RE: [Dev-C++] Call external dll functions

[Gerson L. <ja...@ya...>]

I do not remember the details right now, bur remember some "obscure" thing called name mangling...

it is like  sufixes and/or prefixes thata the compiler attaches to the original function names.

This means, that it is very possible if you worte a function like int funcioncita(int, int)int he
DLL code, you may have to call it like funcioncitai_ii(...).
Name mangling is compiler-specific,so it depends on what compiler was used creating the DLL.

In My experience, I have usd Dev-c++ built DLL in VisualBasic 6.0 and in Dev itself. 
To use my functions in Visual, I had to consider name mangling. In Dev, I didn't (since it was the
same compiler that created the DLL)

If You are building the DLL, look for a file that apears along with the new DLL, its calld export
or sometrhing like that, open using notepar or similar. You'll see the effects of name mangling.

something else:

I use Dev 4.0 and/or 4.01.In the new project dialog, I selected DLL project. and some kind of
template code apeared... 

There were something dealing with a _stdcall, a #define DLLIMPORT if I remember correctly.
Maybe that "define" helps you out.

Sorry for not being more specific... my code is in another machine... 

 --- Setrio <se...@gm...> escribió:

> Hi,
> 
> How can i call external dll functions from Dev-C++?
> 
> I have a VC++ dll with some functions that i want to use from a
> Dev-C++ proyect. I have de .lib and .dll. I put the .lib in the linker
> options but without results. Any idea or quick tutorial on how import
> a dll in Dev-C++?
> 
> Tks
> 
> (sorry for my english)
> 
> 
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