[Dev-C++] calling functions from a DLL from your main program

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ok, so i made a C DLL in dev, and i have a C++ project. and since i cant
find no books on how to use DLLs inside your project, can someone please
tell me what to do? this is really getting to me.
the DLL is named
HTMLDll.dll
and i linked it by clicking on the "add library or object" feature and just
clicked on the DLL and it gave the whole path name. so i minimized it to a
relevant path name ie. instead of C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\Darks Briefcase\C++
Programs\DarkCode\DarkCode\exten\HTMLDll.dll , i change it to
exten\HTMLDll.dll , was this a mistake, because i know with DLL files, you
have to take them everywhere the program goes, so a relevent pathname is
good right?

anyways back to my original question, i have a simple messagebox function
in the HTMLDll just to test it, it compiled properly, we know this because
HTMLDll.dll was  created. i have it linked and everything in DarkCode, but
what do i do to get that function from the DLL once a menu item is clicked,
case MI_DLLSHOW

MI is my way of saying MenuItem, and when they click this button, the
messagebox the DLL provided is supposed to show up, but whats the command
for Dev C/C++?

thank you for your time