ReDim buff(0 To (lCmdLineLen - 1)) As Byte
  CopyMemory buff(0), ByVal lCmdLineAddr, lCmdLineLen
  sCmdLineStr = buff
  MsgBox "[" & sCmdLineStr & "]"
  Exit Sub
lblErr:
  MsgBox Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description
End Sub
 
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